Applaud her but just think there are 400 performers dying to be in the position she’s in, so... ha. Take it for what it is. She’s not getting up at 7am waiting in line HOPING to get seen day after day.
While I applaud her honesty, this isn’t the first time she’s talked about this. When Kinky Boots closed l, she said that it was the show that reinstated her love of performing. Methinks this is just not the profession for her.
My first job out of college was as a department manager at Macy’s. It was physically demanding having to be on my feet all day. My days off were only consecutive once per month. It was tough because I never felt like I got away from the job. I might close Monday night, have Tuesday off, and then have to be back Wednesday morning
I sympathize with stage actors because they labor under a similar model without getting two consecutive days without work. Some touring markets don’t even give 48 hours off if they have Sunday and Tuesday evening performances. I sometimes wonder if theater financials could still work being dark for two consecutive weeknights and adding a matinee in place of the cut Tuesday show. That way people could have two consecutive days off.
I'm surprised no one's mentioned Karen Olivo's story yet.
She was fed up with the Broadway "lifestyle", and quit for a few years in Wisconsin.
Then she changed her mind, and now she's the lead in the newest hottest show on Broadway, so it could go either way, if Taylor decides to take some time off, and do something else.
A recent episode of the Broadway Breakdown podcast talks (briefly) about "toxic positivity" in the theatre community, and it was refreshing to hear it addressed. As are Taylor Louderman's comments!
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
I’ve never heard of “toxic positivity,” but what a great phrase.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
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Posted: 9/13/19 at 11:14am