Future

[Bwayfan292]

No one really uses this side of the boards but I just want get some things off my chest. Im finishing my last semester of high school and im gonna go to college to study technical theatre. Idk what i want to do with my life. I want to be involved with theatre as a profession. But, I cant sing or act. I wanted to be a stage manager but idk if I can deal with that stress every night. I just dont know what else is out there and that I can successfully make a living off of.

[dramamama611]

It's all stressful.   If it were easy, everyone would do it.    I'm not sure exactly what you want help with.   Why not google something like "professions in theater" to get started?    And if you are already going to college for tech theater, why worry about the specific choice yet?  Get an education and see what you both love and are good at.  Don't make an arbitrary choice because something "sounds" right.

 

 

[Bwayfan292]

Thank you. I guess im just stressed out cause college is coming up soon and my parents want to know what exactly im doing in theatre and they dont seem to like it when I saw Im gonna try everything in college and which ever one I like best ill do. But thanks for the response!

[dramamama611]

People studying "business" don't always know exactly what they are going to "do".  Neither do most people majoring in anything considered  liberal arts.   You want to study tech theatere, a good education will give you lots of opportunities to discover - that's what college is for.

 

(And you're welcome.)

[TheGingerBreadMan]

The fact that you already know what you want to major in is a good step - many people go into college and declare their major as "undecided". Don't worry about anyone else - figure yourself out first. Take your time. You're young, you don't have to know exactly what path you're taking yet. 

(My comment about undecided majors was not intended as a knock against people who do that - I think it's perfectly acceptable to have no idea what you want to do. To expect every single 18 year old to have found and selected a career path is ridiculous. I'm only pointing out that by having chosen a major that you are passionate and excited about, you are setting yourself up for a good college experience.)