The working week of an actor

Quick blog today!

Recent studies have shown that only 2% of actors make their living solely from acting.
That may shock some people, but for those of us who have shifted between acting jobs and day jobs for a number of years.... it probably doesn't surprise us much. 

This next two weeks I'm juggling my practice and a teaching day job as best I can whilst retaining my sanity.  
Current Schedule:

Monday- Friday- Teaching 8.30-5 at my day job
Tuesday- Part of a new musical presentation for composer/lyricist course 
Saturday- rehearsal for a live feature film reading  
Sunday- Our Cabaret at Above The Arts Theatre

Upcoming: film reading at a festival and voiceover work for podcast series 'Pod To Pluto' Christmas Special.

As tends to happen in my practice, everything comes at once so it's unsurprising that the next two weeks are followed by two weeks of completely normal hours before my Christmas job.

If I could give one piece of advice to new graduates or people who are in a rut, it's this: keep grafting. Give yourself some creative outlets, Scratch nights, workshops, cabarets... you've got the strength and you know the people to put it all together and the more you do the more you seem to accrue exciting evening plans to keep you ticking over in quiet periods!

Particularly feeling buzzed for the new musical we're presenting tomorrow which is a hilarious parody show by Jim Burrows and Winston Eade (pictured above at our brief Sunday rehearsal). Surrounding myself with creative people makes me fall in love with theatre all over again EVERY TIME.


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