Hi everyone, I hope that all is well and that you have had a great summer thus far! Well Im going to get right to the point. So many of you know I am trying to become a professional working actress and entertainer. One of the unfortunate aspects about pursuing dreams is that a lack of resources, particularly finances. that end up becoming a road block in the pursuit of that dream. I have decided that right now it is best for me to focus on working a real job. This will allow me to save up some money to continue to pursue my career and will bring me a bit of peace knowing that I dont have to constantly scramble around like a chicken without a head to book extra aka background acting gigs and still not make enough money to cover my bills. Note: I am by no means quitting my dream or giving up entertaining, however after feeling stuck in a particular area of the business that will not help me further my skills as an entertainer or provide the financial resources and connections it will take for me to become a full time working artist, this is what is best and responsible. I dont often post about the negatives because no body wants to hear about the struggle, but in all honestly most days this summer I have been sitting around doing absolutely nothing all day. I would submit my info to various extra casting agencies to get very little in return or to constantly get cancelled when extra work isnt even what I want to do with my career. I could have been spending that time working a real job, saving up money for classes and using my spare time to develop skills on my own. Instead, I have been in a slump ever since I finished a stage production mid June and have been wasting away watching Netflix, eating food and spending way too much time on the computer. I havent even been spending much time with friends because I literally dont have any spending money to do things with them. I missed the wedding of one of my closest friends because I didnt have enough money to pay for gas to drive down South for the ceremony. I also had to miss an audition for a musical in NYC because didnt have the $25 I would need for my train ticket and metro card to get there. I am not posting this for pity but I am posting this so you can be aware of some of the struggles that artists or anyone who is in pursuit of a challenging dream has to go through. I do not regret doing background acting aka extra work because I learned a lot about the filming process and met some great folks along the way. Some of the opportunities like being in the Ylvis Video and being on Law and Order were super fun experiences but in order to take things to the next level I have to focus on the craft which means developing my skills and being able to financially support myself so I dont have to turn down auditions for real acting and musical opportunities due to a lack of funds. Hopefully the hotel job I just landed will help me support my basic living expenses. I will also be looking around for a second job so I have some spending money and can start a savings account. No worries, though, I will still be auditioning for projects when I have the opportunity, I will be working on the web series I was cast in in May and will be using the time to write some material of my own. If anything changes or if I start classes/ book a new opportunity I will still let you know. Hopefully one of these days I can have something solid to show you so that you know pursuing dreams are not done in vain. God bless and keep working hard! Latisha
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 22:30:20 +0000
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