Hey all. I'm new here and looking for a little help/direction and was hoping someone could help me out a little.
My name is Rebecca, I'm 27, I live in Minneapolis, and I have almost no experience with anything techie related. I had the acting bug as a kid and did a lot of plays and musicals, and I even went to an arts high school as a theatre major. However, shortly after that, I basically cut theatre out of my life. I assistant stage managed a couple shows in college, but I fully admit, I did almost nothing for those jobs, so I didn't learn a whole lot about the process.
Now, 9 years after the last play I was in and 6 years after the last show I was involved in in any way, I have a HUGE itch to get back involved in theatre, only this time, on the technical side. I'm looking at this for both personal enjoyment and possibly as a career move. Only I'm not sure where to begin.
Does anyone have any advice for me? Should I be looking into school programs? I already have a BA and even an MA, but in completely unrelated fields. Should I be looking for theatres that will take on someone with little experience and give them training? If so, how would I best find these opportunities? I don't know what area of tech I'm most interested in. My inclination is to say stage management (organization and research are two of my strengths) but for all I know, I would absolutely love costume design or set design or lighting or who knows what else. I just have no idea where to start!
Thanks!
(x-posted a little, sorry if you see it twice)
My name is Rebecca, I'm 27, I live in Minneapolis, and I have almost no experience with anything techie related. I had the acting bug as a kid and did a lot of plays and musicals, and I even went to an arts high school as a theatre major. However, shortly after that, I basically cut theatre out of my life. I assistant stage managed a couple shows in college, but I fully admit, I did almost nothing for those jobs, so I didn't learn a whole lot about the process.
Now, 9 years after the last play I was in and 6 years after the last show I was involved in in any way, I have a HUGE itch to get back involved in theatre, only this time, on the technical side. I'm looking at this for both personal enjoyment and possibly as a career move. Only I'm not sure where to begin.
Does anyone have any advice for me? Should I be looking into school programs? I already have a BA and even an MA, but in completely unrelated fields. Should I be looking for theatres that will take on someone with little experience and give them training? If so, how would I best find these opportunities? I don't know what area of tech I'm most interested in. My inclination is to say stage management (organization and research are two of my strengths) but for all I know, I would absolutely love costume design or set design or lighting or who knows what else. I just have no idea where to start!
Thanks!
(x-posted a little, sorry if you see it twice)
