Dana Resnick
Clinical Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing
Loyola Marymount University & Star Education.org
Loyola Marymount University & Star Education.org
Clinical Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing
Professor of Acting and Directing, Director, Theatre Head at Non-profit.
Crawl out of bed. Go to gym (not every day), go to non-profit and work a few hours (writing scripts, planning shows, training teachers to teach elementary school theatre). Then head to LMU, usually have a meeting , then teach a class. Often I have auditions or rehearsals in the evening. Home by 10PM (ish). Do it again.
Here's the first step for college students
Volunteer for everything. Don't worry about making the money from theatre right away. Just get involved and the money will come. Learn how to stage manage, design lights, build things. Be willing to step outside of your comfort zone. Read a lot of plays.
"You should consider being a lawyer since I am so good in front of people. Or would constantly ask, "so theatre, what are you gonna do with that?""