Too old?
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I think that was me
And if it was, I didn't mean that they wouldn't take me because of that, (although...who knows?) I meant that I couldn't take IT, because of that.
I stopped being thrilled by sharing rooms and hanging out with the same people constantly long about....oh.....29-31...somewhere in there.
I'm an old crochety, cranky bitch now.
I like my own room, I like my own space, I don't want to stay up real late, and waste a day being hungover. I don't want to be cramped up in a van for days on end unless it's with people I LOVE and even then....
I meant, *I* felt too old for that scene.
Sorry for any confusion.
And if it was, I didn't mean that they wouldn't take me because of that, (although...who knows?) I meant that I couldn't take IT, because of that.
I stopped being thrilled by sharing rooms and hanging out with the same people constantly long about....oh.....29-31...somewhere in there.
I'm an old crochety, cranky bitch now.
I like my own room, I like my own space, I don't want to stay up real late, and waste a day being hungover. I don't want to be cramped up in a van for days on end unless it's with people I LOVE and even then....
I meant, *I* felt too old for that scene.
Sorry for any confusion.
Howdy!
Hey there!
Maybe it was your post that prompted me to start this thread...
But misunderstanding aside, I do remember hearing people discuss a "target age" for the Second City touring company, and main stage...
Please forgive the lack of tact and abundance of naivete as I pose the question, "What does the Second City see as the ideal age ranges for their touring company, etc stage, and main stage?"
Of course, I'm not implying that they actually enforce hard and fast age rules, and that they wouldn't occasionally deviate from these when necessary... I'm just curious about any trends they may tend to follow.
Blewt!
Hey there!
Maybe it was your post that prompted me to start this thread...
But misunderstanding aside, I do remember hearing people discuss a "target age" for the Second City touring company, and main stage...
Please forgive the lack of tact and abundance of naivete as I pose the question, "What does the Second City see as the ideal age ranges for their touring company, etc stage, and main stage?"
Of course, I'm not implying that they actually enforce hard and fast age rules, and that they wouldn't occasionally deviate from these when necessary... I'm just curious about any trends they may tend to follow.
Blewt!
There is no target age but Gwyn is on the money in that most people get to a certain point in their lives when the "life" required to participate in the touring company is unappealing or downright impossible to keep up for any length of time. Let's face it, it doesn't pay very well so you need to have a second job but one that allows you to rehearse during the days and be gone for weeks at a time during certain parts of the year. And, although I think one or two people have done it, touring with a kid and spouse at home is insanely difficult. So, while you can be any age and be in the touring company you need to live like a 20something in order to do it easily. And because it's rare for someone to get hired into a resident company without having done tourco those issues affect the age of the actors on the Mainstage.
On the young end, I think that Jeremy Piven was 19 or 20 when he toured and Gellman started very young as well. However, because SC is looking for people with a strong reference level and plenty of stage experience most of the people hired tend to be at least a year or two post college.
Anne
On the young end, I think that Jeremy Piven was 19 or 20 when he toured and Gellman started very young as well. However, because SC is looking for people with a strong reference level and plenty of stage experience most of the people hired tend to be at least a year or two post college.
Anne
I auditioned for the touring company when I was 27. When I found out that the people picked to be on the waiting list were both Annoyance and IO trained and had been around for 6 years, then I really saw how long it would have taken me until I could have gotten there. If I had been 21 or so, it would have been a more desirable thing, but I had one kid (now 2 kids) and I didn't want to spend the time waiting to work towards being in the touring company at 33. And the prospect of working at a bank for 6 more years made me cry. So I moved to LA.
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