Mentor
Fri, 3 Oct 2003, 11:26 amWalter Plinge2 posts in thread
Mentor
Fri, 3 Oct 2003, 11:26 amHave been interested in/participating in the musical theatre scene for a few years now and have directed a show, but wanting to know how one can go about getting a mentorship from a professional director in Sydney?
Cheers,
Jo
Cheers,
Jo
Re: Mentor
Sat, 4 Oct 2003, 05:20 pmHi Joanna,
Please take this advice with a grain of salt, as I have not been mentored the by the sort of person you are seeking, but you might want to try this approach:
Make a short list of those whom you admire, and the reasons you admire their work.
Then call each of them and offer to take them to lunch to discuss the possibility of your becoming an unpaid dogsbody/assistant in order to learn from them.
It's a time honoured tradition, and I cannot see that you'd have any huge problem at least getting a directors attention with this offer.
But, be clear on what *you* can do for them, the time committment you can make, and why you want to work with THEM, particularly.
Remember, people only really care about 'What's In It For Them' - so give him/her plenty of benefits they'll get for taking you on. After all, they've got to have a reason to *want* to teach you.
Hope that helps?
Jason
Please take this advice with a grain of salt, as I have not been mentored the by the sort of person you are seeking, but you might want to try this approach:
Make a short list of those whom you admire, and the reasons you admire their work.
Then call each of them and offer to take them to lunch to discuss the possibility of your becoming an unpaid dogsbody/assistant in order to learn from them.
It's a time honoured tradition, and I cannot see that you'd have any huge problem at least getting a directors attention with this offer.
But, be clear on what *you* can do for them, the time committment you can make, and why you want to work with THEM, particularly.
Remember, people only really care about 'What's In It For Them' - so give him/her plenty of benefits they'll get for taking you on. After all, they've got to have a reason to *want* to teach you.
Hope that helps?
Jason