whats the point in asking?

Na wrote:
>
> Wow, now if the King of Devil Town bothers to read this
post,
> they will note that people care enough to respond and
give
> advice.

Yeah, I bothered to read it. The stinking thing gets sent
to my inbox, doesn't it? Like all the other infuriating and
pointless messages posted by 12 year olds wanting to be
famous. Which was my initial gripe. Not whatever little
crusade it is you've decided to bang on about this time.


> So, I'm not the only do-gooder out there.

Hey, more power to you. If you want to waste time replying
to such a well expressed, earnest request for information.
If that's what 'tegan' was even after. She didn't even
bother to mention what state, or country, she was in.


> For your information, I have my own theatre company, I
work
> part-time for Arts Hub, and I run a free newsletter for
> theatre people (soon to become a proper zine).

Bravo. Just like everyone else visiting this site, I also
run a theatre company and done a whole bunch of stuff over the years in the arts (and even been paid for it), so thanks for the low-down on your CV, for whatever worth you felt it had in mentioning it.

> The only reason I post encouraging messages is because I
found/find it
> really difficult to make the transition from emerging
> artist/student to professional.

hmmm.... any other reasons?

> It is only through luck and perserverance that I have
done
> these things, and have a large amount of experience
because I
> refused to believe anyone when they said it was too hard
to
> work in the industry.

I'm really glad for you. I am. You followed your dream.
That's great.

> I am well-liked among my colleagues and friends simply
> because I make the effort to help, and this in turn gets
me
> work.

Hopefully you're also good at what you do. That tends to go
a long way.


> The people that I have worked with over the years that I
have
> liked working for/with the most, are those people who
took
> the time to teach me little things. From just learning
how to
> fade up a light using a computer program, to teaching me
how
> to make things, and so forth, I have gained a lot of
valuable
> knowledge, that I would never get in a class, course or
on my
> own.

That's fantastic.

> One of the reasons this industry is 'dying out', is
because
> nobody has the time to teach each other anything, and the
> knowledge never gets passed on to the next generation.

Not true. There's really a great deal of interest from very
talented people wanting to practice the arts and many
worthy institutions that teach the requisite skills. This is a
whole completely different argument and I think you'll find
your assertion (rightly or wrongly) stems from the number
of people attending the performing arts, not from someone
who couldn't be arsed showing someone how to dim lights.

> Tegan, there are heaps of theatres that not only run
classes
> for young people, but plenty of theatres focussed on
> producing shows by young people. Try the ATYP, Australian
> Theatre for Young People, who I believe have companies
listed
> on their website that involve activities for young
people.

I don't reckon it could've been that hard for the mite to
find that out herself, if she wanted. Hell, even if she had
asked...

> Na


Not Applicable?

Anyhoo, I'm sure this is boring too many people now. So seeya.