This blog began as Degrees Of… (which still exists at http://degreesof.wordpress.com). I liked blogging so much I decided to go it alone. So many people I encounter these days seem lost… they’re looking for work, they’re looking for love, they’re looking for answers from life and totally struggling. Regardless of age I know a lot of people right now who are searching for a better life.
I always considered myself lucky. I had the ability to go into university and basically be successful anywhere. The only thing I ever loved was performing; that’s the path I took. After graduating I landed a job at an extremely successful theatre in town and lasted a year. During that year I took on a part time job as a makeup artist to supplement my income; when I left the theatre that became my full time job.
I was acting around town, barely. I did a few independent and festival projects, certainly not enough to pay the bills. I was sick of theatre being a hobby. I wanted acting to be my full time profession. To me that meant finding a job in film or television with the budget to support my needs.
I moved out to Vancouver at great personal risk. I left my family, friends, fiance and two dogs behind me. I think about home every minute of the day. I’ve been out here for over a year now and I wonder how much more I’m going to miss by not being back home.
So now I wait it out. I’m waiting for the audition that is my big break. Or I’m waiting for the day where I pack it in.
The trouble now is to figure out the next step. That’s where the blog comes in.
