“It is a grueling schedule that really comes at a cost both creatively and personally…It got to the point where I was missing so much of my kids growing up. I was gone from my wife and kids for 40 weeks out of the year. Even when I was doing a show in town, I wasn’t really ‘home'”
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Anonymous – NortheastAnonymous – Northeast
“I mean it’s just a misnomer because it implies you’re only working 10 hours…And it’s exhausting. Not all of us can afford cabs home late at night, trains run even slower and the further out you live because rent, the harder the cycle becomes.”
AnonymousAnonymous
“I was working on a musical during Ramadan. 2 10/12 tech days while fasting. That’s sun up to sun down no eating food or drinking water. Instead of stage management moving the 2 hour dinner break until later in the day, they kept it as is. When the sun eventually went down, we weren’t even given a 10. We had to shove granola bars down and chug water in between lighting cues being set.”
AnonymousAnonymous
“As a parent of very young children, the rehearsal and tech schedule is the one of the main reasons why I am not pursuing my career at this time.”