Location: London, UK
COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak
Lockdown
Other jobs
Other jobs
As an actor, I have had many other jobs which are
not performing for money.
I've...
- made cocktails (bar work)
- stacked shelves and beeped produce (supermarket)
- been very enthusiastic, very early in the morning about lunch while
dressed as some kind of food (handed out flyers)
- welcomed people into places (fundraiser)
- controlled crowds of people into coaches (really patient)
And higher education administration.
Bit random that last one. I fell into it many
years ago, it kept me fed and in dance shoes and it is what is saving me at the
moment! I am hugely grateful for the work as it is something I can do
from home and I realise it puts me in a more privileged position than many of
my fellow performers as I am still able to earn.
Finding a job that is both flexible and fulfilling
is very hard and I’ve been lucky to find a couple over the years. As a performer, you are constantly juggling
things – earning money, auditioning, preparing, having a life outside acting.
My point is, us performers are multi-skilled, disciplined people with
a plethora of transferable skills and we and any potential employers would do
well to remember this wonderful thing!
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