This Will Be The Year
Dunkirk NY – From Theatreforté. Worth linking to.
Archive for 1st September 2007
Working Actors – A Labor Day Weekend Commentary
Dunkirk NY – Labor Day celebrates the working people of this country, and the past success of labor unions. So in reading the NY Times article in last Sunday’s edition on working actors, the first question that came to my mind was, “If you could make $50,000/year acting, but you had to do it in Buffalo, would you?” That would make you pretty much a high-earning “working stiff” in these parts. I’m pretty willing to bet, though, that the answer for many artists would be “no.” David Greenspan was clear that he loves NY and would not want to move (he has the advantage of living with a partner who has a steady job, hence more available income and security than from what his own personal earnings would offer him). The perception is that there is not much work in Buffalo to get anyway, but even if there were, who’d want to live in Buffalo NY? Continue reading ‘Working Actors – A Labor Day Weekend Commentary’ »
