I’m currently sitting next to the toilet on the floor of a German train and have been for the last 2 hours. It’s the June dark (a period on a resident show in which performances are ceased for maintenance of the theatre) and I am on a two-week trip to Germany with my friend Katie, starting in Munich with a stop in Frankfurt before finishing up in Berlin.
There comes a time in life when those of us who grew up doing theatre realize we aren’t going to be the next Ben Platt; 23 years old with Pitch Perfect as a film credit, a leading role in Broadway’s hottest ticket and a Tony Award to show for it. While some people do “make it” in the theatre industry, many decide to make careers out of theatre in entirely different ways.
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