Hallo lovely peoples! Nathan is in the lounge! i'm new !

I take issue at the following: "The way I understood it, was that you learnt to act at school, then completed further trainingi at say...WAAPA, where the learning was focused more on the industry..." I think you'll find that many higher education courses do not in fact, offer basic advice on where to find insurance, etc. Courses do generally offer short sessional classes (maybe 3 hours worth over the entire course period) on things like contracts, CVs and resumes, etc., but are entirely NOT an introduction to the industry. When I was at uni, I asked my lecturer where to buy public liability (for techies). He told me he didn't know, because he couldn't afford insurance himself anymore (this was just after HIH etc.). While at uni, we had an assignment which was to produce a show (write, direct, act, tech, everything) by ourselves. It was in no way a realistic example of how to create theatre on our own. The fact of the matter is that there are too many lessons that MUST be learned outside of an educational facility, and too many lessons that should be taught there but aren't. It is thanks to the encouragement of my lecturers, and the very few people in the industry, who took the time to actually give me advice and direction, that I am able to work professionally in theatre. This is why I continue to try and answer the numerous posts about jobs and auditions, etc. The fact of the matter is that this industry is secluded, exclusive, and secretive. It doesn't matter how well informed you are at school or uni - it won't do diddly out there in the real world unless you do your own research, ask the questions, and when no one answers, find out yourself. "Find a way or make a way" Sticky Apple Legs www.freewebs.com/stickyapplelegs Puppets in Melbourne www.thepromptcopy.com/pip My puppets www.collectzing.com/collection/137/