{"id":153,"date":"2014-01-08T18:28:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T18:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dylanmaddalena.com\/?p=153"},"modified":"2014-01-08T18:28:39","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T18:28:39","slug":"back-to-work-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dylanmaddalena.com\/?p=153","title":{"rendered":"Back to Work in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is this the year I finally put the pieces together? I have the time, the resume, and the ability. But that is pretty much where I was last year at this time. Like last year, I’m also staying involved; This time as the Assistant Production Manager for The Open Fist Theatre Company’s remounting of James Joyce’s The Dead<\/em>.<\/p>\n

We open in a couple weeks. It’s upon us. And when that happens, I should immediately be in the market for new representation. That is the single most important thing I can possibly do if I plan to keep on acting for a living.<\/p>\n

The truth is staring me down and it’s become a situation where I need to ignore all the truth-tellers out there and have some irrational confidence in myself. I’m officially not a kid anymore. I was able to put that realization off for a good long while but the time has come for me to get real. How long can I expect to be on the fringe of this thing? I’ve been a “professional” actor for such a long time that I don’t feel I have an identity without it. At the same time, though I do try to work for free less than I have in the past, the prospect of “starting over”…again… makes me weary.<\/p>\n

Friends are having success, starting families, buying houses and seeing their businesses gain a real foothold. Another close friend just told me he’s going out on his own instead of continuing to work for a company. I’m so proud of him. And more than a little envious.<\/p>\n

Envious of what though? The struggle to make ends meet? Creating awareness of a small business in a saturated market? What? Envy suggests I don’t wish my friends well in their ventures and that couldn’t be further from the truth. I simply want my business to succeed.<\/p>\n

So let’s do this thing. Get up in the morning. Exercise. Treat people well. Eat right. Focus. And maybe I’ll have some great things to report. Happy New Year.<\/p>\n

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