That is the BEST definition of a professional theater I've ever heard. There were shows in my early career where I lost money working on the show. It was a teensy community theater that liked to call itself professional.....but then remind you that it was a community theater if you demanded fair treatment. Well said video, all around!
It makes me sick to my stomach to think about how some self-styled "professional" companies treat their crew. Like, companies that literally advise their staff on how to sign up for food stamps? [explodes] Thank you so much for your own inspiring video--I see you're almost to 2K subscribers now! Wow! And congratulations!
Great video. Such great advice to young costume students. Nothing worse than not getting paid appropriately for your skills. I think we are starting to see a shift in this mentally especially as it is harder to find 'volunteers'.
Yes! Yes. When I go to work on smaller shows, I tell them that I'm not a seamstress and that I cannot make an entire slew of costumes for a show in the appropriate amount of time. I have also decided that I will always need an assistant as well, even if just for a few days. Thank you for this. I want to send this off to such theatres. As a designer I'm constantly mistaken for a seamstress or costume maker! Everyone is always asking me to sew things or I had a guy have me on his podcast, knowing that I was a costume designer, interviewed me with a question about how I made costumes and that was such an awkward moment. While I do sew and such, I'm mainly a designer, not a specific maker and my skill set isn't anywhere near what an actual maker can do. I do all of the above described by you and more
That is the BEST definition of a professional theater I've ever heard.
There were shows in my early career where I lost money working on the show. It was a teensy community theater that liked to call itself professional.....but then remind you that it was a community theater if you demanded fair treatment.
Well said video, all around!
It makes me sick to my stomach to think about how some self-styled "professional" companies treat their crew. Like, companies that literally advise their staff on how to sign up for food stamps? [explodes]
Thank you so much for your own inspiring video--I see you're almost to 2K subscribers now! Wow! And congratulations!
@@LaBricoleuse thank you! Fingers crossed that you have a similar wave to ride on this one!
Great video. Such great advice to young costume students. Nothing worse than not getting paid appropriately for your skills. I think we are starting to see a shift in this mentally especially as it is harder to find 'volunteers'.
Thank you! I hope you’re right about the shift. I see it in some theaters-let’s hope it’s the beginning of the change.
I love you advice at the end of the video but will take that and do what I can thank you for video
Yes! Yes. When I go to work on smaller shows, I tell them that I'm not a seamstress and that I cannot make an entire slew of costumes for a show in the appropriate amount of time. I have also decided that I will always need an assistant as well, even if just for a few days. Thank you for this. I want to send this off to such theatres.
As a designer I'm constantly mistaken for a seamstress or costume maker! Everyone is always asking me to sew things or I had a guy have me on his podcast, knowing that I was a costume designer, interviewed me with a question about how I made costumes and that was such an awkward moment. While I do sew and such, I'm mainly a designer, not a specific maker and my skill set isn't anywhere near what an actual maker can do. I do all of the above described by you and more
It's so frustrating how many people in our actual field don't even know what we do.
Thank you so much!
you're welcome!
A video so good it's used in my costume design courses!
This is so exciting! I love that my content is useful for other educators.
Accurate. This is great, necessary fire. Thanks.
You’re welcome! And thank you for the compliment of “necessary fire.” 🔥
Oh HELL yeah! Awesome video!
Thank you! 🙌
Very excellent advice.
Thank you!