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By JaAoa Miatx
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got* uynetical. Why? Tbe gentra)
I»M^ vicwv prufcnkMiaU In the pcforHnf
m at people who 'have it
all," tad rigbtly so, for such myths
tre' lucratively propagated ty the
~ media — it's whK people want "o
near.'
Certainly, rr.*ny of these
•^rpcntm* hr ; more money than
they tow what to do with, but on a
more down-to-earth level. wScre
'jjsrfnnning am' is not synonymoai
to 'loutey/ the hard work never
e«U.
"Uaforamttely, die sad truth about
perfomVog arts Is this." uid senior
UQ Bidaw*. "If you work really
hard. ihH'V great, but it's nnc
ZKr^warU) ^rtng to help."
Scrlor DeruV Jones noted, "I've
(one to audiiiem that I've worked
very hard tu prepare for, where I've
watched people just slat the part
rigbt away. Vcople who obviously
haven*t spent any motvy, fwcat.
time, or pain."
If it's tit to bu Icu to hick, then »hy
put En the car? time and effort?
"Wen.became 4M'I not exactly ki."
invjud Orv* Hosfcirtsai. co-rounder
of The Lamplights aSanFraprisco
ousicai theatre cot.\ »?ty. ***JVhatever
I ktnw triay auoutacfctg snd rtrec*
liny. ( Wrwd in the best possible
w«y — in front of live audiences in
many, many performances over
many yean. Tlot didn't come about
x by liu.*-. but as the result of a pav
r and motivate*) interest in wiiat
I *M doinp."
\x feties* Carol ChanniRg totd
The U.wfil. motivatia.* s