
Abolish the Cycle of Un(der)paid Work
If you cannot afford to pay, you cannot afford to hire. Let’s end the cycle of unpaid/underpaid work in theatre. While attending theatre school in New York, I witnessed a lot of artists taking on unpaid work. I thought this is just how it is, how you “hustle”, that all these unpaid positions dropped imaginary points in a piggy bank in the sky and after doing enough of it I would get my payout. After all that’s what everyone said- “It’s paying your dues” “We’ve all done it” “H