Applications to Drama School

I sent my first applications to Drama School today! I’m both really excited by this and really nervous :? It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for so long, but never really properly considered that it might actually happen, and now that it is, its quite scary!

Not least because of the cost of it – you’re looking at more than £10,000 for a years course! I really don’t know where i’m going to get the cash to cover it if i do get in… guess you may see me on a few street corners! Failing that, i guess i’ll have to take out some pretty hefty loans. Just hope it pays off!

Of course, i have to get in first, and competition in this industry isnt slim. Guess i’ll just have to keep my fingers crossed :?
The worst thing is that even before you get anywhere, you have to pay a £30 audition fee to these places – it seems the whole nature of the business involves shelling out money! It’s no wonder there are loads of unemployed and seriously broke actors out there! I can’t think of any other course that you have to pay purely to try for the chance of doing it. Not only that, but there’s the cost of the trains to the auditions, the time filling out the applications, and the days holiday i’m going to have to take to attend the auditions! Ah well – hopefully it will be worth it!

I have to find four monologues (two classical and two modern), no longer than two minutes each, within my age range. The classical ones have to be from Shakespeare (i hate that man! :p). So, if anyone has any advice on what to do, please help!

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