Resilience. Stoicism. Toughness. Performers need to develop those traits to survive in an industry that can be unpredictable and cruel. But the current COVID-19 lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne have pushed them to their limits.
“As an actor, I’ve learnt to live off the smallest amount of money,” he said. “I’ve got a roof over my head, I can have showers whenever I want, I’ve got food in my fridge.”Cry-Baby The Musical Despite the hardships, Gledhill remains optimistic and said he was blessed to have an outdoor rooftop where he can work out or lay in the sun and read a book.
Powell and her fellow cast members feel a sense of grief for the performances lost to the pandemic. “We don’t have any control over where we go from here. It’s quite disempowering as well.” “The reality is every single day you are tempted to give up hope,” she said. “But I do not let myself go there.”
In the midst of a pandemic that has robbed performers of their livelihood, she worries “we’re losing a generation of live performers right now”., has no plans to switch to a more lucrative career. “I’m welded like a barnacle,” she said. “I stuck my flag in the sand in my early 20s and I’ll always be an artist.
Hooray for COVID disaster relief payments. Look forward to supporting you all when this city gets back on its feet.
Might be time for them to get out of fantasy land and get a real job.
This guys coming after your bog catchers Dimwit Dan