I have had a total of 33 jobs in 17 years. I am a professional singer and actor. Did I plan on having 33 jobs in 17 years? Of course not, but life has been a crazy wild ride. There were no drugs, very little alcohol, but WORK has been my drug of choice!
I have worked at least 3 jobs or more simultaneously in addition to performing over the years. Each week, I will discuss one of my former or current jobs. My fifteenth job was after-school theatre teacher for Playhouse on the Square.
Experience
The education director at Playhouse on the Square reached out to me via Facebook messenger. She asked if I would be interested in teaching theatre after-school. Then, I went to a training on a Saturday where the staff played theatre games and learned about how to manage the program with the students. Each theatre teacher was assigned a different school site. My assignment was Christ the King Lutheran School with a group of sixth and seventh graders.
This was only my second time working with middle school students. I had more experience teaching music than teaching theatre. I have been in several musicals, but teaching theatre was a bit more difficult for me. There were only a few students in my group, but the students were a handful for sure. The students brainstormed and came up with play ideas. We picked one of the ideas and wrote a script together that the students performed in front of an audience at Circuit Playhouse. Overall, the students did a great performance. I was proud of the students for all of their hard work and effort.
Quitting
Performing is my passion, but teaching theatre to students is a different skill set entirely. I needed more training to be more effective as a theatre teacher. I did not enjoy teaching theatre, so I decided not to return to the program the following semester. This job was a nice side hustle to make a little extra money.
https://playhouseonthesquare.org/education
https://www.bydominiqueduarte.com/how-to-obtain-33-jobs-in-17-years-14/