Always Auditioning

I am poor. This is a common problem for a WORKING performer. I am not talking about a performer who is waiting tables. That person has a much better income than a working performer. I am one of them. As a working performer, I do have an income. The income is so freakin small. I don’t even know if I can call myself a part of the middle class with my small freakin income. No, I will not tell you how much I make per week - just know that it is ridiculously low. I have am sometimes lucky enough to make some side money, but I do pretty much depend on what I make from performing and that scares me.
I wish performers made more. i wish there was more of a demand for live theatre. If there was, I would like to think that our income would be much higher. It is kind of pointless to delve into the “what ifs” because there isn’t anything I can do to change this monetary problem for working performers.
And lets be really honest, I would love to be able to afford so many things, but I just can’t. I grew up in a wealthy family and now I am pinching my pennies. Would I drop my profession to make more money. Absolutely not. Would you? If so, do it now because you are in the wrong profession if you are in it for fame and fortune.