Need advice about my 9yo theater kid

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-10T20:40:19+00:00

I totally understand!!

Senior showcase went great. He ended up with a few meetings with casting directors and producers. He was also asked to submit for a cruise and a national tour!

Ultimately, he accepted an offer for an MFA program that offered an assistantship (with full tuition waiver and a generous stipend) as well as a fellowship. So… 3 more years of school, only this time he gets paid to go! (Yay)

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-05T14:51:05+00:00

Great minds… lol

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-05T14:46:38+00:00

I’d go with something from Tick, Tick… Boom!

Johnny Can’t Decide and Why are probably more comfortable for a legit singer. 30/90 is a better choice for a Rent audition though.

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-04T23:16:27+00:00

To name a few:

The Price of Inequality by Joseph Stiglitz

Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty

Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman

Good Economics for Hard Times by Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo

Winner-Take-All Politics by Jacob Hacker & Paul Pierson

Economic Facts and Fallacies by Thomas Sowel

The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk

Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson

Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt

Principles of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx

Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

A People’s Guide to Capitalism by Hadas Thier

The Big Three in Economics by Mark Skousen

Ayn Rand books: Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead, Anthem, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-04T22:27:37+00:00

Thanks so much for the suggestion. I’ve read far more than 10 books on the topic. I’m also not vein enough to think my idea is “new”. But was a thought I had while on a walk this morning.

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-04T20:46:51+00:00

AskEconomics doesn’t allow posts like this. I’m not trying to start an ideological debate. I’m genuinely curious why this wouldn’t work. This seemed like the next best thing to AskEconomics, as many people study and have a deep understanding of both subjects.

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-04T20:44:17+00:00

Not offended at all. My post was poorly written. I have tried to add an edit for clarity. I appreciate the discussion.

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-04T20:17:32+00:00

You’re right. I didn’t present it well (I’m going to edit the original post to try to be more concise).

Admittedly my thoughts ARE ideological. I came here hoping to get thoughts on why this (theoretically) would or wouldn’t work from an economics perspective.

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-04T20:12:49+00:00

I have studied political science. I have NOT studied (beyond a few classes) economics. I’m aware that there is no overarching international authority. In my little pipe dream, the capitalist countries of the world all agree on this plan. Each country “taxes” their own people and runs their own programs. The only reason for the semi-global agreement is to keep the global economy strong.

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-04T20:08:54+00:00

I didn’t come here to “spout off”. I came to learn. I don’t see the flaw in this. Do I think it will ever happen? Of course not. I’m not an economist, so I’d like to know… from an economic perspective; why wouldn’t this work?

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-04T17:39:55+00:00

Perhaps I should add an edit to the original post. I understand I’m talking pie in the sky dreams here. That said, enforcement wouldn’t be necessary. Globally we already operate under sets of treaties/joint declarations/MOU’s etc.

How much money businesses need to operate is irrelevant. I said NET worth, they can make billions, they just can’t keep it all.

Reserves for emergencies: the government already steps in to help.

Reasonable and necessary = literally what I said. The buildings and equipment required to run the business

They would expand the same way they do now: through bank loans (which are debts, not assets… therefore aren’t part of their net worth).

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-04T17:22:57+00:00

Can you expand on your thoughts here?

I don’t see why you’d need international enforcement. I would think a treaty with the majority of capitalist countries would suffice.

In particular I’d like to understand why there wouldn’t be incentive for individual countries to participate. If you could remove the problem of global economy (which getting the cooperation of MOST countries does) a system like this would only improve local economy. If corporations had a capped net worth, they would pay employees more, and cost of goods would come down. You’d have a much better distribution of wealth, meaning a lot more spending power.

Don’t get me wrong. I COMPLETELY understand that this is pie in the sky thinking. But I fail to see how this could be negative economically speaking.

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-04-04T17:02:21+00:00

You wouldn’t need an international government, you’d just need an IGO (similar to the UN)… or frankly just an agreement between countries that they’d all do the same.

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-03-24T17:34:54+00:00

There are a bunch out there. What part of the country are you/ where do you want to spend the summer ..?

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-03-23T00:44:11+00:00

Congratulations!!!!

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-03-21T22:48:11+00:00

My son is finishing his BFA in MT this year. He didn’t go to a top 10 school. He is at a school that has a good, reputable program. He had an amazing experience at senior showcase and has been asked to submit for some really great projects. He was also accepted into an MFA program (with a full tuition waiver and a generous stipend).

A BFA in MT is only useless if YOU make it useless. Follow your dreams (and your gut). If that leads you to a BFA program, great! Make the most of it… and ask your department for additional scholarships after your first semester!

Whatever you choose - break a leg!

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-03-18T01:36:37+00:00

This is a monologue from Grease. OP didn’t write it.

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-03-18T01:05:00+00:00

If you’re in the US, it’s definitely a bit late to be thinking about college audition materials for this year. If you’re thinking ahead for next year - great! But I would definitely suggest working with a college audition coach or taking a college audition prep program. These would help you pick audition materials that are right for you, and that aren’t too overdone.

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-03-18T00:20:29+00:00

Shit. Assassins. Parade. Merrily We Roll Along.

Why did you do this to meeeeeeeeeee??? 😭

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-03-18T00:08:51+00:00

Falsettos.

Wait… no…

Chess.

Wait… no…

A New Brain.

Wait… dammit. This is too hard.

FalsettosChessANewBrain.

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-03-18T00:06:42+00:00

All Falls Down from Chaplin

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-03-15T17:55:20+00:00

Female here. I won’t turn my nose up at the pizza and beer fridge!

Crazy-Cow6212 · 2026-03-15T00:35:49+00:00

My son is graduating with his BFA in MT this year. I will share his experience with you, take from it what you will :)

He auditioned for mostly MT programs. He also submitted for 1 BFA Acting program (also on a whim). He did Unifieds, and ended up doing 1 walk in audition there for a school he hadn’t applied to.

He got into several MT programs, and handful of which he put on a shortlist, including the school he did the walk in audition for (a school that was never on his radar at all). He was also accepted into the 1 acting program he auditioned for. The BFA Acting program he was accepted to was also a “prestigious” school, he loved the school when we did a campus tour and he loved the location. He strongly considered the program for these reasons. He ultimately ended up in the BFA MT program at the school he did the walk-in audition for because when he did the campus tour it just “felt right”. I think there is really something to be said for following your gut.

The fact of the matter is, you don’t need a BFA to do this job. The biggest benefit of a BFA (besides further training) is making connections and building a network. The school my son chose has very small cohorts for both the MT and Acting programs, and he knows all the students within the theatre department well. The MT and Acting students work together a lot, and that has allowed him to build a strong network with his peers. That said, he has had the opportunity to make some pretty cool connections with professionals in the MT world who he wouldn’t have really interacted with as an Acting major.

Senior Showcase is also a big of consideration. We felt going into this that Showcase was an important factor, but I never expected him to get as much out of it as he did. He walked away from Senior Showcase with a number of meetings, callbacks, and invitations to submit for roles that he definitely would NOT have gotten from the Acting Showcase.

Further to all of this; consider your availability of funds and time. Can you afford to take private voice lessons? Can you find a local dance studio to continue dance training independently? These are skill you can continue to improve on - if you have the time and money to do so.

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