Performer.
Management can be vindictive. That or nonsensical.
I’ve put in more time than anyone and love what I do a lot more than anyone. I’m the only one that’s indicated I was planning to stay more than just a year or two.. I’d be theirs until I could make writing a full-time career.
Found out this year that I would not be reprising my role in one of the shows I did last year (one that I’ve indicated I love) despite me:
Being the only performer in the group who was excited that we were running that show another year
Knowing the full choreography for one of the main characters and being familiar with the constraints of the stage we perform it on
Being perhaps the only performer who came in after shows with a smile on my face, excited by how that performance went because we mostly perform for children and families
Being the most reliable performer, as I loved what I was doing and never felt a need to “skip” work, since I’d genuinely enjoy it
I was going to be a non-performing backup. Oddly enough, the pandemic spared me from what could (and likely would) have been a very depressing year.