Freshly Graduated and Gainfully Employed

I finished college in March and a lot has happened since then. I now officially have a BFA in production design with a costume concentration--but I'm happy to say that my hard work paid off in more ways than just the one.

From March to May I interned at Boston Ballet while applying ferociously for jobs every morning before work. I enjoyed working with everyone there--got a taste of what a 9-5 job would be like working in a costume shop all day. It was a lot of work and I wish I had time to get to know my co-workers better. All in all I learned a ton and got a lot of construction experience. I made tights, sewed on notions, worked with various types of sewing machines.

When that ended I had a few weeks before returning to Georgia for graduation. My dad and I drove down and back up, I had a lot of fun despite wearing acrylic in 100 degree heat (graduation gown) and got to see my friends for the first time in months. I have a handful of friends I went to school with that I was literally pining for. They were my social life and when I went home everyone I knew was still in school.

In May I interviewed with Disney for an internship, with the Huntington Theatre for an internship and with the North Shore Music Theatre for a wardrobe position. I got the wardrobe job for two shows: Disney's Tarzan the Musical and Footloose the musical. Because of graduation my schedule conflicted for My Fair Lady. In late may I got a call from them however and spent 3 days working the show subbing for one of their dressers. I worked with Charles Shaunessy (the boss from The Nanny) as his dresser and absolutely loved everyone I worked with despite only knowing them for a short amount of time. I really forgot how much I enjoy doing wardrobe.

On top of that--instead of the internship with the Huntington Theatre I got a job for their production of Candide. I'll be working September and October there. The hope is that after the show I'll be able to pick up the rest of the season at the North Shore Music Theatre, but we'll see. I'm so excited. Last week I got my first paycheck. Right now I'm saving up for a car. Graduation money and paychecks are going straight into that. I'm scared out of my mind that I'm going to get a lemon though.