| To: "'vocalist'" <vocalist> Subject: Chicago Date sent: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 19:39:01 -0600 Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Welcome to the list, Lisa-Marie. You'll find many job ops in Chicago...temping in any capacity is available (especially if you're literate in MS excel, MS word, MS Access & Visual Basic) & there are just as many clerical & basic financial temp ops. As well as the usual restaurant gigs in a city that has a huge, huge array of restaurants, lounges, grills & bars in the city & its surrounding suburbs.
Check the web site for the Chicago Tribune: www.chicagotribune.com for jobs & opportunities.
Another periodical to check is the weekly: Chicago Reader (I don't think there's a web page, but a search in a search engine might produce results). It's kind of like the Village Voice (except it's free) & the reason I liken it to the Voice is because of it "artsy", avant-garde, literary & liberal points of view...good reading material, imo.
Two periodicals for the fine arts & musical theater & show biz are: Audition News & PerformInk. The Vocalist Archives have their addresses & telephone numbers as I posted this information a couple of years ago (and since I don't have access to a pc right now...I'm on a HPC... ...I can't retrieve that info for you). Try searching by typing "Audition News" or "performink"...you'll find the archives & search engine within the Vocalist excellent!! This is how I found extremely helpful information on formants, ring, ping & squillo posted by one of the most valuable assets this list possesses: Dr. Lloyd Hanson.
You will find many people to sing for - I assure you. There are many opportunities for auditioning in the smaller opera companies, union & non-union musical theater companies. An added advantage is that you'll be closer to other metropolitan areas in order to audition & perform: Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Des Moines, Springfield, Peoria etc. You will also have the opportunity to audition for national touring companies & other regional opera companies as they come through this vast metropolitan area, set out their shingle & let you strut your stuff.
In my opinion - the opportunities are much greater for a younger or polished singer/actor in this city than any other city mentioned in a previous thread: Boston, New York & yes, even San Francisco. Well, at least the chances for success (or failure) are greater! Good Luck to you!!
----Original Message----- >From: Lisa-Marie Olson >Subject: Chicago >Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 5:51 PM > >Hello list! > >What I'm wondering is a) does anyone have ideas about >WHO to sing for or WHERE to go for audition listings? >and b) does anyone have ideas about "day" jobs, since >I will still need to eat. (I'm currently working at a >title insurance company which takes a lot of time and >energy for a business I care nothing about.) >
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