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Questions Your Relatives Might Ask About Your Major During the Holidays (And How To Reply)<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Meaghan McKiernan<\/p>\n

November 16, 2017<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Holidays can be tricky when family members you haven\u2019t seen in a while decide to ask you a lot of questions about your major. Here are some conversations your loving family members may ask and how to handle them.<\/p>\n

“Hey, so how\u2019s the theatre thing going?”<\/h4>\n
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\u201cGood\u201d is the most common answer to this but that can quickly lead to a change in subject. The art of any family holiday conversation is to give them what they want to hear while still staying true to yourself. If you just finished a show talk about your experience with that. If not, talk about any independent work you have been doing in your classes or on your skills. They\u2019ll eat it right up!<\/p>\n

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“Do you like college?”<\/h4>\n
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While you LOVE being a theatre major, sometimes it can be challenging. Rehearsing, writing papers, vocalizing, training, and still finding time to eat and sleep properly and be very exhausting ESPECIALLY in at a college level. Whether you \u201clike\u201d college or its just meh<\/em>, it’s important to be honest with anyone that asks this question so they don\u2019t downplay this incredibly involved and dedicated lifestyle.<\/p>\n

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“So what do you do?”<\/h4>\n
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Obviously as a theatre major in college it\u2019s likely that you do A LOT of things. It is important to set up a short response to questions like this like \u201cI am taking a lot of acting classes right now and doing some backstage work. I actually just worked on a project the other day that involved\u2026\u201d Chances are your family loves you and are interested in your life away from home but they don\u2019t want a lecture on the classical techniques of Stanislavski or a physics lesson on the dynamics of sound.<\/p>\n

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“Do you take basket-weaving too?”<\/h4>\n
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Again, being a theatre major is an involved and complicated art form. A college-level anything<\/em> is not going to be \u201ceasy\u201d even though some classes seem like a walk in the park to the people who don\u2019t experience them every day. Make sure you stand up for yourself and what you love to do by explaining just exactly what your day-to-day life looks like. Chances are they could never do the things that you can.<\/p>\n

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“Still doing that theatre thing huh? You haven\u2019t changed your major yet?”<\/h4>\n
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Yes, I am still doing the \u201ctheatre thing\u201d. Yes, I still love it. Yes, I am intent on making this part of my life. No, I will not give up. End of story.<\/p>\n

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“When is your next show! I can\u2019t wait to come see you on stage!”<\/h4>\n
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Ah, the question we\u2019ve been waiting for! If you\u2019re in a show make sure to talk about it, and if not, assure them that you will let them know when you are cast. Even though you don\u2019t need support and approval because you are a strong, independent, determined theatre major, it\u2019s nice to get it sometimes.<\/p>\n
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