<p>I did theatre all through high school, so naturally when I got to college I auditioned for the first show I could. To my surprise, I was favourably cast- VERY favourably. However, now, the practice schedule is driving me crazy. It's 7-10 every night and it's keeping me from checking out clubs and other things that I want to check out around campus. Should I quit, or just stick it out? We're not even a week into rehearsals and they'd have plenty of time to replace me.</p>
<p>There’s a reason that theatre cliques are notoriously tight - the people spend a lot of time together. </p>
<p>Are there activities that meet before 7 or after 10 that interest you?
Do you generally like the other theatre people?</p>
<p>Audition schedules in college are going to be heavier than in high school. Think of it as if you were taking on a sport. You could have time to do some interest clubs, but anything more involved is probably going to be out of your reach.</p>
<p>At many schools they say productions are open to all students. But unless you’re a theatre major or just totally love it with all your heart, it’s really not going to be worth in college. If it’s just a mild interest you’d save a lot of time and stress by just taking an elective class or two. </p>
<p>You’ll have to decide how you feel about it for yourself, and keep in mind it will probably hurt your odds of being cast in the future.</p>
<p>I believe that you should stick with it until the show is completed. As a fellow theatre junkie, nothing ****ed me off more in the past than when members of the cast just up and quit and we had to scramble to find someone new and re-rehearse with them and try to adjust to the changes.
Now if your problem was not being able to do homework etc I could understand a bit better, but to check out clubs? No way. The clubs will still be there after the production is done. I joined a club the second semester of college because it didn’t fit in my schedule the first time around, and I still fit in nicely, got along with people, and was even elected to an officer position that same semester.</p>