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Here’s my life plan:
Graduate HS
Enter the Pre-Pharmacy Program at Western Kentucky University
Transfer to University of Kentucky to enter Pharmacy School
Move to a Big City [at age ~26]
But I always wanted to try to become an actor ALONG with this realistic job.
Would it be possible to move to LA and be a pharmacist full-time and persue acting as a hobby?
The way I figure it– I have nothing to lose.
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As you said, you have nothing to lose. The issue is that the pharmacy job may interfere with either auditions, which tend to be during the day, or else with performances, which, if on stage, would be at night; or filming, which can go 16 hours plus per day. So you’d probably want to try to find a part-time pharmacist job, which would give you more flexible work hours, so you could audition and etc. You’d want to check into such possibilities re: part-time work, or flexible hours and etc., in this field, in LA. In my region, it’s possible.
The other option is to get your degrees, move to LA, work as a pharmacist there for a while, and save every penny you can. Take some acting classes while you’re there, to keep up your acting credentials, and do some community theater. Then, when you’re ready, take time off from pharma, and use that 1-2-3 year period to really try to break into acting. If it doesn’t work, then you go back to pharma. But don’t save up for too long, as you want to try to get into acting while you still look young, especially if you’re female. There’s more flexibility on that if you’re male.
To prepare for the possible acting career, while you’re in pre-pharm, do electives in acting, and participate in all sorts of on-campus and off-campus acting work. You’ll want to go to LA after actually having *some* training acting, and with an acting resume, or you’ll be at a serious disadvantage. So make sure some of your electives are acting (you could even minor in it), and you do lots of acting-related extra-curriculars. You may even want to seriously consider doing one summer as a co-op for your pharmacy degree, and another summer acting in summer stock, thus getting professional-level credits in both fields.
I actually don’t think your plan is unrealistic. Why not try? You have nothing to lose, and everything to gain.
Actually, there’s a very well respected professional theater in KY, the Actor’s Theater of Louisville. I wonder if, even now, while in high school, you can’t do some volunteer work there, just to get some behind the scenes experience in a real theater? If you’re still in high school now, and not just about to graduate, also start, if you don’t already do this, auditioning for your school plays, and for community theater in your region.
Ok, you will not have time to be an Actor and a Pharmacist. Acting will take all day. I have been acting since I was 6. You should always have a back up plan, but yours isn’t realistic. I want to be an Actor and a Journalist, but sometimes you have to pick between the two. How can you be an actor when you will work 7am to 8pm every day as a pharmacist? You are going to need a sacrifice. If we are talking just theater, and plays that is different. Theater can be a hobby. If you want to be a tv/film actor, this is what I am talking about. Are you willing to miss you job for acting? Auditions are hardly ever on the weekends, too! I don’t want to sound mean, but I have to tell you the truth. Good Luck!