Some Scams are Good Deals

A sucker is born every minute and there are acting-scams-a-plenty for those suckers to fall prey to. I'd like to think I'm not one of those suckers, but I'm pretty sure I am. Optimism and the belief that everyone is working towards the collective good make me an easy mark.

As a result I get emails for paid workshops, marketing schemes, life coaching, and water divination all the time. I'm pretty good about passing those up, but I just can't say no to a free class. I mean really, free and education, how can it get any better?

I just signed up for a free scene-work session at the Steppenwolf West School in Los Angeles. The class is intended as an orientation to the school, their teaching style, and no doubt to serve as a soft-sell for their paid classes.

Having just run my budget numbers (after signing up for a way-too-expensive annual dojo membership) I can afford this workshop, but I can't afford to sign up for another acting class. Here's hoping I have the self-control to take an awesome free workshop and not sign a check before I leave.