Over the past few weeks, you’ve read some awesome interviews about actors and filmmakers who have used their other passions to capitalize on a fulfilling side hustle. Folks who’ve never had to do serving work that drained their energy and made them miserable. Here is another installment of Side Hustle Spotlight, where I talk to a talented director who makes it work with a 9-5 job! She’s able to hone her talents in the workplace and gets great benefits! She doesn’t let 40 hours get in the way of creating her own work.
Name: Maddie Nehlen
Side hustle: Full-time (plus benefits) operations manager at BentoBox
Years acting: 5, creating my own content for 4
Favorite acting credits/opportunities: Writing and directing “Everyone You Hate Is Here,” “Moon Bros” and “Dreyfus” (plays co-written with my creative partner Amy Lynne Berger), “Wildcats: The Series”
What do you do when an audition or shoot comes up?I’m pretty lucky that comedy happens at night—I get to have my day job and then go to an open mic or perform one of my original plays. And when I’m filming, I usually know far enough in advance and can take those days off.
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