If you've ever watched a great film or sat in a theater and been completely transported, you've seen what this industry can do at its best.
It's something we're proud of. But behind that experience isn't just glamour, it's a workforce made up largely of middle-class Americans doing practical, often unpredictable work.
Most people in entertainment aren't celebrities. They're skilled, working professionals — actors, stage managers, dancers and technicians — who piece together a living one job at a time. They take pride in that. Nobody's asking for sympathy for choosing a competitive field. But there's a difference between accepting the nature of the work and being unfairly penalized for it.