#im applying for anything that I think I could do that pays upwards of 15/hr bc i financially cannot except less

[saurons-optometrist]

Genuinely asking here, does anyone have any advice for me as a person trying desperately to break into the theatre industry, specifically in a stage management capacity (but at this point I'll take anything I'm physically capable of doing, which is pretty everything minus sound and costumes)? I'm trying my best to network and get my name out there but it's not working and I'm running out of savings. I have a degree from a good theater school, I have references that are regionally well-known and respected, I have a good resume, I have separate portfolios for the different areas I've worked in, I have tons of academic and student theater experience, I really don't know what the problem is. Is it that I'm not in NYC or LA but instead in a moderately sized city? Is it that I'm extremely clockable as trans? Is it just the lack of professional experience? I'm really banging my head against the wall trying to understand what's wrong with me