The man really wants you up there, and doesn't care if you go for a lesser paying job that would make you happy, he just wants you there. If my H did this and wanted me with him, I am sorry but I would pick up and go and leave all my misgivings behind, and just trust in him.
And you know what's funny, my S has signed up for drama as his #1 elective next yr. I always loved acting when I was younger, and I could tell he was a natural, especially when he dressed up as one of the Presidents for class and did a speech, that he had memorized, when he was only about 9 yrs old.