MrTartuffe

Zissou, so sorry you didn't get into Yale. Let's hope Juilliard comes through. I've been reading this board for two years but have never posted. It's amazing how invested you can get with candidates you don't even know. I love the high spirits and hopes that emanate from the thread. All of you should be applauded for writing, for getting these plays in for consideration and just for being ambitious. I will say the rejections never stop, no matter the level, so in many ways this whole process is just the first taste of much of what is to come in this industry. Tenacity is key. I've always toyed with applying for playwriting programs (hence my discovery of this forum), but I'm not sure exactly what I'd get out of it, and since I already have one graduate degree (in a completely unrelated field), I'm loathe to get another. (And I refuse to go in debt again, especially to work in the arts.) I'd love to be around other writers, and to be immersed with fellow students who love theater as much as I do, and to learn from some greats, cause you can always learn. But nothing, and I mean nothing, can compare to actually seeing your show up and running in front of an audience. That's where the most learning happens: how actors make choices, how designers and directors interpret your script, even how producers evaluate your material. So whatever you think will lead you best to getting productions is the way to go. Maybe I'll apply this fall. Just to see.