Hey hey! So, I'm applying to BU for my MFA and one of the essays requires you to "choose a play you've directed and write a passionate essay including analysis of the script, conceptual and design ideas and explanation of the applicant's personal connection to the work." Seems straightforward.
But here's my issue: I've been teaching acting for about five years and been directing scene work the whole time. I directed a short for a friend's show, I've AD'd some shows back in the late '90s, but the only show I've obsessed over and actually brought to fruition on my own is a thriller that I wrote, produced and directed earlier this year. It's the only fully-realized piece I've done.
I feel a bit strange writing a passionate essay dealing with script analysis and conceptual design of a piece that I essentially invented from the ground up. I suppose, as the material is based on the work of Poe, I could certainly go that route.
Heaven knows I could go on and on about the three plays I have WANTED to direct and have been PLANNING with no success for several years, but that's not the job here.
So my question is: would writing my essay on this production be strange or perfectly reasonable? I'm afraid of coming off as a bit obnoxious if I'm writing about and analyzing my own work.
MFA Directing Essay question
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Hey hey! So, I'm applying to BU for my MFA and one of the essays requires you to "choose a play you've directed and write a passionate essay including analysis of the script, conceptual and design ideas and explanation of the applicant's personal connection to the work." Seems straightforward.
But here's my issue: I've been teaching acting for about five years and been directing scene work the whole time. I directed a short for a friend's show, I've AD'd some shows back in the late '90s, but the only show I've obsessed over and actually brought to fruition on my own is a thriller that I wrote, produced and directed earlier this year. It's the only fully-realized piece I've done.
I feel a bit strange writing a passionate essay dealing with script analysis and conceptual design of a piece that I essentially invented from the ground up. I suppose, as the material is based on the work of Poe, I could certainly go that route.
Heaven knows I could go on and on about the three plays I have WANTED to direct and have been PLANNING with no success for several years, but that's not the job here.
So my question is: would writing my essay on this production be strange or perfectly reasonable? I'm afraid of coming off as a bit obnoxious if I'm writing about and analyzing my own work.