Many years ago, I found myself brooding on the corner of 122nd Street and Broadway. I had only been in New York for a few minutes and I was already locked out of my new apartment and I was homesick. What’s more, I’d managed to break two promises I’d made to myself just a year earlier.
The first promise: I was done with school. The second: I’d never leave California again. But there I was 3,000 miles from home, convinced I’d made the two biggest mistakes of my young life.
Thankfully, a few days after my less-than-auspicious start, I settled into the hustle and bustle of New York City and the graduate program I had packed my bags for. And it’s a good thing, too, because the next three years studying theater at Columbia University turned out to be immensely influential in shaping my craftsmanship as a storyteller and outlook on the world.
All that said, pursuing an MFA is not for everyone. It’s a big deal full of variables you should consider before investing in the cost and time you’ll spend fighting over rehearsal space. Plus, any graduate program worth its salt is a mental, emotional, and spiritual investment that will test on a daily basis. So before you start
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