Meg: Meg: What do you think you guys gained from your acting MFAs, and would you recommend it to other hopeful actors/performers? I know people have a lot of different opinions about grad degrees for artistic pursuits, even if they’ve received them themselves.

Speaking for myself, I didn’t have formal acting training prior to the MFA, so that was all helpful. Truthfully, this far out from it, I do feel like I could have sought out a similar level of training (which was high I must say) for cheaper. The debt was (and kind of continues to be ) a damper on life, but I wouldn’t trade away the experience because I met a lot of great ppl I would not have otherwise, and learned a lot about myself as an actor in the process. For other actors in a similar situation, I’d stay in NYC or LA or wherever you’re applying your trade, and study with a great voice/speech coach, great acting coach, take some movement workshops, but maybe don’t put your whole life on pause to where you can’t still audition for work.