<p>Preparation and knowledge are important to get in, but after you’re in you MUST have work ethic. I see a lot of kids around here who attended PA high schools and all that jazz and have no work ethic whatsoever: they don’t show up for rehearsals, they are late to class (or show up 1 minute before class starts), they don’t do homework, drink/smoke pot all the time, miss class because they were sleeping, are always present in person but have their minds somewhere else, etc.</p>
<p>In the end, you can be the most talented person around, if you don’t have work ethic you won’t get any work and might even get kicked out of the program.</p>
<p>For the record, I also see some people here that had pretty much no experience in theater but are so in love with the art and so committed to it that they’re becoming better than those who had lots of experience but no work ethic.</p>