Sarah Misch, Class of ‘11I fell in love with the Educational Theatre program at NYU when I was introduced to it at college auditions at the 2007 International Thespian Festival. Though my main focus throughout high school was acting, as I approached my senior year I found that my interests extended into the directing and teaching sides of theatre, as well. In only my first semester in the program, I am enrolled in a diverse array of classes (including Acting, Voice/Speech, Stagecraft, and Introduction to Educational Theatre) that allow me to get a broad basis in several different aspects of the craft. When I returned to the International Thespian Festival in 2008, I won both the Theatre Education Scholarship and the Melba Day Henning Theatre Education Scholarship, due in part to my acceptance into the NYU program. I am currently working as a researcher/actor in The Class Project, a piece about class and socioeconomic status in New York City. I have had so many great experiences in only my first month here, and I am more excited than ever to spend the next four years in the Educational Theatre program.