
Mid-level missed opportunities
Ah the life of the "Mid-career" Director! This is really an important issue for our craft in this country- especially in terms of addressing elitism. These programs are gateways to larger markets, and the next level of employment in my field, but the current age-related "emerging" requirements shut out experienced and trained directors who are not recent graduates of the most prominent programs, and it creates a brain drain in the Directing field. I was 23 years old when I ea