“On the second day of spring semester, we have auditions for actors, and together with the playwrights and directors, we cast the plays. The playwrights continue to work on their scripts, and around the middle of the semester the directors start having rehearsals with the actors.” The development process for the playwrights continues, with the actors as active participants. As much as possible, Kelso stated, the process adheres to professional standards of play development. “A lot of universities don’t teach these skills,” she pointed out. “When our students go out into the world, they take these skills and this experience with them.”