While I was proud of the craftsmanship, and pleased that the production's success spawned four sequels, I was simultaneously frustrated because it was the least intelligent, and crudest text I had ever directed. It seemed to me at the time that getting involved in work of the lowest common denominator might be the only way to create theatre that appeals to fellow members of my age cohort. .
However, I remained committed to the goal of producing work that somehow would bring in a younger audience without resorting to bawdy sketch comedy. I failed to do so, and ultimately decided to attend graduate school in order to improve my skills as a director, and continue to investigate this problem. To this day, I have come nowhere near directing a piece that brings in an audience of people in my age cohort, and my failure to do so has frustrated, and perplexed me, more and more so the older I became. People from my age cohort seemed consistently disinterested in attending theatre throughout my young adult life.
Now that my graduate studies have come to an end, my focus has returned to attempting to create work that appeals to people in my age group without demeaning them with work that panders to their basest tastes and interests. I am finding that the situation is even more difficult than when I began my graduate studies due to the role that the Internet has come to play in people's lives. The digital age has made it possible for people to watch an infinite variety of entertainment without leaving the house, and without spending any money. Furthermore, it has afforded them the luxury of simply shutting it off if they are not enjoying the entertainment they are consuming, as opposed to the extraordinarily awkward position of walking out on a production, or more likely, feeling forced to sit through it without any relief. .
The cost of theatre, along with the time commitment is especially problematic with regard to those in my age cohort, whose pocketbooks and lifestyles often cannot afford what theatre requires.
