Show projects promote students' best efforts without pitting one student against others. In fact, students become more aware of the multiple talents and interests within the community as they support and collaborate with each other. Since not every act makes the cut for opening night, students experience the rejection that can derive from less than wholehearted efforts. They witness the demise of an act, learn the reasons for its being cut, then learn to move forward without undue regret in order to concentrate on their next important roles. The overall success of the show brings the community together in achieving a difficult goal for which each component is a vital part.
Students find practical applications for the skills taught in their classes.
The work, the shared moments of laughter and inventiveness, the growing excitement, the cathartic moment of the show itself, and the collective memory of all these experiences become bonds that hold us together as a community. The applause of the audience is genuine. Each student encounters or relives the experience of being good enough to draw, and to deserve that approbation.