We would open auditions to the general public and cast the best people, with a few students. Abbott decided not to advertise for auditions for the Spring 1987 production of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man . That worked out well. We did it again in the summer, and we've stayed with it ever since. Abbott, a member of the Literature, Communication and Culture faculty, teaches six one-hour courses called Acting and Producing the Play.
Students can take all six courses.
DramaTech is run like a business, by the students, Abbott says. While it is funded through student government, the allocation amounts to 50 percent of DramaTech's budget. We submit a budget. We have to live within that budget. I'm very big on that.