field ▁attended ▁Catholic ▁schools ▁throughout ▁grade ▁school . ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁she ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁both ▁acting ▁and ▁dance . ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁from ▁the ▁all - g irls ▁Im mac ulate ▁Heart ▁Academy ▁in ▁Washington ▁Township , ▁Ber gen ▁County , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁In ▁high ▁school , ▁she ▁used ▁her ▁parents ' ▁video ▁camera ▁to ▁record ▁comedy ▁sk its ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁friend . ▁ ▁W ig field ▁graduated ▁from ▁Boston ▁College , ▁a ▁Catholic ▁university ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁Jes uits , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁where ▁she ▁major ed ▁in ▁the ater ▁and ▁English . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁W ig field ▁moved ▁back ▁home ▁and ▁took ▁an ▁intern ship ▁at ▁CNN , ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁page ▁program ▁at ▁Late ▁Show ▁with ▁David ▁Let ter man . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁production ▁assistant ▁on ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁television ▁sit com ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁Pro s per ity . ▁ ▁W ig field ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁writer ' s ▁assistant ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁Rock ▁during ▁the ▁show ' s ▁second ▁season . ▁She ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁staff ▁writer ▁and ▁then ▁producer . ▁From ▁other ▁writers , ▁she ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁U pr ight ▁Cit iz ens ▁Brigade ▁theatre ▁where ▁she ▁began ▁performing ▁and ▁writing . ▁ ▁W ig field ▁and ▁T ina ▁F ey ▁did ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁writing ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁finale ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁Rock ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁went