Keeping young people away from Shakespeare is like removing a link to their humanness.

A mental shutdown can happen when a young person is put in front of a Shakespeare play. My pieces are designed to release young audiences into the story and then creep up with the real Shakespeare, almost by stealth.

My biggest crisis is that I don't understand what young people like.

I'd like to think I inspire young people to be creative.

There are a lot of young, well-educated, artistic people out there that like to be entertained.

I'm like an old vampire, so it's important to talk to young people.