There are some places where we speak directly to the audience. But there is not audience participation.

We're trying to bring all of that back, ... We've had teams come in, and we're encouraging public participation. It's a big community effort that's great for morale. It's good to have the townspeople come out to see our firefighting skills and get some good food and fellowship, too.

It's dramatic monologues, almost like Robert Browning.

To date, there's been no municipal approval, only approval from planning commissions. I went to all the meetings they had for it. The cost is based on how many join ... I don't see any need for it.

What I tried to do was to use Jo's words to find the characters.

We're in a free fall into the future. We don't know where we're going. Things are changing so fast. And always when you're going through a long tunnel, anxiety comes along. But all you have to do to transform your hell into a paradise is to turn your fall into a voluntary act. It's a very interesting shift of perspective . . . Joyfully participate in the sorrows of the world and everything changes.