There are still some perceptions that attendees would do nothing but play while they are here. It's not a huge problem, but that's one issue we've had to deal with.

We had the economy. We had the Iraqi war. We had SARS. Those things took a huge chunk out of the number of our Asian visitors last year.

We have asked ... if we can do the play next season.

I was brought up a Catholic and I was quite fervent, because I was sent to a convent school.

I am obsessive always, even as a child. On one side is this strict orthodox religion, on the other is communism, and I am this little girl pulled between the two. It makes me who I am. It turns me into the kind of person that Freud would have a field day with, for sure.

Unconditional love with someone you've never met is a straightforward feeling that is so overwhelming and fulfilling.