This time of year is a great opportunity for us to be able to get furniture from people, especially students (who) are leaving and maybe don't even know what to do with their furniture.

To boo Joey here, that's tough on him and tough on all of us. At the same time, I can sympathize with the fans, too.

It's amazing when we make a home visit how many people you see that have absolutely nothing. We really appreciate everything that we can get, so we can give it to somebody else.

This is so important to us because it gives these students such a great opportunity. It also allows us to have an expanded cast size, especially a cast that has been trained classically. This is the students' 'professional debut' and gives Kansas City a chance to see them onstage outside of UMKC, which sometimes has greater exposure.

It's an opportunity for us to learn more about a different model.

It's really an opportunity for us to learn about a different model. It's more importantly recognizing that none of us can live in a world of just one business model.