“I feel optimistic that people will be creative and find ways. This is what I hope, my dream and hope is that people will want to connect with the performing arts even more than they did before.”

“Promote safety, compassion, and inclusion, wear your mask, and support your local theatres and theatre professionals!”

“This is an incredible opportunity to look at how we do things in the theatre and hold them to the light to see if we’re interested in doing them the same way again in the future.”

“If you're feeling really creative right now and making a lot of things in quarantine, that's awesome! But if you're not, that's okay too!!! Take the time to rest and recharge, you need it and deserve it.”

“I love the transformation and resiliency which is the crux of being a good storyteller. We have the ability to adapt to whatever situation in which we may be placed, and we must hold fast to that and remember that these are transferable skills.”

“When you allow yourself to fully experience the ride of learning what truly makes you happy, what you want to accomplish, what stimulates you, what inspires you. and what excites you, that is when clarity will fly into your life, and you will feel a sense of ease as soon as you embody the power you have to create your own path.”

“If we’re making things over again, we should be making things that contribute more to our society and to our communities by giving more opportunity to do something new. That’s the place to look for hope and encouragement.”

“Given all the craziness going on right now, the irony is we now need performance more than ever. There are so many stories that can be told. It’s a healing thing.”

“I think that in the moment a show begins, the artists make a sacred contract with the audience; they are going to create an unforgettable experience for everyone present to share.”

“I know that people enjoy what we’re doing, even if it isn’t live and in person. I’m happy to keep putting things out there if people enjoy it.”

“I love the work of a theatre actor and I miss it terribly. Without it, there are times when I feel lost, at sea. On those days, my family is likely wondering if I will ever get out of my pajamas.”

“The learning curve is huge. But you’re not gonna learn unless you try.”

“The joy I have felt over the years working with people in the theatre will stay with me forever. And I am by nature an optimist, so I have to believe we’ll get back there.”

“As a multidisciplinary artist, I view art as a form of communication that allows us to connect with some of the most profound parts of one another, as well as ourselves, in a way that transcends the confines of language.”

“I look forward to performing again, in a theatre, with an audience. I find gathering in a space with a group of strangers and sharing a communal experience to be very moving.”

“The old stories are not for these days. They need a pause, perhaps to be revisited later or remade into a salve for today’s strife. But right now, it’s all visionary hands on deck and this requires radical acceptance of responsibility from our brave theater artists.”

“I think if the plan is to simply wait for an audition and to book a gig, then I really think you’re in trouble. It is going to take years before we are back to where we were. You must be entrepreneurial.”

“The five young artists I am sharing with you are all artists I have worked with or crossed paths with in my career that truly stuck out to me.”

“What I do is what I do. I love telling stories to people either through song or on the stage. That’s what I do for a living and I’ll never stop loving that. Nobody can take that away.”

“In these times, the best advice I can give is to be kind to yourself. It's ok if you're not working on your audition material every day. It's ok if you're not writing the next great play. It's ok if you're not ok.”