He started by identifying the heart of the play and an appropriate stylistic approach.

So Furlough's Paradise, ultimately, it's a story about grief between two characters who are seeing each other for the first time in a really long time.

So when I read the text, there was very clearly a lot of reference to memory.

So I remember highlighting every time the word memory was mentioned or something was talking about memory.

However, there are, in the description of the world, you know, there are very specific things like a screen door, a balcony.

There is a couch.

There is a bookcase.

There are a lot of mechanical elements in this show.

When you look back to that tournament, heading into the tournament, what were the emotions? What was the mindset? What do you remember from that time?

Yeah, that was bittersweet, I remember, because it's like...

Wrestling can be a grind, you know, and I was a fifth year senior.

And I mean, I loved every minute of my college and high school journey.

There is ups and downs.

And but it's like, man, you know, on one hand, I'm excited for the next chapter of my life.

But on the other hand, it's like, man, I'm going to miss this.

What was the genesis? Like, where did that begin?

When you look back to that tournament, heading into the tournament, what were the emotions? What was the mindset? What do you remember from that time?

Yeah, that was bittersweet, I remember, because it's like – Wrestling can be a grind, you know, and I was a fifth year senior.

And I mean, I loved every minute of my college and high school journey.

There is ups and downs.

And but it's like, man, you know, on one hand, I'm excited for the next chapter of my life.

But on the other hand, it's like, man, I'm going to miss this.

You know, I'm going to miss having to wake up every morning and train for something, you know, getting my lips in and then going to school and then going to practice.

What was the genesis? Like, where did that