You've done, you know, over 100 shows across nine states, and I'm just curious, what is something that stands out as really memorable, like, you know, whether it's a specific moment or, you know, something that you've felt over and over?

The first example that comes to mind is, um, in my sort of mid-20s when I came out as gay.

I come from a very conservative religious family and also culture, so I'm very aware that that's not how... that not everyone would be welcoming of that.

And just being able to stand up in front of people and tell them about that experience, tell them about the losses that I've experienced, like with my family, was really...

It was really formative.

Is what you're telling students and people on shows that you're producing, is it the same thing that you tell yourself? Are you giving them the same guidance?

Yes.

I just try to encourage them to be themselves, to tell a story like you're telling it to a friend, because I think that authenticity is the number one thing that feels good when you're storytelling and also that the audience responds to.