Mm-hmm.

Um, and monthly, I compile a list of all upcoming deadlines for things like, uh, funding opportunities, um, residencies, workshops, labs, all, all sorts of opportunities for theater writers to either, you know, develop a new show, get funding for an old show, et cetera.

And there's a lot of international residencies that don't publicize any of their stuff in English.

Yeah.

And the thing that brought me out of it was writing a 10-minute musical about my grandfather's greatest achievement.

And yeah, I called it Moon Illusion.

It went up in, uh, in a, I think, a, in a couple of different festivals, and did, you know, really well.

And, and I cry every time I see it performed, but it w- it was like I was carrying around this thing inside of me, and it felt so ugly, and it felt so impenetrable, and the only thing that made it feel lighter, and significantly lighter-

So, Sarah, what inspired you to want to create this show? That's a good

question.

So it's 2020.

Like many others, I'm fully unemployed.

The only thing going on in my life is a D&D game run by my friend Chloe.

And so I decide for Chloe's birthday to show my appreciation for all the work that she does to create this world for us to inhabit once a week.

I'm going to write her my character's backstory.

What is your favorite theater memory?