Golden Age

It’s what you do to get to your wish that counts. You need to work for it.

It’s the best [rehearsal] room to be in—all these people I’ve watched and admired for years. We have this unofficial rep company in Seattle, a pool of actors who work regularly, so they all know each other well and can pick up where they left off as far as collaboration goes. Especially the stepsisters Sarah [Rudinoff] and Nick [Garrison]. When we cast them, I was like, “They’re hilarious and they’re good friends.” But it didn’t really hit me until we were into rehearsal that they were a true comedic duo as opposed to two funny actors who have never met before.

I love musicals because they’re the epitome of the theatrical. You have every single performing art form at your disposal—dialogue, rhyme, singing, dancing—which makes it difficult because you have to be adept. Musicals are the ultimate way to tell a big story.