It is a shock. He has this great capacity to see in ways that all of us would like to and that's why we need him and we need him to stay. I hope he will. He is our poet, our muse and we are all putting our oars in his water now to give him as much strength as we can to keep that boat going. |
There's nothing magical about getting an Equity contract. If you walked in off the street and auditioned for a show, and I couldn't cast you as a non-pro, and I wanted you for the show, I would put you on an Equity contract. But most often, regional theaters try not to do that. |