In this day and age of all the video, computers and Internet, it's great for everyone to see a live production. It's vibrant, it's right there, and the audience is part of it. Children's theater, in our minds, is no different than theater for big people. Good theater is good theater.

Our outlook is really positive. I think the girls have worked hard the past couple of weeks, just making sure that they are consistent with their basic fundamentals. We have a little more speed than we did last year.

They did a nice job. They made contact.

We always look for a good piece. That sounds very simple, but it's not. We look for good writing, good characters, and if a moral is part of that, that's fine. But we're not saying a play must teach a value. Comedy is great for the creative process.