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I am so excited that you were sitting here
0:09
Me too. I mean, this is wild. You all got nominated. I know
0:14
I feel so grateful to the nominators. I think in a three-person play, it's very evident to us that the system does not function without one of the parts
0:25
But I think it's not that often that every person in a cast, I mean, there are only three of us, but that everyone is recognized
0:34
And it really makes all of this so, so special. Did you all talk that night when you went to the theater
0:41
Like, oh my gosh. Oh, yes. I mean, we all texted that morning
0:45
And we're so grateful. And I think the collaboration with Jim and Jessica has been so meaningful
0:54
And I think, you know, awards can, if everybody isn't included, it can make it a little bit harder
1:03
And I think we would have totally survived. But the fact that we all get to be here today, it's really, really meaningful
1:11
Because you've done some amazing pieces of work with some incredible actors
1:16
What's made this one so special? You know, I feel so lucky
1:21
I do. I have had so many wonderful experiences. But this collaboration, it was different than anything I've done
1:28
And I can't tell. It's so mysterious, like, why things work that way
1:32
And I think it must all really go back to Paula. But that Paula made this piece that really asks all of us to examine these relationships with our families and with love and forgiveness
1:46
And that when you write a play that really asks these big questions, then everyone involved, including the designers, have to sort of weigh in and make themselves, open themselves up to the process
2:00
And I think in doing that, we became, like, very connected with one another and very dependent on each other
2:10
Audiences have fallen in love with this play. Every diversity, every age
2:15
Many people coming for the very first time to see a live show
2:19
What that means to you. I know. I think, you know, what's so incredible about Jessica and Jim is that they bring people to the theater that wouldn't necessarily come otherwise
2:28
And the fact that they're being brought to a Paula Vogel play that was directed by Tina Landau
2:33
Like, these are now artists that will loom larger in the collective imagination
2:39
And I just think I'm so grateful that they decided to do this piece and that they have such a fan base that's showing up
2:48
Who's that? That's William Jackson Harper. I know, I was with him four nights ago at the opening and now he's a Tony nominee
2:57
Yeah, that's right. That's right
