We're just trying to restore equilibrium to the Universe, that's all.

If things come up, we can say, "We're not ready for this, let's move some things around."

It [The Esemblist] is also about the generation of audience members that are watching shows and listening to us at the same time; hopefully, in time, when they listen to our show and then go see a show, they'll realize even more what it takes to make a show, and they'll know even more about everybody on stage, rather than just people above the title of the show.

Time's going to pass anyway, so it's prioritizing what to do with that.

We remind ourselves that it's a hobby [The Esemblist]; nobody is setting these deadlines for us, except us.

We also have a team that works really well together, that knows whose turn it is to pick up what someone else can't continue-the five of us work really well together and if someone says, "My plate is too full, I can't handle this," then someone else will always grab onto it.

And as ensemblists start being asked to do more things that require an insane skill set, that inherent value will, I hope, be held up where it deserves to be.