I'd like to think I could physically manage doing that, but I don't think it feels authentic to the kind of performer that I am. I think that, for me, being stationary and just sort of singing the songs seems to be the most connected and authentic expression for me on stage.

The theater community at large, I have to say, has just been so warm and so welcoming, and that's not something I'm as used to.

I'm never gonna be somebody who's gonna fall down from the sky on a trapeze. That's not me. I really want to make sure that my focus stays on connecting with the audience.

So how do you do it, with just words and just music, capture the feeling that my Earth is somebody's ceiling?

Show me how big your brave is.

The earliest issue I can remember going through was body image issues. I was a chubby little kid and I got made fun of for it. I dealt with horrible, horrible self esteem issues, and I still struggle with that. I think it's what taught me a lot of empathy and compassion, though, but there are those days where I look in the mirror and I still see twelve year old fat Sara.

If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins.