This was a fascinating show to work on from a number of angles. First, we were playing horses, so we got to do something other than naturalism, which I always enjoy. Second, the original choreographer was brought in to train us in the methods of becoming horses. Alas she was not doing well personally and had chosen to chemically alter her psyche so she wasn't as much help as her salary would have suggested. It's not always best to pay someone who has an address in New York, but that's another loong, sad story.

On a personal level, this was a show of milestones. Ina Mae McAdoo, Harper's mother, had moved up to Cleveland from Carlsbad, New Mexico to be near us so that we could help her with Judy, Harper's brain damaged sister. During the run--during a morning matinee, to be precise--we learned that In Mae had passed away at Mount Sinai hospital of a heart attack. About a week earlier, she had seen this wonderful production and I think she finally realized that we were not just "playing" at this acting business. This is when we took in Judy. During the run of the Mike Maggio's production at the Woodstock Music Festival, we learned that Jamin was on his way. That fateful year was truly a roller-coaster.