In Jewish tradition, a quorum of ten people, called a minyan, is required for public worship, teaching us that we cannot rise to our greatest spiritual potential alone. What excites me about theater is the notion that storytelling can foster community. Like the minyan, theater fights unreservedly against loneliness, demanding that the audience actively engage in compassion to seek meaning. As a playwright, I want audiences to feel part of a minyan—a community actively resisting the loneliness of being alive.