I like to write about decent people who make substantial mistakes and show how they try to rectify what they've done. Drama is all about bad decisions, and people show who they truly are by how they behave in critical situations. Theatre serves us best when it helps us understand not "What Happened?" but "Why It Happened"--which is the ultimate way to understanding ourselves. Enabling us to understand someone else's seemingly incomprehensible actions helps us to a greater sense of community and heightens compassion, which leads to peace.
And, when I can, I like to make people laugh.