Keegon Schuett

Keegon Schuett

Keegon Schuett is a playwright, filmmaker, and performance artist. They are an alum of the Curious New Voices program of Curious Theatre in Denver where their plays Oedipus Vexed and Anniversary both premiered. They received their BFA in Theatre Design and Technology from the University of Memphis, where they acted, wrote original plays, stage managed, designed costumes, and directed. Schuett received an MFA in...
Keegon Schuett is a playwright, filmmaker, and performance artist. They are an alum of the Curious New Voices program of Curious Theatre in Denver where their plays Oedipus Vexed and Anniversary both premiered. They received their BFA in Theatre Design and Technology from the University of Memphis, where they acted, wrote original plays, stage managed, designed costumes, and directed. Schuett received an MFA in Writing for the Stage and Screen from Northwestern University. During their time at NU, they wrote Pilgrimage, a short play about trans issues. They filmed an autobiographical documentary entitled Selfie, which has screened at film festivals across America. Schuett was the recipient of a grant to film an original sitcom pilot entitled Out of Sync, a coming-of-age story about a drag queen in a lip-syncing competition. Their plays Slow, Kitty Steals a Dog, Brace Yourself, Count Spatula, and Goddess of Tears are published by YouthPLAYS. Schuett currently lives and works in Chicago, IL.

Plays

  • much nicer castles by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: Scotland, castles + 7 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, fantasy
    Keyword: Scotland, castles, cleaning lady, transformation, crow, suicide, ancestors, Medieval history, tour guide
    play 8 of 52 (7/9/23-7/16/23)

    Rory, a resilient cleaning lady from Arkansas, embarks on a transformative journey to Scotland with her son Angus, a graduate student fascinated by stories of human-animal transformations. Guided by the enigmatic and hungover Scottish tour guide Elsinore, they unravel the mysteries of Cridhe Castle's tragic past, and together, confront the bittersweet realities...
    play 8 of 52 (7/9/23-7/16/23)

    Rory, a resilient cleaning lady from Arkansas, embarks on a transformative journey to Scotland with her son Angus, a graduate student fascinated by stories of human-animal transformations. Guided by the enigmatic and hungover Scottish tour guide Elsinore, they unravel the mysteries of Cridhe Castle's tragic past, and together, confront the bittersweet realities of their present lives.

    Within the castle's ancient walls, Rory mourns the dreams left behind, the years spent tending to others' homes, and the void left by her departed mother. Amidst the whispers of forgotten spirits, she clings to a glimmer of hope, her mother's ethereal promise of returning as a crow after departing this world
  • glitter by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    1–20
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    Genre: experimental, movement/physical
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    Keyword: popcornplays, LGTBQIA+ + 6 more
    Genre: experimental, movement/physical
    Keyword: popcornplays, LGTBQIA+, glitter, dance, devised movement, LGTBTQ, anti-gay legislation, anti-gay hate
    play 7 of 52 (2/26/23-3/6/23)

    a dance piece about how you cannot eradicate the world's sparkle
  • rough patch by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    9–21
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: popcornplays, Millenials + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, experimental, fable/folktale, mystery/thriller, tragedy
    Keyword: popcornplays, Millenials, challenges of growing up gay, ABSURD LGBTQ, one eye, Dangers of the internet, childhood trauma, queer romance
    play 6 of 52 (2/5/23-2/26/23)

    Verdell is a one-eyed man trying to live a normal life, but after a smiling goofball with an eyepatch ascends to internet fame by stealing his tragic childhood story, everything's obscured. Verdell doesn't want just an eye for an eye. He wants justice. But as he gets closer to his catfish, he discovers that maybe he's found someone who finally sees him.
  • besos by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: monologue, popcornplays + 8 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, science fiction
    Keyword: monologue, popcornplays, Alexa, Amazon, jeff bezos, robot, ai, future, History, scifi
    play 5 of 52 (1/29/23-2/4/23)

    alexa speaks to us from within the echo
  • brilliance by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, experimental
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    Keyword: popcornplays, moths + 6 more
    Genre: drama, experimental
    Keyword: popcornplays, moths, bugs, lightbulb, insects, ten minute, abstract, poetic realism
    play 4 of 52 for 2023 (1/22/23-1/28/23)

    two moths embrace before a giant lightbulb. one wants to touch it. the other wants them to stay.
  • for punishment by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 2 more
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    Keyword: popcornplays, hell + 8 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, fantasy, horror
    Keyword: popcornplays, hell, gluttony, seven deadly sins, experimental, poetic, eating disorder, Torture, demons, Fingernails
    play 3 of 52 for 2023 (1/15/23-1/21/23)

    two people work in an office in hell. one has been there long enough to become a demon and the other is maybe too good at punishing themselves and others. she wonders what is on the other side of the mysterious office door. can she go? or will she bite her nails again for an eternity?
  • praying mantis by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 2 more
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    Keyword: bar culture, bar setting + 6 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, fantasy, horror
    Keyword: bar culture, bar setting, customer service, Dahmer, Lorena Bobbitt, trans, praying mantis, nonbinary identity
    Two young service industry workers— an enigmatic non-binary feminine server and a charismatic barback— seek refuge in a notorious bar with a dark history. Following a dehumanizing encounter, their conversations delve into lost humanity, what we lose when we sweat things out, and the tantalizing accounts of Anna Nicole Smith's encounters with the supernatural. As they grapple with their struggles in the...
    Two young service industry workers— an enigmatic non-binary feminine server and a charismatic barback— seek refuge in a notorious bar with a dark history. Following a dehumanizing encounter, their conversations delve into lost humanity, what we lose when we sweat things out, and the tantalizing accounts of Anna Nicole Smith's encounters with the supernatural. As they grapple with their struggles in the service industry and unravel the enigma of their own complicated relationship, the arrival of an overly inquisitive old white gay man ignites a climactic transformation that makes one of them become more bug than human.

    What happens when we feel like our jobs have made us into monsters? Who are we when our relationships are just transactional? Why are we fascinated with monsters? What happens when we really put ourselves out there and the world rejects us as monstrous?
  • someone poked a hole in the sky in chicago illinois by the belmont target and everything good in the world got sucked through it by Keegon Schuett
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: popcornplays, apocalypse + 6 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, horror
    Keyword: popcornplays, apocalypse, mystery, photography, good and evil, homeless, end of the world, absurd
    play 1 of 52 for 2023 (1/1/23-1/8/23)

    a homeless person and an amateur photographer debate the origin of a mysterious hole in the sky and wonder why it hasn't sucked them through yet.
  • this dry spell by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 3 more
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    Keyword: romance, LGBTQ + 8 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, fable/folktale, fantasy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: romance, LGBTQ, cactus, art, Existential Dread, gender identity, Non-Binary, desert, complex love story, self-transformation
    After one night together in the desert, Grace uproots their life to chase after a relationship with Brahm, a person who's slowly becoming a cactus. Not known for a green thumb, Grace tends to Brahm and the seeds of their own doubt. Is this a place for love to grow or are they both just waiting for rain?
  • sub sandwich by Keegon Schuett
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Transgender, restaurant dining + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Transgender, restaurant dining, ocean, a picture is worth a thousand words, gender transition, sandwiches
    Professional courtesy and a photo frame are shattered after one young trans server working in a sandwich shop is named Employee of the Month, but her manager displays an inappropriately old photo of her. Submerged tensions peek from below the surface as the two coworkers swim against an unforgivable current of conversation.
  • the sound of ____ by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, experimental
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    Keyword: Don't Say Gay, monologue + 4 more
    Genre: drama, experimental
    Keyword: Don't Say Gay, monologue, contains LGBTQ character, gay, language, love
    a monologue about being unable to say certain words. a monologue about being restricted.
  • faithful flame by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 2 more
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    Keyword: seduction, romance + 6 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, fable/folktale, fantasy
    Keyword: seduction, romance, poetic language, fire, wind, intruder, unfaithful, wedding dress
    A woman on fire within a fireplace is slowly seduced by the wind itself.
  • The Second Brightest Nose by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 2 more
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    Keyword: holiday comedy, A Christmas Story + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale, holiday, young audiences
    Keyword: holiday comedy, A Christmas Story, covid comedy, animals, Santa, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, secular
    After Rudolph is quarantined due to Reindeer Flu, Santa is forced to find a new leader from his remaining Christmas crew. Each of the reindeer describes how they would lead the team in their own special way. Dasher is about speed, Prancer wants to keep things sleighed back, Cupid is focused on the wrong holiday, and Dancer is preoccupied with choreography. One final member, Snout is blind but has a tremendous...
    After Rudolph is quarantined due to Reindeer Flu, Santa is forced to find a new leader from his remaining Christmas crew. Each of the reindeer describes how they would lead the team in their own special way. Dasher is about speed, Prancer wants to keep things sleighed back, Cupid is focused on the wrong holiday, and Dancer is preoccupied with choreography. One final member, Snout is blind but has a tremendous sense of smell. Will Santa recognize this unusual gift or will he refuse to adapt to these changing times?
  • chicken by Keegon Schuett
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: zoom, comedy + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimental
    Keyword: zoom, comedy, Chickens, open relationship, Quarantine
    Set-up,
    the place where life happens,
    and punchline.

    Rebecca's husband, Jim, has revealed that he has always wanted to sexually experiment with another man and now 2020 has locked him in a city far away from her. Instead of insisting he stay locked in their old way of life, Rebecca reaches out online and finds a young man in Memphis who's willing to cross the road and help...
    Set-up,
    the place where life happens,
    and punchline.

    Rebecca's husband, Jim, has revealed that he has always wanted to sexually experiment with another man and now 2020 has locked him in a city far away from her. Instead of insisting he stay locked in their old way of life, Rebecca reaches out online and finds a young man in Memphis who's willing to cross the road and help Jim explore this new world.

    Three meetings over Zoom. A few broken promises.
    Feelings run around like a chicken with its head cut off.
  • goddess of tears by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    10–20
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 4 more
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    Keyword: goddess, zoom + 7 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, fable/folktale, political, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: goddess, zoom, Ancient Greek Myth, sadness, digital, Video conferencing play, Video Chat, ancient gods, contemporary tragedy
    Everyone has something in their past that they wish they could block. Even the gods. Since nearly the beginning of time, Niobe has served as the Goddess of Tears in the digital Cloud of Olympus, approving or denying access to every single teardrop. Recently she’s become overwhelmed with the staggering amount of mortal requests so she has decided to quit and rediscover her past…if the other gods will let her....
    Everyone has something in their past that they wish they could block. Even the gods. Since nearly the beginning of time, Niobe has served as the Goddess of Tears in the digital Cloud of Olympus, approving or denying access to every single teardrop. Recently she’s become overwhelmed with the staggering amount of mortal requests so she has decided to quit and rediscover her past…if the other gods will let her. Alone behind her desk and her malfunctioning filter, Niobe searches not only for the reason beneath her own tears and but also for a connection with someone that’s stronger than the divine wi-fi. Will she finally find herself again after all of these years and tears or will she be punished and disconnected for all of eternity?
  • Birds of a Feather by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: American Family, coming out + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: American Family, coming out, gay Christian, animals, penguins, zoo
    Now that her son Silo has left the nest, Maureen has questions about the nature of his relationship with his friend Roy. As she and her son stand in front of an exhibit with two gay penguins, her curiosity about the penguins' preferences slowly evolves to probing thoughts about her son's life. Is the bond between them endangered or are her old prejudices extinct?
  • Left Hand by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: breakup, love + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: breakup, love, heartbreak, growing up, separation, moving on, marriage, proposal
    Tom and Lena stand in the doorway of their home one last time. She has her suitcase packed and Tom wants her to stay.
  • Anniversary by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: love, divorce + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: love, divorce, heartbreak, bittersweet love story
    A decade after their divorce, John and Jane meet in a romantic, candlelit restaurant. Jane wonders if this old dog has learned some tricks while John has come to fetch something else.
  • Rib Pic by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: dark comedy
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    Keyword: monologue, Adam + 6 more
    Genre: dark comedy
    Keyword: monologue, Adam, rib, texting, heartbreak, drunk, adam and eve, fragile masculinity
    Adam isn't complete without a woman, so he's sending a series of revealing photos and revealing to us just how well he's handling his recent breakup.
  • Count Spatula by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Bram Stoker, Count Dracula + 2 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, horror, young audiences
    Keyword: Bram Stoker, Count Dracula, vampire, Vampire Hunters
    The students at Bram Stoker High used to think the school lunches sucked, but now they’re more worried that the new chef, Count Spatula, might be a bloodsucker. Vanessa Helsing leads a brave team of students on a mission to rescue their classmate Mina from the Transylvanian’s fangs. Defeating the mysterious cook and his thirsty lunch ladies won’t be easy, but these amateur vampire hunters are ready to raise the...
    The students at Bram Stoker High used to think the school lunches sucked, but now they’re more worried that the new chef, Count Spatula, might be a bloodsucker. Vanessa Helsing leads a brave team of students on a mission to rescue their classmate Mina from the Transylvanian’s fangs. Defeating the mysterious cook and his thirsty lunch ladies won’t be easy, but these amateur vampire hunters are ready to raise the stakes and take them out. Or at least they hope they are in this parody of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
  • Brace Yourself by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: middle school, braces + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: middle school, braces, young love, communication/miscommunication, love, comedy of errors
    When Miranda gets braces, she’s afraid that Tommy, her boyfriend, is going to dump her. Tommy is scared that she’s going to turn down his invitation to the big dance. So what's left for the two teens to do...but send messages back and forth through their friends! As the miscommunications pile up, will they be able to brace themselves and face each other, or is this the end of their two months of bliss?
  • Oedipus Vexed; or Tragic Motherfucker by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    4–6
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: greek theatre, Oedipus Rex + 6 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: greek theatre, Oedipus Rex, Ancient Greek Myth, Alienated teenager, dark comedy, coming of age, high school, Stand-up comic
    Growing up is tragic for everyone, but even harder for Oedipus. Sure, he was left for dead by his birth parents in a dumpster behind a Chili's on a mountaintop, but now he has two loving adoptive parents and an unspeakable crush.
    Oedipus dreams of becoming a comedian and his wetter dreams have ruined his bed sheets. Despite his mother's objections, he ventures to the Delphi Dry Cleaners with...
    Growing up is tragic for everyone, but even harder for Oedipus. Sure, he was left for dead by his birth parents in a dumpster behind a Chili's on a mountaintop, but now he has two loving adoptive parents and an unspeakable crush.
    Oedipus dreams of becoming a comedian and his wetter dreams have ruined his bed sheets. Despite his mother's objections, he ventures to the Delphi Dry Cleaners with his new friend, the bold and vivacious Christina, to clean his sheets and his conscience. However the Oracle has a prophecy that will change his life forever.
  • Kitty Steals a Dog by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: middle school, fast-paced + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: middle school, fast-paced, comedy
    Meet Kitty, a reluctant ballerina. Enter Liam, uptight teenage lemonade salesman. Kitty has lost her dog. Liam has a crush on the girl next door. Kitty and Liam don't have much in common. Maybe nothing at all. But when this unlikely dynamic duo joins forces to steal the girl next door's dog and win her heart for Liam, will it be mission accomplished, or will this risky thing called friendship crash...
    Meet Kitty, a reluctant ballerina. Enter Liam, uptight teenage lemonade salesman. Kitty has lost her dog. Liam has a crush on the girl next door. Kitty and Liam don't have much in common. Maybe nothing at all. But when this unlikely dynamic duo joins forces to steal the girl next door's dog and win her heart for Liam, will it be mission accomplished, or will this risky thing called friendship crash and burn and unleash complete canine chaos on their unsuspecting suburban neighborhood?
  • Slow by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: high school, coming of age + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, young audiences
    Keyword: high school, coming of age, love, photography
    Lizzy Slominski is better known to her classmates as “Camera Girl,” because she’s always hiding behind her digital camera snapping photos of strangers. Her days as a loner end when a mysterious new boy appears at the bus stop. Will she be able to put down her camera and connect, or is she doomed to a life of observing through the lens?
  • we'll have it on your doorstep by morning by Keegon Schuett
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, experimental
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    Keyword: Amazon, warehouse workers + 6 more
    Genre: drama, experimental
    Keyword: Amazon, warehouse workers, vow of silence, Transgender, Thanksgiving, famous quotes, A Play for Three Actors, sobriety
    In a shipping warehouse, three coworkers grapple with daily inspirational quotes as the unforgiving holiday season looms. Breaking her vow of silence, Cate invites Newton and Kyle to her small, cold home for Thanksgiving dinner. After devouring comfort food and binge drinking, they cross professional boundaries to take inventory of their empty lives. Together they unpack uncomfortable existential questions and...
    In a shipping warehouse, three coworkers grapple with daily inspirational quotes as the unforgiving holiday season looms. Breaking her vow of silence, Cate invites Newton and Kyle to her small, cold home for Thanksgiving dinner. After devouring comfort food and binge drinking, they cross professional boundaries to take inventory of their empty lives. Together they unpack uncomfortable existential questions and recognize the power it takes to say something really important.