My very favorite set (designed by Nolan O’Dell) was for one of my favorite plays. In 2017, I directed Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz. Not only is the play one of the early plays to deal with the AIDS crisis and a gentle love story between two men, Steven was actually an ensemble member with me when I was in undergraduate school at the University of Northern Colorado. We were both part of See-Saw, a theatre for the hearing impaired. (how I got selected to be part of this company still baffles me – but it was one of my favorite growing up adventures). I love this set because it is so simple: a map store full of clutter, a circular floor with the compass laid out and a single chair begin the question what happens next. Read this play and you will fall in love with theatre all over again.