In the theatre world, it’s rare to find a professional who didn’t start out as a fan. Personally, my childhood bedroom is home to several signed playbills from my teenage years (and somewhere there’s a picture of me in double-polo shirts, both collars popped, giddily grinning next to Audra McDonald at the 110 in the …

As I start to write this, I find myself with absolutely no motivation to do so, other than an understanding that anniversaries have some sort of meaning—even if this is the anniversary of something that I’d prefer not to celebrate. A year ago I was onstage for the last time. I remember going through the …