Barton-Farcas: In looking at what defines 'outcasts' in society (our theme for this season) there are places we naturally go to – political hot issues such as gay rights – but we wanted to begin our tenth season with an unexplored and somewhat unacknowledged [look at] those who are terminally ill and how society, sometimes the medical establishment and oftentimes [patients] themselves – see themselves as being outcasts. W;t seemed to fit the bill as the main character sees herself as 'different from' others even before she gets sick.

Barton-Farcas: The biggest challenge is always putting together your 'team' – director, actors, crew. This is the first full outing for our director Alvaro Sena (he has AD'd four times with us and acts as well) and you want to be sure to pair the right project with the right person. He was ready to direct and he specifically asked for this show. Having known him a long time, I said “OK, lets do it.” He has been head and shoulders above what I expected (which was still incredibly high). He has been meticulous and prepared from the acting on down to the technical stuff. Once you have that and cast/crew in place, it’s about the text. And this is a great text. Sena: Every one of us knows someone who is dealing with cancer, so this is a very touching subject and also very delicate and deals deeply emotionally with us. To me, the opportunity to envision and work about a theme like this is incredible. It is very challenging, but also amazing. This script puts us through an intellectual and emotional journey, [but] I believe I have the heart to do it. We will see [protagonist] Vivian’s journey full of moments and symbols, messages, possibilities and poetry. The great thing about the play is that it is brutal and human. You feel strange but at the end of the show you will feel comforted, because it deals with lessons and grace, and also gives us possibilities of a second chance.

Barton-Farcas: I think it is. In a way, it makes you appreciate things in your own daily life a bit more. We certainly look for humor in this play and find it, as well as a lot of love – the cast is tremendously close, even the newer actors to the company, and each day is like finding the joy hidden inside something that is very fleeting – life. For me as producer and actor in the show, it has meanings on various levels. We use my daughter's voice as my character at 5 years old, and my own mother is the hospital loudspeaker voice, so I am surrounded by love. Sena: Seeing and understanding Vivian’s journey and seeing that she is going to reassess her life gives hope, especially when we see that she does it with humor and profundity.

Barton-Farcas: Hug those you love. Don't analyze what you feel – just feel it. Don't shy away from someone in need – reach out a hand. You will both be the better for it. Sena: I hope and wish the audience gets the idea of a second chance, that all of us can reassess our lives at some point, and most of all that is never too late to start something. Live in the moment! Love here and now, don’t wait. Love doesn’t cost us anything.