Paula Vogel

In many ways I think that the topics choose me. It's an interesting thing. When I'm talking about balancing acts, I think there's another balancing act for drama right now. And that's the balancing act between entertainment [and] subjects that hurt us, topics that hurt us. I believe that what theater does best is it creates a community. And I think in recent years, because there's a political climate in this country [in which] the arts feel under attack, there's been a tendency to, in essence, escape in our dramas, and to me, entertainment and political subject matter go hand in hand.
-Paula Vogel