Professors Kimberly Braun ’11 and Matthew Rightmire converse about their backgrounds and paths to theater directing and scenic design, respectively, the work of and their approaches to acting, directing, and designing (including all the tech elements), how a director and the production team interact in the process of staging a play, the differences between acting and directing, the subversive possibilities of theater, how a liberal arts theater education prepares one for success in the workplace and lifelong learning, and (no spoiler alerts necessary) their own specific collaboration on the spring 2022 play Gloria at Gustavus (taking place May 5-8 at the Rob and Judy Gardner Laboratory Theatre).