Trying to reckon with the tragic fallout from The Hill project, Nick and Gabriele contemplate the big picture, which includes their 42-year history together. They recount the series of personal biographical and theatre-related events that engendered Thieves Theatre. They also consider the “American success story” versus the alternative ways to “make one’s mark” in the world; bravery versus bravado; and what the trajectory of their life and art was that led up to “the tipi on the hill.”

Thieves Theatre has its inaugural production and workshops with the “Con Artistes,” an inmate theatre group at Illinois State Penitentiary. Simultaneously, Gabriele applies to arguably the most prestigious graduate theatre acting program (Yale School of Drama) with the most competitive admission criteria in the country. When she is accepted, Nick decides that in order to continue with this fledgling relationship and move to the East Coast, he must first apply for admission and be accepted into the one of the most prestigious playwriting programs (NYU Tisch).

The magnetic pull of the two theatre poles – mainstream/commercial and alternative/fringe – is strong and ever-present.

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