And I talked to the board and the staff and Friendship Manor, ... and they got excited about the idea of helping a family in need.

He's eternal. Those plays will live forever, not only as a testament to his talent, but they are America's story. We'll be telling those stories forever.

I'm sure that cities across the country will be naming schools and auditoriums after Wilson, ... It seems fitting that Pittsburgh be one of the first.

I'm absolutely shocked, ... The last time we talked, Wilson was seemingly in great health and looking forward to being (in Pittsburgh) with 'Gem of the Ocean.'

It's really two shows -- the world inside the Kit Kat Club and the world outside -- and I think it's going to be a major event. Our space lends itself to an intimacy that's unique. Seeing it in the O'Reilly will be an experience -- intimate and immediate with no gulf between audience and action.

This is a very good play and surprisingly moving. I saw a reading and asked for the (production) rights at intermission -- and the second act was even better than the first.

It's done in a very condensed amount of time essentially the time it takes for a dinner party, ... It's extremely sharp and focused writing. As usual, his ear is very sharp.

It's a love letter to actors, and I love any story about theater, actors and backstage life in any era. What's exciting is the collaboration between the three of them. It's going to be exciting. And the talent they will attract will be part of what makes it a special event.

It's the funniest play I've ever worked on. The title, in a way, is irrelevant to the facts and the plot of the play. It's one of three plays under the umbrella title of Damsels in Distress , which have seven parts in every show, all played by the same actors, all set in the same apartment, though they are unrelated.

This is devastating. We knew it was coming, but that doesn't make it any easier, Gem of the Ocean.