"There are those rare people who can look at the world and see things the rest of us don’t see until they show us. These are the writers. There are the special few who can take that vision and turn it back into a world. These are our directors, designers. There are fearless beings who can live in that world and show us who we are. These are our actors. There are dedicated people who know why that world matters so very much— crew, theatre staff, producers, investors, managers, marketers. And then there are the people who step forward and say ‘Show me this world, helping me change me.’ These are our audiences. And when all of these people come together and say ‘Yes’, there is theatre."

— Clybourne Park acceptance speech for “Best Play”, 2012 Tony Awards
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