LaDonna sets out to transform the way this place is run. (25 minutes)
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Act Three: Amelia Bedelia Works From Home
Literally, Amelia Bedelia works from home. (4 minutes)
Act One: Goodbye Mr. Facey
Producer Chana Joffe-Walt wondered what it was like for surviving MTA employees coping with the loss of their co-workers due to Covid-19.
Act Two: Music of the Night after Night after Night
The musicians in the orchestra for Phantom of the Opera tell reporter Jay Caspian Kang about what it’s like to play the exact same music every single night—for decades—and how they’ve learned to make their peace with it. (22 minutes)
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Act One: She Blinded Us With Science
Producer Chana Joffe-Walt talks to researcher Mary Koss about how she came to see a thing that others couldn’t, and about what she did with that knowledge. (15 minutes)
Act Four: A Funny Thing Happened When We Were Already AT the Theater
Producer Chana Joffe-Walt tells the story of a woman who took it upon herself to do something in an effort to help, and was not well received. (8 minutes)
Act One: Big Mother Is Watching
When school closed and threw routines into disarray, one mom and daughter figured out a new way to make it work.