You probably already know that I’m a musician, but you may not know about my background in theater. I did theater in high school and college, and a little bit in my twenties, but music demanded so much of my time that I just focused on that. For years, I’ve thought about writing a musical. My last attempt was cut short. I was developing a musical about Orpheus, and then I discovered that Hadestown was doing it. Sigh.

All songs have a degree of theater in them. Everyone knows there’s music and words, but…