Last week I agreed to do the lighting for a new musical at the Gallery Players, so, instead of watching Jayhawk football, I’m watching a play about a love affair between two men set against the backdrop of World War II.

As much as I’m disappointed that I haven’t been able to see every play of this great football season, I’ve been impressed by Yank!. Even though the production I worked on last fall just won a New York Innovative Theatre Award, I think this may be the best production I’ve been involved with.

Part of it has to do with the fact that this is the full production of the play that’s ever been done, something that feels pretty neat. The other thing I like is that the lighting designer took a pretty minimal approach, so anytime I feel like something needs more light I can add it. It gives me a lot of room to experiment. Finally, I love being involved with a show that people walk out of at the first kiss between the two principals.