“Running a theatre company and being a freelance director is basically being an entrepreneur,” Tommy said. “I go in and launch start-up companies. If I do my job well, then they can exist without me; if I have to be there for them to succeed, then I’ve failed. But my job is to take a group of people whom I’ve never met, unify them, and see if I can create an environment where they can do their work once I’m gone.”
