First off, I want to say that I am thrilled to have this work presented at my theatrical home, SOSE. I'm chomping at the proverbial bit to get started...and now must wait many months for the process to begin in earnest. Patience, dear Aaron...patience.

"King Cat" may be a comedy, with flights of fancy, phantasmagoric word play and off-kilter song numbers, but it uses these techniques to get to, I hope, a place we have all been, where we try to fill the empty spaces with objects, possessions, anything which will allow us to feel full and not lost on this ever-spinning entropy addled green and blue ball.

Since I wrote this play about ten months ago, the world has only confirmed its sentiments and its pleas for greater compassion and understanding for those who are sick and compulsive. I watch the way we laugh at those who have committed crimes, we hope for their punishment as we watch coverage of their trials on our little radiation screens. We forget, in our amusement and entertainment, that these are human beings, obviously in need of help, much like Heidi, the cat lady heroine of this piece.

Lastly, a great big thanks to SOSE for the support and looking forward to mounting this ball of fur. Meow!

I am also very excited that we are doing Aaron's play! It fits right into the SOSE aesthetic (which is always shifting and morphing but moving forward) what with its flights of fancy, songs, time jumping and talking cats. MEOW.