“It cannot be a coincidence that the three greatest eras in theatre – which I would define as Athenian drama, Elizabethan drama, and 19th Century Italian opera – existed in those rare moments when all classes attended the theatre together. The dramatists had to find a way to create works that spoke across classes of people rather than flattered one particular group. So I believe we must aim high in quality and as broadly as possible in terms of audience. Anything less would be unworthy of a great public agency.”