The impact of the Curtis production is impossible to predict -- and that's the idea. The Terese Wadden costumes remain surprisingly specific, with work clothes splattered with chemicals. But the original set that resembled a parade route with bleachers is now an extremely simple round disc that, in Schlather's mind, can be anything from a bed to a forum for soapbox speeches. "Whatever headlines you're reading, come to the show and bring that with you," says Schlather. "I"m trying to use this piece as a way ... to have a place where you can sit and contemplate your life. It feels like a more potent event for our times."