Sarah Orenstein was a touchstone for me during the pandemic lockdown. We’d meet outdoors, drink coffee and inflict ourselves and our anxieties on each other. We also found time to laugh at the insanity of the world around us. Sarah works, and has worked, at every major theatre in the country, including both the Stratford and Shaw Festivals. We met in 2008, when Sarah joined the Studio 180 Theatre production of Stuff Happens, one of those watershed moments that we cherish. And among the gifts of that project is my enduring friendship with Sarah. Sarah is fiercely dedicated to collaboration, an artist whose true love is the process of an ensemble. Not surprisingly, she dedicates a great deal of time to mentoring young artists in the craft of acting. And let’s not forget Sarah’s love of baking and gardening. ---- NOTE: please consider supporting the running cost of this podcast by sending an e-transfer to [email protected] or by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/lifeinstages.  And you can find us on – Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/lifeinstagespodcast/ Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/lifeinstagespodcast/