KM: Total concentration. And then letting go of it. Do you understand what I'm saying to you? My mentor used to say this to me: "You can work like a dog. You can do all the research that the world provides. You can knock your head against the wall. But if you're not ready to let it all go, when the queue light goes up… you're screwed." And that's the job of the actor. At that moment, when the red light goes off, you better take wing. Because the audience is very smart-they're not going to take the journey with you if you're not taking it yourself. I learned that a long time ago.

So it's a great discipline, in a time in my life, Andy, when there are many other disciplines going on. My husband is running for governor of Ohio. It's a very busy time. I'm a little more fractured than I'd like to be. But all of that will be over this afternoon and I will be completely concentrated.

AS: Now this show is your first stage show in eight years-and you decided to take on a one-woman show.

KM: No small statement there. When I got the play, I recognized it right away. I've read so many scripts in my life that I have a sixth sense about excellence. And I saw it there. I knew what I was undertaking; I'm not foolish. But Janeway was not a walk in the park either. That's not my nature--I don't like walks in the park as much as I do walks in the jungle. Also, I'm at an age now-I'm 47 years old-and to play both acts with equal dexterity, and believability, I have to attack it right now.

AS: You have a cast reunion of sorts coming up on August 24th as a fundraiser for your husband's campaign. Is this the first time that you've been together since the close of the show?

KM: This is the first time ever that we've all been together. They're doing all