My life would be much, much easier if I could have an hour or hour-and-a-half-long rehearsals every day after school. But it doesn’t work for the kids.

They don’t (just) show up for four practices a week and a game on Friday and that’s it. They are working all the time. ‘¦ Drama teachers have to be the same thing.

It’s hard to imagine he’s only been here three months because he’s had such an impact on the program.