Education department intern Meredith Coburn interviews composer and lyricist Alan Schmuckler, book writer David Holstein and Chicago Shakespeare creative producer Rick Boynton, the creative team who developed this new adaptation of The Emperor's New Clothes at CST.

What drew you to this particular fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen?>

How do the songs in this musical adaptation of The Emperor's New Clothes help explain who these characters are?

If you were to explain to a young person what making theater is all about, what would you say?