>> Ted: NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, DETAILS ON A MULTIBILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT TO BUILD TWO BATTERY MANUFACTURING PLANTS IN QUEEN CREEK.

WE PREVIEW THE DOCUMENTARY ON SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR WITH A LOOK AT THE O'CONNOR INSTITUTE WITH AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.

AN ARIZONA THEATER COMPANY OF A PLAY THAT SPOTLIGHT'S LOVE AMID MEMORY.

THAT'S NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

MI I'M TED SIMONS.

ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING AND THIS TIME AT A PRIVATE SOUTH KOREAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN NASHVILLE.

TWO OF THE CHILDREN WERE 9 YEARS OF AGE AND THE OTHER WAS 8.

ONE ADULT STAFF MEMBERS WAS THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL.

THE SHOOTER IS ALSO DEAD.

>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE WAS SWIFT.

OFFICERS ENTERED THE FIRST STORY OF THE SCHOOL, BEGAN CLEARING IT AND THEY HEARD SHOTS COMING FROM THE SECOND LEVEL AND THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE GUNFIRE.

WHEN THE OFFICERS GOT TO THE SECOND LEVEL, THEY SAW A SHOOTER, A FEMALE, WHO WAS FIRING.

THE OFFICERS ENGAGED HER AND SHE WAS FATALLY SHOT BY RESPONDING POLICE OFFICERS.

>> Ted: THE SHOOTER WAS A 28-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO WAS A PAST STUDENT AT THE COOL AND SHE WAS ARMED WITH TWO ASSAULT RIFLES AND A HANDGUN.

POLICE SAY NO APPARENT MOTIVE.

THE WHITE HOUSE RESPONSE TO TODAY'S SHOOTING?

>> THE PRESIDENT CALLS ON CONGRESS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE ANOTHER CHILD IS SENSELESSLY KILLED IN A PREVENTIBLE ACT OF GUN ENVIRONMENTAL.

AGAIN,VIOLENCE.

>> Ted: FLOOD VIOLENCE IN EFFECT FOR MARICOPA COUNTY AND DUE TO DAM RELEASES AND THIS WILL AFFECT BRIDGE CROSSING NEAR TEMPE LAKES AND GILBERT AND HOCKEYMcKELLIPS ROWS.

THIS IS AT A NUMBER OF LOW-LYING CROSSINGS, GOODYEAR AND GILA BEND.

>>> AMERICANS ARE TIPPING LESS AND A NEW STUDY SHOWS TIPPING AT QUICK SERVING AT STARBUCKS AND MCDONALD'S IS ON AVERAGE AT 15.9% AND DOWN FROM 16.4% FROM LAST YEAR AND ANALYSTS SAY INFLATION IS THE BIGGEST REASON.

>>> BIG NEWS FOR ASTRONOMERS, A PLANETARY PARADE, MERCURY, VENUS, MARS AND URANUS WILL BE VISIBLE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THE BEST GLIMPSE IS TOMORROW AT SUNSET AND UNDER THE CRESCENT MOON AND EXPECTED TO BE VISIBLE EVEN IN URBAN AREAS WITH SIGNIFICANT LIGHT POLLUTION.

>>> LG ENERGY SOLUTION ANNOUNCED PLANS TO EXPAND THE INVESTMENT IN BUILDING A BATTERY MANUFACTURING COMPLEX IN QUEEN CREEK AND THE LARGEST SINGLE INVESTMENT EVER FOR A STAND-ALONE BATTERY MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN NORTH AMERICA.

FOR MORE ON ALL OF THIS, WE WELCOME DANNY SEIDEN, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME ONTO TALK ABOUT GOOD NEWS.

>> Ted: WHO ARE THEY?

>> LG KNOW IT FROM HOME ALLIANCE AND YOU SEE THIS AROUND THE HOUSE AND A COMPANY BASED IN SOUTH KOREA AND A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE TO STORE THIS AND TWO GREAT INVESTMENTS.

>> Ted: THE BATTERIES, LITH LITHIUM ION?

>> YES.

THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION AND AS WELL AS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HAVE MAINTAINED CONTACT WITH LG AND WE HEARD AN ANNOUNCEMENT OVER A BILLION DOLLARS OUT IN QUEEN CREEK AND THERE WAS A TRIP, A TRADE MISSION OUT TO SOUTH KOREA AND WE HAVE ECONOMY INITIATIVES AND WE'RE ABLE TO SHOW ARIZONA IS THE PLACE TO COME AND GROW.

A YEAR LATER, A $5.5 BILLION ANNOUNCEMENT.

>> Ted: THAT'S SIMILAR, AND THEN THEY SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND LET'S EXPAND.

>> MOST PEOPLE COME TO ARIZONA AND FALL IN LOVE AND GREAT UNIVERSITIES AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

TSMC WAS 12 BILLION TO 40 BILLION AND ONE OF THE LARGEST INVESTMENTS IN NATION'S HISTORY.

>> Ted: BATTERIES TO POWER EV'S AND ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN EV'S AND THE MICROCHIP, AS WELL AND THAT'S A PLAY HERE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

DON'T OVERLOOK AT ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS WITH LUCID WHICH MANUFACTURERS USING NICOL AND THAT'S THE PRIMARY MARKET.

AND SO THAT ECOSYSTEM HAS GROWN AND LEAD TO, I THINK, THESE ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

>> Ted: THE OTHER MANUFACTURING FACILITY, AS YOU MENTIONED, AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES?

>> WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS, WHETHER PINNACLE WEST OR SRP TO INVEST IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FACILITIES AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS, A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> Ted: THERE ARE TAX CREDITS INVOLVED AND WHAT KIND OF TAX CREDITS ARE INVOLVED?

>> I WANT TO SAY AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE DO NOT HAVE DISCRETIONARY ECONOMIC INCENTIVE PROGRAMS AND WE HAVE DEAL CLOSING FUN THAT'S NOT USED FOR THESE BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WHAT WE HAVE ARE STATUTORY METRIC-BASED PROGRAMS ON THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT AND THE JOBS THEY'LL HAVE TO PAY AND THEN THEY QUALIFY TO GET ALTERNATIVES FROM THE STATE.

AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, TSMC, THE CHIPS ACT WITH ENORMOUS TAX CREDITS OR THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT DID HAVE SOME TAX CREDITS FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.

THAT HAS HELPED.

MAKE NO MISTAKE, ARIZONA IS ABOUT CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT ALL CAN BENEFIT FROM.

>> Ted: ARE THERE CERTAIN THRESHOLDS AND THIS PROJECT, HOW MANY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

>> YOU CAN STUDY THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF 5.5 BILLION AND KNOW AND 2500 TO 3,000 HIGH-PAYING JOBS IN QUEEN CREEK.

>> Ted: THEY HAVE TO BE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF JOBS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

MOST MANUFACTURING JOBS PAY TWICE THE AVERAGE AND THESE ARE HIGH-PAYING AND THEY WILL MEET ALL CRITERIA.

>> Ted: QUEEN CREEK, PIN AL VALLEY.

>> THESE ARE EXCELLENT PARTNERS AND JUST ACES.

THEY KNOW HOW TO MAKE A COMPANY FEEL WELCOME AND WANT TO GET TO YES AND SOLVE PROBLEMS.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THE MAYOR OF QUEEN CREEK AND PINAL COUNTY.

INFRASTRUCTURE CONCERNS, THEY'RE THERE, BUT IT'S A PERFECT TRANSITION.

THIS IS TITLE 42 TO ALLOW MANUFACTURERS TO MAKE A MAJOR INVESTMENT TO USE THE CONSTRUCTION TAX DOLLARS TO BUILD PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO BENEFIT THE SITE AS WELL AS THE TOWN.

THE LEGISLATURE RIGHT NOW IS REVIEWING AN EXPANSION TO THAT PROGRAM, HB2809 AND WE EXPECT THAT TO PASS.

>> Ted: THE WATER IS NEXT AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE WATER TO THE FACILITY.

HAVE WE GOT THE WATER OUT THERE?

>> WE HAVE SOLUTION FOR WATER AROUND THE BOARD.

I LIKE TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY ON THE MEDIA TO TALK ABOUT WATER.

ARIZONA IS A WELL PLANNED STATE AND INDUSTRIAL USE, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS, 7% OF THE TOTAL WATER USE.

WE HEAR THIS, WE USE LESS WATER THAN THE 1950, DESPITE POPULATION AND GROWTH.

WHETHER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TMC BEFORE OR AFTER.

UP THE STREET IN CHANDLER, IT WILL BE WATER POSITIVE BY 2030 BECAUSE THEY BUILT A WASTE WATER FACILITY.

TO BE WATER POSITIVE SHOWS WHAT A GREAT CORPORATE THEY ARE AND I WOULD EXPECT THE SAME.

>> Ted: EXPECT THE SAME, REALLY EXPECT THE SAME?

>> YES.

>> Ted: SO NO FOOLING AROUND.

>> THESE ARE GREAT PARTNERS WITH WATER AND TO BE WATER POSITIVE AND GIVING MORE BACK THAN THEY USE NOW.

>> Ted: WHY ARE CAR BATTERIES, MAKERS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES, WHY ARE THEY ALL COMING HERE?

>> I LIKE TO SAY POLICY MATTERS AND SOMETIMES YOU LOSE THE FACT WE HAVE SPENT THE BETTER PART OF A DECADE DIVERSIFYING OUR ECONOMY AND WE ARE NOW JUST A GREAT PLACE FOR ADVANCED TECH MANUFACTURING AND WE WE ARE A BOOM.

WHEN WE GET AN INTELL EXPANSION AT 20 BILLION, THE ECOSYSTEM IS GROWING.

IF YOU GET A MANUFACTURER LIKE LUCID MAKING TOP GRADED ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THEY WANT TO BUY IT.

IT'S NOT JUST LG AND CORE VALUE WE'VE ANNOUNCED AND THE WHOLE ECOSYSTEM BENEFITS.

>> Ted: WHEN DOES IT FINISH AND GET STARTS?

>> THEY'LL BE UP AND GOING SOON.

>> Ted: IS COUPLE OF YEARS?

>> LESS THAN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

>> Ted: DANNY SEIDEN, ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> Ted: UP NEXT, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.

>> TONIGHT'S EDITION OF THE DOCUMENTARY FEATURES SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, TITLED "SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, THE FIRST."

WE'VE ASKED SUKHMANDER SARAH SUGGS TO JOIN US FOR AMERICA DEMOCRACY AND WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

>> Ted: JUST TALK ABOUT THE INSTITUTE AND WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

>> WELL, THE ORIGINAL MOVEMENT TO SAVE JUSTICE O'CONNOR'S HOME SCHEDULE FORD FOR DEMOLITION COMPLETED IN 2009, THAT WAS THE CATCATALYST AS THE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY.

>> Ted: I REMEMBER GOING TO SOMETHING ALONG THESE LINES BY THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

IT'S LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORICAL PLACES.

THAT'S OUR ICON AND WE HAVE THREE PILLARS AND THE HOUSES ARE ICONS THAT REPRESENT ICONS.

>> Ted: A BETTER NATION BY MUTUAL RESPECT AND SHARED PURPOSES.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT HER LIFE, SHE'S ONE OF THE VERY FEW SUPREME COURT JUSTICES THAT SERVED IN ALL THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT AND SHE REALLY UNDERSTANDS THE PIECES, PARTS, HOW IT FITS TOGETHER AND HOW IMPORTANT TO HAVE ALL THREE PARTS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

>> Ted: WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT IT ON A NATIONAL LEVEL WITH THE PBS DOCUMENTARY TONIGHT.

CREATING A CENTER FOR PROBLEM SOLVING, IS THAT WHAT GOES ON?

>> YES.

WE HAVE THE CIVIC COLLABRATORY?, AND THIS IS THAT THE JUSTICE EXEMPLIFIED.

>> Ted: BRINGING TOGETHER DIVERGENT FEWS AND I SAW CELEBRATING WOMEN, EXPLAIN.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE JUSTICE, SHE IS THE EMBODIMENT OF BREAKING -- SHE SHATTERED THE GLASS CEILING FOR THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.

THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE.

I MEAN AN EQUAL BRANCH OF POWER AND SHE DID IT.

I REMEMBER THE DAY THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE AND I KNOW ATTORNEYS THAT WEPT, THAT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

>> Ted: THAT LEGACY AND WE THINK OF THE SUPREME COURT AS THAT GLASS CEILING AND THERE WERE CEILINGS ON LOWER LIVERS ALLFLOORS.

>> SHE WAS THE FIRST AMONG MANY THINGS.

ASPIRING TO WORK IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND IT WAS A FIRST IN THE '60S.

SHE WAS A SENATOR AND BECAME ELECTED AS MAJORITY, THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE UNITED STATES OF ALL LEGISLATURES AND SHE'S ACCUSTOMED TO BREAKING GROUND AND SHATTERING THE CEILING.

>> Ted: RUNNING AN INSTITUTE FOR SOMEONE LIKE THIS AND HOW DO YOU DO IT AND WHAT DO YOU EMPHASIZE AND PROFILE AND HIGHLIGHT THE LEGACY?

>> JUSTICE O'CONNOR HERSELF TOLD US MANY YEARS AGO, IN 2015, WE SHOULD FOCUS ON ADVANCING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.

OR BOARD WAS IN STRATEGIC PLANNING AND AT THAT POINT, WE REALLY FOCUSED ON OUR THREE PILLARS.

JUST LAST WEEK, A CIVIC EDUCATION DISCOURSE FOR ADULTS.

WE HAD TO SHIFT PROGRAMMING ONLINE AND SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS DID.

WE LAUNCHED A "CONSTITUTION SERIES" AFTER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.

WE HAD PARENTS FROM PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL 50 STATES TO LEARN ABOUT DEMOCRACY.

WE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE ANNENBURG CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY FOUND THAT NOW ONLY ONE IN FOUR AMERICANS CAN NAME A SINGLE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT.

AND YAHOO.COM DID A SURVEY THAT ROUGHLY 50% OF AMERICANS LEAVE THAT DEMOCRACY WILL CEASE TO EXIST, OUR DEMOCRACY AS WE KNOW IT IN THE FUTURE.

OUR FOCUS HAS TO BEEN TO FILL IN THE GAPS.

IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, MOST AMERICANS HAVE BEEN HAD SEMESTER OF CIVICS IN 13 YEARS.

IT'S FREE AND NOT PARTISAN AND ALSO FOR THOSE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN GAINING CAPACITY FOR CIVIL DISCOURSE.

>> TO FIND OUT MORE, THEY GO TO WHERE?

>> CIVICSFORLIFE.ORG.

>> Ted: WE'VE TALKED TO THE JUSTICE AND HOW IS SHE DOING?

>> WELL, SHE TURNED 93 ON MARCH 26th AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY SHE'S FRAIL, BUT AT 93, I THINK SHE'S ENTITLED AND SHE LOOKS GOOD AND EATS WELL AND LOVES SEEING PEOPLE.

SO THAT'S ENCOURAGING.

>> Ted: ENCOURAGING NEWS AND AN ENCOURAGING WAY TO END OUR INTERVIEW AND CONGRATULATIONS AND IT'S "THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE" ON PBS.

>> Ted: A WORLD PREMIERE FROM THE ARIZONA THEATER BEGINS WITH PRU PAYNE, A PLAY THAT LOOKS AT LOVE AND IDENTITY THROUGH THE PRISM OF MEMORY LOSS AND JOINING US NOW ARE MIMI KENNEDY AND GORDON KLAPP.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE.

>> Ted: MIMI, A WORLD PREMIERE, HUH?

>> BY STEVE D RUCKMAN, HE WAS NOMINATED FOR AN EARLIER PLAY AND I THINK THIS IS HIS BEST PLAY YET.

>> Ted: INVOLVING MEMORY AND THE SELF.

>> IT'S A VERY SNOBBY, 1988 CULTURE CRITIC WRITER FOR "THE NEW YORKER" CRITICIZES EVERYBODY AND LOSES HER MEMORY AND IDENTITY AND SHE FALLS IN LOVE AT A MEMORY CLINIC.

THE QUESTION OF THE PLAY, REALLY, IS WHEN WE LOSE THE SELF WE'VE MANUFACTURED AND ARE PROUD OF, WHAT REMAINS OF A HUMAN BEING?

DO WE CELEBRATE IT AND WHAT'S THE TREASURE INSIDE?

I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

>> Ted: IT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND IT'S DEEP.

I HAVE TO GET BACK AND I'M THINKING ABOUT ALL SORTS OF THINGS WHEN YOU SAY THAT.

WHO IS GUS?

>> GUS IS A JANITOR, BUT HE PREFERS TO CALL HIMSELF A CUSTODYIALCUSTODIAL ENGINEER AND AN ARTICULATE ELOQUENCE.

HE'S A WORKING STIFF FROM OUTSIDE OF BOSTON, AND I'M FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE.

IT'S BEEN FUN DOING THIS, BUT IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL UNLIKELY ALLIANCE OR ROMANCE OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

>> Ted: YOUR THOUGHTS WHEN YOU FIRST READ THE SCRIPT?

>> I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET HERE.

>> Ted: YOU COULD SEE THE NUANCE AND EVERYTHING IN THERE, HUH?

>> I PLAYED A CHARACTER WITH A SIMILAR BACKGROUND, A JANITOR FROM BOSTON.

BUT THIS IS MORE BENIGN VERSION OF THIS CHARACTER.

[ Laughter ] >> Ted: WHEN YOU READ THE SCRIPT, YOU TALK ABOUT IDENTITY AND WHO YOU ARE WHEN YOU CAN'T REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE?

>> I BURST INTO TEARS AT THE END AND I CALLED MY MANAGER SOBBING.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING EIGHT YEARS ON TELEVISION ON MOM AND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE AND STOPPING EVERYTHING AND DOING THIS PLAY.

HE WENT, OH, NO.

AND I SENT THE PLAY TO HIM AND HE CALLED ME TWO HOURS LATER SOBBING AND SAID, YOU MUST DO THIS PLAY.

>> Ted: AGAIN, IT STRIKES ME AS WHEN YOU DON'T REMEMBER THINGS, ARE YOU STILL YOU?

>> THAT'S THE QUESTION OF THE PLAY.

I FIND IN THE PLAY AS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED FOR MANY, MANY PEOPLE WHO COME TO US SAYING I HAVE CARED FOR SOMEONE WITH ALZHEIMER'S, THERE'S A REGRESSION THROUGH ALL OF THE PHASES OF YOUR LIFE, INCLUDING BABYHOOD AND WHAT WE GO THROUGH, ROMANTIC ADOLESENCE AND THE PERSON IS IN THERE.

EVERY CELL IS IN THERE, THE BODY KEEP A CELL AND EXPRESSING AND LOSING.

BUT THOSE OF US WHO BELIEVE THERE'S A PURPOSE TO LIFE AND DEATH REALLY HAVE TO ASK THAT QUESTION.

BUT THE DIFFICULT THING IS, AND WE SEE IT IN THE PLAY, OUR SONS CARE FOR US.

IT'S THE CAREGIVERS THAT NEED TO SEE INSIDE AND EXAMINE THE LOVE THEY HAVE FOR THIS PERSON WHO IS DISAPPEARING AND SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T REMEMBER THEM.

BUT WHAT IS HUMAN LIFE AND WHAT IS IT TO EXPRESS AN IDENTITY?

DO THEY GET IN THE WAY OF SOMETHING REAL OR HELP US AND WHEN WE LET IT GO, CAN WE LET IT GO?

>> Ted: READING ABOUT THE PLAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S HUMOR IN THERE?

>> THE CLASS DIFFERENCE, GUS' WAY OF EXPRESSING HIMSELF IS SOMETIMES FUNNY.

>> Ted: , BUTI'M TRYING TO IMAGINE MYSELF ON STAGE WITH A PLAY OF THIS IMPORT AND THIS WEIGHT.

IS IT DIFFICULT TO BE FUNNY IN THAT KIND OF A PLAY?

>> NO, IT'S NEVER DIFFICULT FOR AN ACTOR TO BE FUNNY.

WE LIVE ON IT WE THRIVE ON IT.

BUTTHERE'S HUMOR IN THE SITUATIONS.

THERE'S HUMOR IN THE CHARACTERS AND THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THIS PIECE IS THAT IT'S SO EMOTIONAL THERE ARE TEARS OF LAUGHTER AND EMOTION AND SADNESS.

>> Ted: CHALLENGES?

>> I WOULD SAY THE DEEPER THE PAIN, THE MORE THE HUMAN NEED TO ABLE TO LAUGH AND AFFIRM THAT YOU'RE STILL ALIVE AND THERE'S STILL SOMETHING.

THERE ARE MANY, MANY WONDERFUL JOKES IN THIS PLAY AND LITERAL JOKES AND CULTURAL JOKES AND LAUGHING.

BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO AFFIRM LIFE AT THE SAME TIME.

I MEAN, IF SOMETHING IS LOST, YOU DON'T CARE UNLESS IT WAS SOMETHING WONDERFUL TO BEGIN WITH.

THERE'S A LOT OF WONDERFUL AFFIRMATION OF LIFE IN THE PLAY AND IT'S VERY, VERY FUNNY.

>> Ted: AND WHEN YOU READ IT, OBVIOUSLY, IT HIT YOU BOTH HARD.

AGAIN, READING IT AND THEN GOING THROUGH THE PIECES AND THEN PERFORMING, WERE THERE CHALLENGES INVOLVED.

>> WHEN THERE'S GREAT WRITING, THERE ARE FEWER CHALLENGES.

SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WERE OVERCOMING LITTLE MOMENTS THAT WE LOST BECAUSE THE PLAY HAD TO BE EDITED AND IT'S JUST BEEN SUCH A JOY TO WORK WITH THIS SCRIPT AND WITH THESE ACTORS.

I DON'T WANT THE IMPRESSION TO GET OUT THIS IS A TWO-PERSON SHOW.

THERE ARE THREE OTHER WONDERFUL ACTORS, OUR TWO SONS AND THE DR., DR. DOLAN.

AND THERE'S ANOTHER WHOLE STORY WITH THE SONS.

>> AND MEMORIZATION WAS A CHALLENGE.

I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE HERE I AM, IN MY 70s GOING INTO A PLAY THAT'S ABOUT LOSING YOUR MEMORY.

AND SO ONE HAS TO WONDER, CAN I MEMORIZE IS THREE-PAGE MONOLOGUE?

YEAH, BUT THAT WAS A CHALLENGE.

>> Ted: IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ARIZONA THEATER COMPANY WOULD HOST THIS THROUGHOUT AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU AND OBVIOUSLY, I THINK PEOPLE ARE SAYING, I KNOW THESE PEOPLE AND SEEN THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE HAD QUITE A CAREER, MOVIES, TV AND NOW THE PLAY AND SUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR CAREERS AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS PLAY.

THIS REALLY SOUNDS LIKE FANTASTIC STUFF.

GOD TO HAVE YOU BOTH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: AND IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US AND YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.