I collaborated with my co-director, Katia Peppas, to take on this densely packed musical in a 7-week rehearsal process. Katia had been a veteran of the organization for many years, while my participation had begun earlier that year; she passed on her institutional experience while I was able to bring new ideas and approaches to the process. Our partnership mirrored the beautiful exchange that occurred between the students in our cast. This was the largest cast the organization had seen since the onset of pandemic, largely composed of first-time Scotch'n'Soda performers, but led by veteran members who were returning to the stage. Many of the veteran members had taken time off as a result of the pandemic and were returning to the stage for the last time before graduating. While the newer members of the cast brought fresh energy and enthusiasm to the process, veteran members became mentors for the next generation of student-theater makers, sharing valuable practices, philosophies, and traditions from their experiences before the pandemic. They passed on their wisdom from before the pandemic to students, while new students brought innovative problem-solving skills to the table, helping an organization to adapt to a wildly different theatrical world. To me, this was the most valuable experience of the production; it was incredible to see RENT's theme of community as a comfort through fearful times be manifested in the process as much as it was on the stage.