He decided to write to Steven, whose email he had from the cast list.

“Hey Steven, it’s Gitman from Chalk Circle here, long time. Just wanted to say that I’m really happy you made it. We had something going in Santa Fe, glad one of us got a break. Saw the show in Fort Myers and laughed my ass off, superb work as our repertory director used to say.” When the email didn’t bounce back, he imagined how Steven might reply: “Hey, if I did it, you definitely can,” or “What, you were there? You should’ve emailed me, I would’ve got you backstage,” while also recognizing, in the hope of warding off one more disappointment, that the comedian probably wouldn’t respond.