We met in May 2019 at Hope Summer Repertory Theatre when we were both assigned to be assistant stage managers on the first show of the season. Long days and late nights of rehearsal turned into movie marathons, walks along the lake, midnight donuts, and talking until 3 or 4am every night. We brought each other meals when the other didn’t have time, swung by with coffee and sweets during tech, and stepped in to cover each other's shows when under the weather. Conveniently, we were both moving to Milwaukee at the end of the summer, and we decided to see where things would go... Eleven moves, and three states later - the rest is history.