The company's first full season was in 1998, when they mounted five productions. Mah and Alter pen most of the company's rock musicals. Their shows are heavily influenced by pop culture, including '80s teen movies, Star Wars, The Wizard of Oz and rock music. He blames the mass media. All of this conspires to separate us.
Theatre is a perfect way to counteract that.
Costello sees theatre as the thinking person's medium. There're no leaders. The baby boomers that preceded Generation X never seemed to be honest about their problems, observes Costello. They look like hypocrites. Its shows also deal with body image, romantic betrayal, soul searching and the battle between good and evil.