So guys, tell me about your inspirational process. Is it equal for both? 

Well, let us tell you the story of how we met. It was one of our first classes as Masters students in London and we were supposed to write ideas for musicals we’d like to write on a big, long piece of paper on the floor. One group of students would write their ideas and the other students had to pick the ones they liked. Simon wrote down “Lord of the Flies” and everyone in class through it was a weird idea. Everyone except Tim, who was ecstatic. Thus began Chouinard & Vest. This illustrates what we love about art, theater, and specifically, musicals. We’re always the ones asking questions, pursuing the interesting, weird, strange, and scary stories. We want to challenge people in an entertaining way. It’s stories like that, stories people say “That could never be a musical”, that inspire us to ask, “Well… Why not?”

Do you find indie theater to be a welcoming atmosphere for exciting thoughts. 

When you’re kind of obsessed with doing unconventional things, you gravitate towards the communities who believe in what you like to do. That is the independent theater world. We want to work with people who like taking big risks. Our stories are risks and it takes a dedicated team to turn something a little strange into something powerful. We’re very excited to see more daring shows like “The Great Comet” making their way to Broadway with the support and backing they have, and hope this trend toward brave and challenging theater continues both in the independent sector and more commercial theater world. Either way, we think there will always be something magical about a crazy show happening in a little, confident space.