is maura tierney in the theater, if she is, will she sign in.'m here 45 minutes before anything. >> it's true. >> because i got to make my ovaltine. >> is it comforting working with four very strong actors? >> our ensemble which numbers 14, ten other people on the show, is -- i think it's a safe haven for us all. i think we all get to come in -- >> but you don't get a break. i'm sorry, i know you don't want us to do this. i'm just saying, like we all get a little bit of a respite but tom has to do it all, every second -- >> mcalary's onstage a lot. >> and it must be fun and hard, though, because it's all these different actors and all this energy and all these personalities and you have to -- >> but i get to look forward to each segment as it rolls along. like there's a moment where we have a big thing with you, then i have a big thing with courtney, a big thing with chris. peter comes and goes. mumbling other people's lines. but that's what -- i have to say, i think we all look forward to coming to work every day thus far. >> maura, you play al