kqed's chloe veltman sat down with drag artist and stockton native taylor mac., here we are onto the stage t curran theatre in san francisco. i'm here with taylor mac, the creator of the show, the chief performer, and his co-creator, costume desier, machine dazzle. thank you both for being here. it's great to get a chance chat with you here in the costume shop as all this stuff is going on. -thank you. -oh, yes, thank you. -♪ i once was lost ♪ but now am found -so, your show tells the history of the united states of america in 246 songs, and it all begins with a smashing, ball-busting rendition of "amazing grace." -♪ as long as lifendures -why that song? -i wanted to set up thisind of concept that we're here to worship the act of creation, not the creator, so we take that song, and we talk about grace,e and what is gracto me is the act of creation. not the creator, -♪t's love and love alone -and what inspired you to tell the history of this country through song? -i wanted to use a form that best represented how you use kind of raperfection as a way ty people. i