Joel Higgins worked as a actor, producer, director, and designer with The Celebration Company at The Station Theatre in Urbana, Illinois for two years. This film was both a send off (he thereafter relocated to New York) to the theatre he loved and a message from the Company to its members and patrons.
The story and idea to do this film came out of the creative partnership of Kay Holley and Joel Higgins. Kay has been a leading voice in The Celebration Company for decades. She directed Joel in Jon Robin Baitz's "Other Desert Cities" in Spring, 2014. After the show had closed, she and Joel began work on "A Chosen Family."