We're trying to get everyone to walk around town. That's one of the ideas behind the festival - see the arts and see the town.

I didn't win, the Town of Herndon won. That is not trivia. The mood of the town has been one that they have wanted to change for a while. We campaigned on issues that were relevant to the problems.

Our challenge is to get someone who has never been to the festival to buy a ticket for a show that they haven't been to before, artists that they don't know. But that's our reputation now. People hadn't heard of Todd Snider before we brought him here and the people who keep coming expect that. They will find something new that they loved by the time the weekend is over.

Every version of it still has the lovers, outraged parents and fairies.

It exceeded all our expectations.

The story is timeless and can be done in any era.