And then, at Pansy’s most vulnerable moment, someone cackled, “Ha ha!”

The barely audible cackle of candle kept me company in a stark warehouse room, a setting that felt illicit while the small flame’s fragility reminded me that I needed to make a decision.

This is a musical that treasures goofy imperfection, a scene where McInnerny does a funny little tap dance, or the joy in Shannon’s hyena cackle.

In a memorable scene, she careens through town, shouting and cackling, dragging a tree behind her truck, which she sends flying through the glass front of the association headquarters.

The biggest lesson he learned: “What does Chad want to do?” he dryly cackles, before interrupting himself.