Most of us live without fame; the world simply ignores us. Noah Brody and Ben Steinfeld of Fiasco Theater assert that obscurity offers real rewards; a meaningful artistic life depends on it. When artists say that sort of thing, they’re generally rationalizing, but this time I believe them. How to have friends, family, and Shakespeare.

• •  PERSON: Harrison Ford
  •  PLACE: Studio A, Providence
  •  THING: a letter
  •  RANDY’S PERSON: misbehaving artists