The Tony-winning director of Raisin in the Sun, he was the artistic director of Atlanta’s Alliance Theater and has directed at Washington’s Arena Stage, Boston’s Huntington and Chicago’s Goodman. Among his film and TV credits are a remake of Steel Magnolias and a musical built on the work of Tupac Skakur. I’m almost certain these are two separate projects.

•  PERSON: his mother
•  PLACE: Las Vegas
•  THING: his 3-wood
•  RANDY’S PLACE: Laura Pels Theater