Some of the truth behind Funny Girl is anything but funny. Discover the history of some of musical theatre’s most beloved characters.

In 2006, a lone gunman walked into an Amish school house and opened fire. The Nickel Mines shooting inspired the 2009 play The Amish Project, though the subject feels even more familiar, and relevant, than ever before. Check out this interview with playwright Jessica Dickey about The Amish Project ten years later.

Take a look inside the mind of Thornton Wilder and the women he wrote.