Viewers return day after day, asking about the meaning of a piece of music or a stage image. Some notice when her knee hurts and remind her to rest. Their curiosity and support have encouraged her to move beyond interpreting others' creations and begin creating and sharing her own.

　　She still longs to return to the theater -- to its lights, its stage and the immersive experience of performing a work polished over months, or even years. Her ideal, she said, is to perform onstage while continuing to livestream with the troupe.

　　For her, the stage has not disappeared. "It has simply expanded."