I was nine-years-old during my first summer with the Heidi Play. My brother, Dennis, had been in the play the year before and was now playing the role of Peter, the goatherd. I remembered watching him on stage with the other actors and thinking that this was one of the best things that you could get to do! So my brother told the Director, Barbara Marty, that I was interested in helping and she immediately put me to work with sound effects and prompting. That first summer I learned that my job was not as exciting as acting on stage, but that I played an important part in ensuring a good...