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In my preadolescent years I dabbled in theater off and on. I had a part in the chorus of "Peace Child" when I was five. Many years later when we were living at the Winslow Cohousing I played Pyramus in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". I enjoyed theater, but my frequent travels made it difficult to do.

When we moved to Whidbey Island in 1996 I decided that now I finally wanted to do theater. I went at the task with gusto. In approximately one year I was in 12 shows. They ranged from comedy to drama, from Shakespeare to Gershwin.

This year satisfied my appetite. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the acting I did. Then my life moved on and I no longer felt the urge to be a character on stage.

My stint with the theater was valuable in many ways, but two stand out. First I became completely comfortable with being in front of an audience. Second I learned about throwing myself into an activity, and then knowing moving on. This understanding encourages me to throw myself into my interests with abandon, and then to let go of that part of my identity that forms around that interest when its pursuit is no longer current with my passion.

A Complete List of My Theatrical Experiences and the Roles I Played:

• "Peace Child", chorus
• "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare, Pyramus
• Many dance pieces choreography by me and my friends
• Numerous school and extracurricular choirs
• A spoof on the Findhorn Foundation created by youth from the community, many roles
• "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, Lady Bracknell
• "Spoon River Anthology" by Edgar Lee Masters, Georgia Gray
• "The Old Cookie Shop" by Joe M. Charles, Miss Nellie O'Grady
• A scene from "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens, Estella
• "Submerged" by H.S. Cottman and L.V. Shaw, Shaw
• "Song of America" a song and dance revue
• "Cinemagic" a song and dance revue
• "Crazy for You" a George Gershwin musical, a chorus girl
• I sang in a mother daughter concert with my mother's choir
• "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare, Hermia
• "Food Crimes" by Judith Walcutt and David Ossman, Pumpkin
• "Xingu" by Edith Wharton, parlor maid
• "Additional Dialogue" by F.S. Fitzgerald and G.S. Kaufman, many roles

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