Patty, a Civic Theatre West regular, has appeared in 14 main stage productions, including Hello Dolly!, Annie, Sweet Charity, Anything Goes, Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific, My Fair Lady, and The Sound Of Music. In addition, she’s a Birdsall Award recipient for her performance as Aunt Eller in Civic West’s 2009 production of Oklahoma!. She has appeared in countless Civic West Children's Theatre productions, often as some type of rodent. She is an instructor in Civic West’s youth workshop program and in 2010 directed her first Children’s Theatre production, Charlotte’s Web.