The Summer Youth Theatre Workshop was the brainchild of Patti Mitchell Finley whose vision of helping the children in the community discover their talents came to fruition through this workshop. The children loved this encouraging teacher who proved to every child she touched that they had within them the ability to rise above all challenges. Patti passed away on her 50th birthday on February 18, 2010 at the peak of her career. This workshop lives on in the loving memory of Miss Patti.