(April 20, 2000 to May 21, 2000) She played Mrs. Siezmagraff in Christopher Durang's play, "Betty's Summer Vacation," at the Public Theatre with Deirdre Madigan (Betty), Garrett McKechnie (Buck), Mark Fish (Keith), Helen Coxe (Trudy), Edmond Genest (Mr. Vanislaw) and Mark Enright, Elizabeth Flax Brad Bellamy (as Voices) in the cast. Munson Hicks was director. Richard Chambers was set designer. Mariann Verheyen was costume designer. Rita Pietraszek was lighting designer.
She traveled to her son's fiancee's five hundred-year-old family reindeer and dairy farm in Lapland, Finland, driving an English Bedford stick-shift pick-up truck. Four of the 12 hours of driving were done in minus 40 degree weather above the Arctic Circle. The following day she learned to drive a snowmobile.
