Acted on stage in high school with Tom Amandes and a talented thespian company of Crystal Lake "Theatre Jocks!" Myra's theatre clique included singer Jamie O'Reilly, Professor/Writer/Composer: Paul Amandes, Actor/Director: Ray Frewen, Actor Jack Sherman, Bassist John Floeter, Pianist/Singer Andrea Kuenster, Singers Beth Ann O'Reilly and Kate O'Reilly, and a whole slew of others who still lend their talents in the arts as costumers, artists, set builders, radio personalities, writers, decorators and the like.