Patty is a highly respected actress and director on the Columbus theatre scene. She has performed with several local theatre companies most notably Players Theatre, Gallery Players, Red Herring Theatre Ensemble, Short North Stage and CATCO. Her directing credits include 3 separate productions of THE WIZ at the King Arts Complex with all youth casts (note the gray hair!) and several productions with PAST Productions Columbus where she is also co-founder and co-producer. Patty has been twice nominated for Excellence in Directing by the Central Ohio Theatre Roundtable. A graduate of Wright State University with a BFA in Acting, Patty proudly presented her one-woman show this past spring entitled THANK GOD I LOOK GOOD IN PINK, which chronicled her journey as a breast cancer survivor. She would like to thank her family for supporting her dreams, especially her husband Truman Winbush Jr.