I was helping to put together “The Producers”. I learned many things, like I don’t look good in a dress and that the different kinds of stitching sound like video game moves.

I became good friends with the costume designer and her young son, with the make- up designer and with the other costume shop volunteers. When the time came for me to leave I had invested more hours than I thought I would. I had been working there for weeks, hours each day with just a few other people.

When the show opened I knew they would be behind the scenes helping actors change costumes and look pretty, a job that isn’t easy when costume changes have to be made in a minute or so.

I wanted to make them something special to celebrate all their hard work. I found a good cake recipe and made my first bundt cake. Sadly the raspberry drizzle didn’t really work and I spent half-an-hour pulling fruity cement off the top of the cake. I then dusted it with powdered sugar to hide the scars and drove an hour to the theater.