Smile

What makes Tonya Rave smile? “The collaboration of community theater,” said the former Westfield resident, who is stage manager for Main Street Productions’ “The Spitfire Grill,” a musical that opened Thursday and continues through April 27 at Basile Westfield Playhouse. “The entire production process is a most enjoyable challenge. Especially with a musical, the multitude of moving pieces makes the journey a truly collaborative effort, and it is such a joy to witness it all come to fruition.” A former high school theater teacher, the Lawrence North High School grad continues to pursue her passion for education and theater as a standardized patient actor and educator for Indiana University Health. Tonya is blessed to be the mother of two adult children. She also volunteers for a number of animal rescue organizations in central Indiana, including the Humane Society for Hamilton County. Tonya and her husband Toby, who were married on St. Patrick’s Day seven years ago and have opened their hearts and home to numerous foster animals in the interim, consider themselves very lucky to currently share their homestead with nine rescue dogs and three rescue cats.