
Doing what they love
Napa Valley Register Columnist, Evy Warshawski, January 11, 2017 I would bet that Debbie Baumann, Barbara Nemko, Patricia Giusti Quinn and June Alane Reif -- founding members of Napa’s newest theater venture, the Valley Players -- have read Marsha Sinetar’s popular 1989 book, “Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow.” Throughout the text, Sinetar provides a step-by-step guide to discovering work that fits one’s talents, passions and needs. Those of us who chose professions in the nonprofit arts often cite the book as our inspiration and raison d' être. With no expectation of financial reward, these four energetic, talented ladies -- all former actresses with Dreamweavers Theatre -- are keeping their professional day jobs while collaborating on producing plays in their spare time. “By day I’m a geek,” said…