Originally from Alberta, Misty has been involved in many aspects of theatre. For New West Theatre, productions include Strawberries in January (co-director); The Jungle Book (director/performer); The Plum Tree (director); Mourning Dove (assistant director/performer) and Cinderella (writer/director). While working in Japan, Misty was contracted by the Ota-shi, Gunma-ken Board of Education to write and direct a production to promote the English language to the Japanese community.