We so enjoyed reading the excel-lent article written by young Tyler Greenwald on the Santa Barbara High School theater program and its masterful director Otto Layman (On Theatre, "SBHS Theatre: A Life-Changing Experience?," MJ # 19/50). As a teacher and mentor, Mr. Layman deserves enormous praise and appreciation from this community and the young people he has inspired and guided over the years not just for the wonderful plays and musicals he produces with them, but for a much greater gift that he gives. Tyler asked if the Santa Barbara High School theater program is life changing. "Does it deliver more than just applause?" he asks. The answer to that question is a resounding "Yes!" Three of our four sons attended Santa Barbara High School.