Aine is a native of Ireland with a long history of working with children (including her twenty-five nieces and nephews). As part of her training as an Occupational Therapist, Aine originally studied Therapeutic Drama which she put into practice with adults in Mental Health for over ten years in London. Part of the purpose of that work was to help people to increase self-confidence in all aspects of communication, and to use creative drama techniques to explore and express emotions. This is still part of the focus of her work with Children. She was also part of a Community Theatre Group in London for many years, gaining experience on and off stage. Aine grew up in an Oral Tradition – both her parents were Storytellers with a passion for poetry and her immediate and extended family are deeply involved in Theatre in Ireland. Having moved to the Beaches area in 2001 to marry a Floridian, she has since combined her passion for Drama/Theatre and returning to work with children. In 2004 while working as an Associate Teacher, she designed and implemented a hugely successful Summer Camp at Discovery Montessori School. She has been busy teaching classes at the Ponte Vedra Cultural Centre, After-School Programs, Community Venues and Players By The Sea School of the Arts, where she taught two full-to-capacity classes every week for 1st through 3rd graders as well as Summer Drama Camps. She also taught Kindergarteners through 6th Graders for over two two years on behalf of The Cathedral Arts Project, working with disadvantaged children in a Beaches Neighborhood Community Center. In '08 Aine started 'The First Act' and took her unique style of camp on the road for the Summer, running camps at Discovery Montessori School, Beaches Episcopal School and Montessori Tides. This Summer she will be doing the same thing.

Aine is also part of a Beaches Writers Group and has performed readings of her original works throughout the Beaches area and is a published poet. Her love of Storytelling led her to seek and gain funding in 2006 for a Reminiscence Project in which over sixty people, who had lived at the Beaches for over forty years and who were over the age of sixty-five, took part in a series of interviews with her at the Beaches Area Historical Society. The interviews were recorded and videotaped for the Museum Archives, preserving them for future generations.

“I am really fascinated with stories and all the ways there are to tell them. Children are natural storytellers who I believe benefit enormously, and get great satisfaction, from the expression afforded to them through taking part in Creative Drama. You can see it in their eyes.”

- Aine Healy-Richardson

Vivian was raised here in Jacksonville, Florida. Shortly after marrying, her husband joined the Air Force, and they embarked on a journey that would take them across the country and overseas. During the first ten years of marriage, while raising their son and daughter, they moved eight times with the Air Force. Vivian volunteered and was also employed in her children's schools throughout this period. She specialized in working with children with special needs, from pre-school through twelfth grade. This work brought her great joy and a sense of purpose. They settled in Utah for fifteen years before moving back to Florida in 2006, shortly after the birth of their first grandson. During the twenty-five years away, she accumulated over fifteen years of experience working with children. In Dec 2007 she began assisting Aine with her Creative Drama classes at 'The First Act',. Vivian comes from a rich theatrical background and has many members of her family in Europe who have been involved in ground-breaking theatre there. It is an area she has had a long held interest in. “I've never had so much fun working as I have with Aine and her lovely students. I'm excited to assist in her Drama camps again this Summer! The children really enjoy coming to the classes which makes it easy for us. Hope to see our regulars along with some new faces!”