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See 'Heidi' in natural setting of arboretum.(Neighbor)

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From: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Date: 20060805
Author:Keyser, Ashley

Byline: Ashley Keyser Daily Herald Correspondent

If you don't like the idea of folding yourself into a stuffy theater seat, go take a hike.

Along your way, you'll still be able to watch a production of "Heidi."

Theatre-Hikes performance troupe is staging the show this month among the flora and fauna of Morton Arboretum. Actors perform a scene against a natural backdrop, then lead the audience to another setting to continue the play.

"Heidi," debuting today, is adapted from Johanna Spyri's story about a young orphan sent to live with her grandfather in the Swiss ...

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