If, as Shakespeare says, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts," then it may be said that Sydney Ann Samuelson Riggs has gone to play a new role with a heavenly cast. Syd Riggs, 60, of Orem exited this life on June 18, 2005, of pulmonary embolism. She will be missed by family, friends and hundreds of people young and old in the theater community who admired her energy, enthusiasm, positive outlook, and artistic integrity. Thousands in Utah Valley and beyond have seen and loved the shows she directed. Syd was born December 7, 1944, in Salt Lake City to Dona Brady Nix and Lieutenant Colonet Almon Marion "Sam" Samuelson, who was stationed with the family in Europe for several years. Syd graduated from Orem High School in 1963 and later received her BA and MFA in Theater from BYU. She married Dennis Carl Riggs in the Salt Lake Temple on June 10, 1970. She has directed hundreds of plays in her career and has been a beloved teacher at Orem High School for over 15 years. Syd is survived by her husband, Dennis and their children: Heather, Orem; Adrian (Taaga J) Young, Orem; Katharine (Elliott) Hansen, Salt Lake; and Timothy, Orem; mother, Dona Samuelson Johnson, Orem; brother Scott (Shauna) Samuelson, Rexburg, Idaho; several step-brothers and sisters and many pets. She is preceded in death by her father, step-father, Conrad A Johnson and many pets. She played the life-role of a nurturer. She brought light and truth  to every class and production. Though she loved the theater, she loved her family and the gospel more. An active member of the LDS Church, she fulfilled many callings and was especially gifted in teaching and encouraging youth. Syd loved nature-the mountains, the sunset, the moon, a warm summer night.