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audiences," Lissa explains. A
unique feature of the Peanut
Butter Players is that the
cast personally serves lunch
to the assembled guests, and
follows their acting perform-
ance with a finale which in-
cludes a birthday song. Auto-
graph seekers are cheerfully
obliged, and more than one
birthday gathering has been
photographed with the cast.
The wicked Portia is a bit
of a departure for this Hun-
tington Woods actress, whose
sparkling eyes and obvious
joie de vivre were perfect
complements for the role of
the likeable Dorothy in the
Lathrup Village Youtheatre's
musical performance of the
Wizard of Oz last July.
"There were 300 cast mem-
bers, and everyone was prom-
ised a part," explains Lissa's
mother, Wendy Appleton.
"You should have seen Lis-
sa's face when she inquired
about her assignment. When
they told her she was
Dorothy, she thought they
were playing a joke. Her
reaction was one of shock and
delight."
Winning the "star" billing
was all the more exciting
since Lissa had previously
auditioned for a part in a
Marygrove Theatre produc-
tion of The Wizard of Oz for
which she was informed she
was too large for a munchkin,
yet too small for Dorothy.
And Lissa took on not one,
but two new roles that
month, as she and her family
welcomed baby sister Emma
into the world during the run
of the play.
"To say it was hectic in our
household in July would be a
vast understatement," laughs

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Ms. Appleton.
In December 1985, Lissa
played Michael Darling in
the Wayne State University
Bonstelle Theatre version of
Peter Pan. Hers was the only
children's principal part, and
she performed to as many as
1,000 viewers each night. For
that role, Lissa, who is rather
nearsighted, had to act with-
out her eyeglasses and also
learn to fly very persuasively.
"For the whole first act till
intermission I had to wear a
harness and pulley," she re-
members with a grimace, ob-
viously reliving the discom-
fort she experienced during
Peter Pan. "Besides master-
ing the mechanics of flying, I
had to make sure I didn't
spin out and I had to keep
facing the audience."
Such specialized dramatics
aren't learned in typical act-
ing classes. When asked
about the preparation for her
different roles, Lissa com-
ments, "It really varies, but
for Cinderella we had only
3 1/2 weeks to prepare."
For Peter Pan, she partici-
pated in performances on
school nights and weekends,
but she is currently with the
Peanut Butter Players'
Saturday cast, which frees up
her time during the week for
school and other activities.
Of those there are plenty.
In addition to maintaining
Honor Roll status at Norup
and continuing her participa-
tion in the school's aca-
demically talented program,
Lissa continues separate
piano, tap and modern dance
lessons. In the past, she took
clarinet lessons and for two
years was an active member
of the youth choir at Temple
Emanu-El, where she will
celebrate her bat mitzvah
next May.
Of acting lessons she says,
"I basically enroll in a class
when it seems like it would
benefit me." In the past, she
studied with Laura Neison of
The Actors Alliance Theatre
and attended programs at the
Fourth Street Playhouse as
well as other facilities.
The conscious decision to
pursue acting assignments in
earnest wasn't really a com-
mitment until the fall of
1985. But from a young age,
it was apparent she had some
theatrical talent and was
wholeheartedly interested in
the arts.
A family photo album dis-
plays a not-quite-one-year-old

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tapping the piano keys from
her high chair. A framed
watercolor Lissa created in
elementary school is jux-
taposed to her mother's old
paintings in the comfortable
family room of what Ms.
Appleton calls their "large
ivy-covered cottage."
Lissa took a recreation cen-
ter acting class in second
grade, during which the stu-
dents had real rehearsals and
gave recitals. Her fourth
grade teacher believed Lissa
had a talent which should be
cultivated.
Her first non-professional
role in a major production
was as one of the "Silver Sis-
ters" in the Lathrup Family
Theatre's adaptation of Sand
Castles in 1981. That was
also her first pairing with
JoAnne Lamun, her current
producer-director.
The following year, Lissa
recorded several radio com-
mercials for a Florida auto-
mobile dealer which received
extensive airing in the West
Palm Beach market. Last
March, singing in Italian,
Lissa was a member of the
Children's Choir for the
Michigan Opera Theatre
production of Turandot per-
formed at Detroit's Masonic
Temple..
And, prior to her participa-
tion in The Wizard of Oz,
Lissa starred in a made-for-
television pilot film entitled,
I've Got To Wake Up, which
was part of a series called
Proceed With Caution. She
repeated that role for a radio
series which was aired on two
Detroit radio stations last
June.
What's particularly pleas-
ing to both Lissa and her
mother is that her roles have
thus far been secured without
an agent.
"It doesn't mean that
somewhere down the line, we
wouldn't use one, but so far,
Lissa has gotten every part
for which she was qualified,"
Ms. Appleton reflects. "My
feeling is, as long as she
maintains donor 1-toil ana
truly enjoys what she's doing,
I'll encourage it."
What never fails to amaze
her is how her daughter can
read a new script or sing a
new song so well in front of
an audience.
"She's basically a shy per-
son. Getting up in front of
large groups doesn't intimi-
date her, though, at all."
How does this actress unwind
in her free time? Lissa main-
tains she's no different from
most of her peers.
"My favorite author is
Norma Klein. I know most
girls' first choice is Judy
Blume, but she's my second
choice."
It's obvious that while
Lissa pours a tremendous
amount of energy into her
acting, she doesn't take her-
self too seriously.
"When it gets down to the
serious acting work, it's still
a lot of fun." 111