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The only time- sharing these characters face is in trying to get away from work and spend some time at home. "It's not a yuppie show," she says. "That's a catchphrase that people have used. Sure, most of the characters are upscale, but it's not a yuppie show." Not that ABC would com- plain even if it were. While finishing 40-something in the ratings this past season, "thirtysomething" proved a big hit with women ages 18 to 49, a perect target audience. While the show was targeted for barbs by critics early on, even some of those gainsayers have gained respect for this extended television family of friends from Philadelphia and suburbs. And Mayron has generated much attention. A recent ar- ticle in the New York Times referred to her as the "delicious Melissa." It is enough to make a onetime starving artist hunger for more. But all Mayron craves is continued good work. "I like how they deal with reality," she says of the cast and crew. "The show has taken some time to find itself?' But there's no identity crisis now. "Thir- tysomething" is a major coup for commercial broadcasting, focusing on topics as touching as aging parents, illness and familial struggles, and love with an unerring feel for the fracas that is real life. This is no mere network show about networking — it is a cogent argument that quality programming can pull in audiences who will listen — and the dialogue demands attention. It is clever, bright and sophisticated, even when some of the characters get sappy. "Look," says Mayron, "I heard the complaints about the show being whiny. In the beginning, I was ready to Melanie Mayron has held out for meaningful roles, even at the expense of turning down work. Here she appears in a scene from another 'thirtysomething' episode. shoot Hope and put her out of her misery myself." But there was hope for Hope (Mel Harris), who has evolved into one of the series' more developed characters. 'Ib a degree, Mayron, a photographer herself, had a hand in developing her own role. "I was the one who sug- gested she be a photographer,' she says. She likes the show's picture of Melissa. "I like her daring," she says. "I like the fact that she doesn't want to corn- promise, a person in a free- lance career who doesn't want to settle." Much like Mayron herself? "Well, I think they're writing her more confrontational than I am," she says. "She's more blatant; I'm more graceful." They're both Jewish. "I haven't had any real Jewish issues to deal with" on the program; although the character of Michael (Ken Olin), Melissa's cousin, has. But there is Mayron's feel for her Jewish heritage that comes across readily. "My own background of Judaism makes me what I am," she says. "My Jewish up- bringing can't help but come into play." Whatever the level of achievement, there is little time to play now. In that sense, success has meant lit- tle change for this gifted ac- tress. "I don't know that anything is really different" from when she was out hunt- ing down work. Mayron doesn't have time to slow down; there is no easy F-stop for this actress's zoom- lens of a career. "I'm thrilled at the oppor- tunity to be with this show," she says, delighted that "thir- tysomething" has captured so much acclaim and attention. It's a long way from "Ralph, Potsie and Maxine." Muses the thirtysomething woman with the millionsomething dream: Isn't life something? Music Contest Is Planned The Michigan Young Musi- cians Competition, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, will be held on Feb. 5 at the Maple/Drake building. This competition is sup- ported in part by the Michigan Council for the Arts and is designed to promote and encourage young artists in Michigan. Pianists, violinists and cellists in grades seven through 12 may apply. The deadline is Dec. 5. To receive an application and the guidelines, call Annette Cha- jes, 661-1000, ext. 335. Mime Theater At The Center The Yoram Boker Mime Theater will be at the Maple/Drake Jewish Com- inunity Center on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and there will be a workshop. Israel's Yoram Boker Mime Theater is on tour in the United States. Founder/Direc- tor Yoram Boker and troupe members, Edit Limor and Uri Thnnenbaum, will present a program of vignettes about Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora. There is a charge. For infor- mation call the Center, 661-1000, ext. 348.