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Unlike the traditional
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has an unconventional
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writer Peter Hems,
remains in Chicago and
pursues his career there.
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and asked if we would like
to go to New York. He gave
us some money, and it has
since played there and in
California."
The production has
evolved since the tour
started to go to larger the-
aters. They added a musi-
cal medley tribute to the
episodes, and now it's a bit
more showy.
The Soloway sisters got
their initiation into the-
ater through their parents,
who involved them in com-
munity productions. They
became interested in the
Bradys when their parents
were not at home.
"The Bradys were on
after school every day, and
it became very comforting
to turn on a surrogate fam-
ily," said Ms. Soloway.
"The women's movement
was going on, and my
mother was working and
not with us at that time of
day.
"I think our generation
has a special love for TV. I
think that the generation
before us had their fan-
tasies through the
movies."
Ms. Soloway, who con-
tinues to find TV a sooth-
ing presence, likes
"Beverly Hills 90210,"
which she thinks is the
current "Brady Bunch."
The Soloway sisters
have always been close,
even before joining their
careers. Their current pro-
ject in California is anoth-
er parody, thi:
made-for-TV movies. The
script is based on scenes
-improvised by a small
.,group of actors.
"There's a whole bunch
of layers of communication
that we don't have to
worry about," said Ms.
Soloway, who studied
radio, TV and film at the
University of Wisconsin
and whose sister majored
in theater at Indiana
University.
"Working together is the
perfect harmony for us. We
don't have to water down
our ideas. Faith trusts her-
self to be more creative,
"The Real Live
Brady Bunch" has
opened doors for
the Soloways.
and I'm more aggressive in
business.We take turns
leading in each direction."
Ms. Soloway recalls the
day her success really
struck her. Facing a phone
that just wouldn't stop
ringing, she thought about
the DJs asking them to go
on the radio, articles in
Rolling Stone and People
and an appearance on
"Entertainment Tonight."
Also exciting has been
meeting the stars who
have been in their audi-
ence — most of the Brady
cast, Madonna, Tom
aricl k'No'3earr, e
Southfield's sixth annual
Autumnfest will take place at
the historic Mary Thompson
Farm 9 a.m. Sept. 12. The
Mary Thompson Farm is
located south of the
Southfield Civic Center bet-
ween 10 and 11 Mile roads.
Admission and parking are
free.
Autumnfest will open with
a breakfast of pancakes and
sausage, followed by a lun-
chtime array of hot and cold
foods. Fresh fruits and
vegetables also will be
available.
Free entertainment will
take the stage at the outdoor
Showmobile from 1-5 p.m.
There will be a kids' tent to
keep the young entertained.
One of the staples of
Autumnfest is the exhibition
and sale of arts and crafts by
local artisans. There will be
various demonstrations of
old-time crafts, such as
costumed artisans spinning
yarn out of wool.
For information, call
Autumnfest, 354-4717.
First Thursday
Openings Set
The 12 north Woodward gal-
leries in downtown Birming-
ham will celebrate First
Thursday 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sept.
2.
Twelve galleries, north of
Maple Road on Woodwar_
Avenue, are striving to accom-
modate busy schedules by
providing simultaneous open-
ings and extended gallery
hours the first Thursday of
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