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Purchase tickets at The Masonic Temple Theatre Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations ©Disney .7=KEtv - '.1"4A=--, 4 8 1 0-6 4 5-6666 ASK FOR CODE K 'Buy one full-price ticket and get one additional free ticket (children 12 & under) of equal or lesser value. Offer applies to selected performances. Discount not available for seats in the•first 19 rows of orchestra or the first 6 rows of balcony. Not valid with any other offer or for previously purchased tickets. New orders only. please. No exchanges or refunds. Offer valid through May 26, 1996. Telephone orders subject to normal service charges. Ticket prices include a S1.00 Masonic Temple Theatre historical restoration fee. Meriily they roll along: West Bloomfield drama students Justin Bartha, Mikki Weinstein, Francesca Berg, Lora Weberman, Jonathan Goldberg, Samara Shlom, Jessica Nack, Michele Liebowitz and Lisa Ehrlich. Kkets tart at SUZANNE CHESSLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS M errily We Roll Along, the Stephen Sondheim musi- cal being performed this weekend by the West Bloomfield High School Drama Department, gives student thes- pians a lot to think about and a lot of fun as they approach grad- uation. Decisions about commitments, careers and friendships take cen- ter stage through three main characters caught up in enter- tainment careers. The action starts out with the characters in mid-life crisis and moves back to the time when they were young adults. "The ending of the play is where we are now," said Michele Liebowitz, a senior cast as a pho- tographer, the professional she wants to become through class- es at the Art Institute of Chica- go. While the production prompts her to explore her choices as she considers becoming a photojour- nalist, it also lets her enjoy col- laborating with friends. Francesca Berg, a senior who knows she wants to go into the- ater but does not yet know where she will study, labels the play "ap- propriate for high-school stu- dents." "It gives us a new way of think- ing about what we're going to be doing," said Berg, who takes the role of Dory and does publicity. Jonathan Goldberg, headed for Harvard yet undecided about a professional commitment, thinks he will continue with theater by joining community groups after establishing a more stable career. "I think theater gives experi- ence with budgeting time, learn- ing how to be persuasive and communicating more effective- ly," said Goldberg, cast as Frank, one of the three main characters. 'These are important no matter what you do." Student director Dayna Green- er, who will be studying theater at Eastern Michigan University, looks at the play from a more per- sonal angle: "It makes me won- der if we'll stay friends after we go to different colleges." Friendship also is on the mind of Lisa Ehrlich, a junior playing another leading role, Mary. Most of her close friends are seniors, and she is glad she can spend so much time with them through the drama department. Justin Bartha, cast as Joe Josephson, loves movies, has al- ways known he wanted to go into acting and learns more about himself with each new role. `Theater brings out who I am," said Bartha, who will study dra- matic arts at New York Univer- sity. Bartha looks for at least one trait he shares with each char- acter he portrays. In this case, he believes the character and the ac- tor know how to take control of the moment. Devra Wanetik, a junior and artistic director of the play, re- lates to some of the strong emo- tions expressed by the characters. "I'm an observant Jew, and that is not easy," said Wanetik, who plans to move to Israel and enter the army after graduation. `This program has allowed me to be what I am." The drama department per- mits her to be excused from or ar- rive late for Saturday rehearsals, which she only can attend after walking from services. Other ac- tivities, like sports, are not avail- able because of Friday night and Saturday participation require- ments. "Theater gave me my first home at the school and amazing friends," she said. El fit Merrily We Roll Along will be presented at 8 p.m. tonight, May 3, and. Saturday, May 4, at West Bloomfield High School, 4925 Orchard Lake Road. For information, call (810) 539-2555.