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by SHERRY GLAZER & GREG HOWELLS
directed by GREG HOWELLS
starring SUSAN MERSON

Originally produced in New York by DAVID STONE, AMY NEDERLANDER-CASE and IRENE PINN

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NOW thru JANUARY 12

"FAMILY SECRETS IS HYSTERICALLY FUNNY & DEEPLY MOVING"

—Howard Kissel, Daily News

"HYSTERICALLY FUNNY! THIS IS WHAT THEATRE IS ALL ABOUT"

—Joel Siegel, ABC-TV
"WILDLY FUNNY. . ." — Dennis Cunningham, CBS-TV
"I LAUGHED SO HARD I CRIED."Joan Hamburg, WOR Radio NY

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Aaron DeRoy Theatre

6600 West Maple Road

Senior, Student & Group Rates Available • Hearing Devices Available & Wheel Chair Access.

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CURTAIN CALL

JULIE YOLLES ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

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efore you pack up those tap
shoes, like Peggy Sawyer in
42nd Street, and head to the
Great White Way, you first
might want to get your foot in
the door, on the stage or in the
wings locally.
The only requirements? A lot
of enthusiasm and a desire to
have fun.
If you're looking to be in the
spotlight, watch the local papers
for audition notices (or call the
theater and get on its mailing
list), which usually occur about
six weeks prior to a show's open-
ing.
With the exception of St. Dun-
stan's, Ridgedale Players and
Village Players, all community
theater groups hold open audi-
tions. (St. D's, Ridgedale and Vil-
lage open their auditions to the
general public for musicals only.)
If cast, most groups require you
to become a member; member-
ship dues vary from group to
group but have special discounts
for students, associate members
and seniors.
Many community theaters
also have a children's group that
may offer acting classes or pro-
duce kid show productions.
If backstage crew is your
thing, a committee chair — of
makeup, lights, set construction,
costumes, etc. — will be happy
to work with you, whether you're
experienced or want to learn the
ropes. That's what community
theater is for. '

Box Office: (810) 354-0545

Membership Dues: $0

PLAYERS GUILD OF
DEARBORN

21730 Madison, Dearborn

Box Office: (313) 561-TRTS

Membership Dues: $23

RIDGEDALE PLAYERS

205 W. Long Lake Road, Troy

Box Office: (810) 988-7049

Membership Dues: $45 first year;
$35 thereafter

ROSEDALE COMMUNITY
PLAYERS

21728 Grand River Ave., Detroit
(1/2 blk. E. of Lahser, in Old Red-
ford)

Box Office: (313) 532-4010

Membership Dues: $20

STAGECRAF'TERS

Baldwin Theatre, 415 S.
Lafayette, Royal Oak

Box Office: (810) 541-6430

Membership Dues: $35

ST. DUNSTAN'S GUILD OF
C RANBRO OK

400 Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield
Hills

AVON PLAYERS

Box Office: (810) 644-0527

1185 Washington Road,
Rochester

Membership Dues: $80 (must be
sponsored by 2 members)

Box Office: (810) 608-9077

Membership Dues: $20

FARMINGTON PLAYERS

32332 W. 12 Mile Road,
Farmington Hills

Box Office: (810) 553-2955

VILLAGE PLAYERS

S.E. corner of Chestnut &
Hunter, 2 blks. S. of Maple, Birm-
ingham

Box Office: (810) 644-2075

Membership Dues: $75 (must be
sponsored by 3 members)

Membership Dues: $30

GROSSE POINTE THEATRE

After

Rehearsals at 315 Fisher Road,
Grosse Pointe

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Performances at the Grosse
Pointe War Memorial's Fries Au-
ditorium, 32 Lakeshore Dr.

Box Office: (313) 881-4004

Membership Dues: $20

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e For a complete list of
community theaters in Michi-
gan, and more information
about services and events,
contact the Community The-
atre Association of Michigan
(CTAM). An associate mem-
bership in CTAM is $25/year.
To join, send your check,
payable to CTAM, to Barb
Elliot, Executive Secretary,
CTAlq Office, 3985 Grand
Haven Road, #1-3A, Muskegon,
MI 48441.0