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SUZANNE MESSIER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
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Left to right: Jaime Deitsch plays
the sprite, Laurie Boloven is the
wolf and Sarah Wiercioch
portrays Little Red Riding Hood
at the Marquis Theatre.
Below: Sara Lennox plays a
caterpillar in the musical version
of Little Red Riding Hood.
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those who have performed on stage and a third for those
musical version of Little Red Riding Hood brings who want to specialize in vocal training.
a summer theater experience to children between
Sara, who has performed in the The Best Christmas
he ages of 3 and 10.
Pageant Ever at Stagecrafters in Royal Oak, is eligible to
Young performers Jaime Deitsch of Farming- work with those demonstrating production experience.
ton Hills and Sara Lennox of Berkley join the cast for a pro-
She literally is following in the footsteps of her mother,
duction that features a wolf with a comic twist.
Marlene Lennox, a choreographer who plans local fash-
It's all happening Aug. 5-Sept. 21 at the Marquis The- ion shows and beauty pageants. She is also following along
atre in Northville.
her mother's path in another direction: The Lennox fami-
`This is really a funny play that's fun to be in," said Jaime, ly is just beginning to explore its Jewish roots. Sara's moth-
12, who attends Abbott Middle School in West Bloomfield, er is Jewish; her father is Protestant.
where she can pursue special theater classes. "I play a
"I like the theater because I like all the attention," said
sprite."
Sara, who has been trained in acting, singing and danc-
Jaime, a bat mitzvah student at Temple Kol Am i, has ing with private teachers. "I definitely want to be an ac-
worked in other Marquis productions and is a paid intern tress." ❑
at the theater, where she assists with the younger campers
attending summer stage programs.
The Marquis Theatre, 135 E. Main, Northville, will pre-
She helps with the food concessions and appreciates the
paid opportunity to get to know all this season's participants. sent Little Red Riding Hood at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays-Fri-
Sara, 11, a student at Anderson Middle School in Berkley, days, Aug. 5-22; 2:30 p.m. Saturdays, Aug. 9-23 and Sept.
plays the caterpillar in her debut performance at the Mar- 6-20; and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 7-21. No children under
quis, where there are three camping programs — one for 3. Tickets are $5.50. For information, call (248) 349-8110.
youngsters without any theater experience, another for