Please join us for the first annual aunty Center's F es tival "I think the play mirrors the coni Dplexiry of Glenn Gould, and I think it's a fair intellectual and emotional portrait," says Young, 52, making his Stratford debut with this production. "I think he's one of the great cultural heroes of our age, so I'm very proud to think that this play can carry the Gould persona to a nonmusical audi- ence. This is a docudrama with the emphasis on the drama." Gould, who performed at the Stratford Festival in the '60s, might have crossed paths with Janet Levine, whose parents began taking her to the summer plays when she was 13. "If people can be exposed to theater as chil- dren, their love for theater "Glenn" playwright grows with David Young them," says Levine, elected vice chairper- son of the newly formed Michigan Friends of the Stratford Festival. When Levine was married 36 years ago, she made a pact with her hus- band, Ellsworth: She would go to sports events with him if he would go to Stratford with her. Over the years, his appreciation of theater deepened, and the two have taken their friends and children along with them. "Stratford is so unique and special that it warrants special support, says Levine, who calls attention to the ben- efits of joining the budding organiza- tion — instructive and social events in metro Detroit and Stratford, early booking programs and deluxe seating arrangements. About 100,000 of last year's Stratford audience of 523,000 were from Michigan. When Levine was a teenager, she saw Christopher Plummer in Hamlet and developed a crush on the actor and respect 'for the Shakespearean tragedy. In recent years, she saw Plummer signing books at the festival and told him about his influence in her love for Shakespeare. "He got a kick out of that and so did I," Levine says. LeBow Thursday, June 10 Aaron DeRoy Theatre • D. Dan and Betty Kahn Building • Jewish Community Center Sunday, June 13-Wednesday, June 16 Star Theatre, Southfield See top international Jewish films: features, documentaries and short subjects. Experience Jewish culture around the world through film. Film topics Romance, the Holocaust, contemporary Israel, Jewish life in America, Jewish food, the Jewish Brigade and Jewish Hollywood Schedule of Screenings Thursday Sunday 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 1.My Mother's First Olympics 2.Hitchhikers 1.Divine Food: wo years in Kosher Deli Trade 2.Odessa Steps 3.Mah-jongg: The Tiles That Bind 4.The Personals- Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years All of It 6 p.m. Patron reception A Life Apart Hasidism in America r- Speaker Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg 8 p.m. In Our Own Hands Tuesday Wednesday June 15 June 14 Star Theatre , Southfield Aaron DeRoy Theatre JCC West Bloomfiela Free preview of New local documentary - 2 p.m. Generation to Generation Speakers: Sue Marx & David Techner, Producers Monday 7:30 p.m. Soleil Speaker Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press film critic 8 P.m. 1. Human Remains 2. A Letter Without Words Speaker. Lisa Lewenz, director 8 p.m. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies Er the American Dream Introductory Remarks: Speaker: Jody Podolsky, Producer/Director 8 p.m. Autumn Sun Speaker Rabbi Leonardo Bitran Sandy Schreier, TV personality/author Tickets $6 general admission, $5 seniors • Series general admission $45, series seniors $35 For ticket information, call the Jewish Center's Jewish Life and Learning Department, (248) 661-7649. Sponsored by a generous endowment from the Milton Marwil Family in memory of Lenore Marwil • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • For information on this summer's festival, call (800) 567-1600. For information on Michigan Friends of the Stratford Festival, call (800) 561-1233, Ext. 5502. SIEMMEORESMERMEEMEIMONSEt 5/28 - 1999 2v.- sCretroit Jewish NA