AUTHOR SIGNING

Meet Eddie Fisher

coming to Borders in Rochester Hills
to sign his book

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The cast of "Flanagan 's Wake," an
interactive theater piece which follows
Irish traditions while remembering
a life with music, stories and poems.

drawing them into the production.
"I've learned a lot about the Italian
culture from the people I've spoken
with," says Hermelin, who began pass-
ing out almonds after being told that
it is an Italian wedding tradition.
"The only problem is that sometimes
I'll hear good news and want to say
`Mazel Tov,' but, of course, that would
be out of character.
With a long theater background in
and out of Michigan, Hermelin is in
her first true interactive experience,
although she did a Chicago show last
year that had her character scripted to
sit in the audience.
"I absolutely love the interaction,"
Hermelin says. Each time the play
starts, it's happening for the first time
because I've never seen most of the
audience before."
Newman, a retired vocational reha-
bilitation counselor, brings some inter-
active experience to his current role. He

performed in murder mysteries that
had the audience decide the ending.
"I like improv because I'd rather
not memorize all the lines," says
Newman, who has worked with many
regional and community theaters in
addition to doing staged readings for
the Jewish Ensemble Theatre.
When Big Mama's Wedding opens,
it will have a script written by Keegan-
Michael Key, who was with Second
City and was commissioned by Joe
Nederlander, David's uncle. The cast
will include 17 continuing characters
and a band.
"Interactive theater is much less
expensive to produce," says David
Nederlander, who hopes venues in
other cities will decide to do Big
Mama's Wedding. "There's a wealth of
talent in Detroit, and we will measure
success by box office sales and audi-
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Tony n' Tina's Wedding is per-
formed at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays
and Fridays, 4:30 and 9 p.m.
Saturdays and 2 and 6:30 p.m.
Sundays at the Baci Theatre
Upstairs, 40 Pike Street, Pontiac.
$50-$55 includes dinner.
Flanagan's Wake is performed
at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays,
7 and 10 p.m. Saturdays and 2
and 6 p.m. Sundays at the Baci
Theatre Downstairs. $25-$30
with an additional $20 for din-
ner before or after the show.
(248) 745-8668.
Big Mama's Wedding will be
presented Dec. 10 - Jan. 2 at the
Masonic Temple. Call for show
times. $35/$28.50 on Sundays,
includes dinner. (313) 832-5900

BEEN THERE,
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AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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Survivors Association in Michigan, will
celebrate its 20th anniversary Sunday,
Dec. 5, with a performance
of Tony n' Tina's Wedding at Pontiac's
Baci Theatre, 40 W Pike St. A glatt
kosher pasta buffet will be served.
Special guests for the evening include
reporter Cheryl Chodun of Channel 7
News and Rabbi Aaron Bergman of
Congregation Beth Hillel Moses. Seating
starts at 6 p.m. and the performance
begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, by advance
sale only, are $55; tickets will be held at
the door. For more information and
reservations, call (248) 624-0897 or
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