Karmanos funded the play with grants from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation; the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs-Oakland County Office of Arts, Culture and Film; and the Living Free Foundation, founded by Lesli Cohen of Birmingham. Directing the opening rehearsal was Michael Robins, the play's co- author and one of the founders of Illusion Theater. The impetus for the show, which had its first per- formances in Minneapolis in 1992, was the illness of one of Robins' closest friends. Joan grew up in a family where many members had had breast can- cer," he explains. "When she was diagnosed, her best friend, Gail, told her, 'I'm going to be here and walk you through it.' "In developing the play, we inter- viewed 11 survivors and the people Michael Robins calls the shots at the Jan. who. gave them support — Joan and 12 sing-through rehearsal of "For Our Gail, a husband and wife, a lesbian Daughters." couple, a mother and son — and put them on film. We created a vast increase in cancer screenings, video documentary that weaves she said. together these stories." As cast members step forward to Parts of the video are shown at each sing, "For our daughters, for our performance, after which Karmanos mothers," lines from the title song, staff will be available to answer ques- Sachs says, the issues that come up in tions and provide information on area the play are very relevant to anyone resources. who is a survivor — or anyone trying In addition to Walters, several other to beat the disease. cast members are cancer survivors; "I know I never volunteered to have actor Steve Sell of West Bloomfield is cancer," she says. one of relatively few men with breast "But we've all come out of it being cancer. able to do things both for ourselves Other Detroit-area cast members and others we never would have been include Michael Phillips of Ferndale, able to do." a teacher, actor and artist whose mother lived for 22 years with cancer, breast cancer survivor Linda For Our Daughters will be pre- Barsamian of Novi, who is active in sented at Northwest Activities the Players Guild of Dearborn; and Center in Detroit 7:30 p.m. Gwendolyn Traylor of Detroit, of the Tuesday, April 29, and 2 p.m. Sisters Network, a breast cancer advo- Wednesday, April 30; at Pontiac cacy group for African-American Northern High School 7:30 p.m. women. 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