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June 22 • 2006

Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at
Tamarack and a juror in Trial by Jury
at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.
Markowitz, the daughter of Linda
ichelle Markowitz, who
and Andrew Markowitz and the old-
has appeared in theater
productions at Walled Lake est of four sisters, taught musical
theater at Camp Kinder Ring in New
Central High School and Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, returns to the area this York State and was chosen for a Steven
Spielberg Scholarship, which sent
summer as part of a Central Michigan
her to California for a week's training
University troupe staging three tour-
in bringing Jewish values to theater
ing plays with stops at Waterford Mott
pieces.
High School. •
"My family is very musical," says
Markowitz, 20, is one of two leads in
Markowitz,
who learned the violin
the romantic comedy Barefoot in the
after
picking
up on an interest of her
Park, which will be presented Friday
grandfather,
Sam Greene.
evening, June 23. She
"I
played
violin
with
plays the role of Corie,
the
Walled
Lake
Middle
a newlywed adjust-
School
Orchestra
and
ing to the realities of
the
Walled
Lake
Central
a marriage devised
Symphony Orchestra, and
by playwright Neil
now I'm part of the band
Simon.
Aphorism."
"The charac-
Working with friend
ter is lovely, and I
Matt
Bombard, she has
get to work with
written
and recorded for
great people," says
Four
Miles to
the
CD
Markowitz, who also
which
the
Fowlerville,
appears Saturday eve-
group
made
on
its
own.
ning, June 24, as an
Markowitz, who studies
Michelle Marko witz:
unnamed character
voice
in college and has
in The Good Doctor Multitalented.
appeared
in university
and does the lights
productions
of Tartuffe
Thursday evening, June 22, for The
hopes
Sex
Lives
of
Superheroes,
and
Star-Spangled Girl. "I also helped
to
find
professional
work
with
a
tour-
with set building."
ing
ensemble
after
graduation
and
Markowitz, in her junior year, is
then try her luck in New York City
a musical theater major who can't
"I've been very busy working on
remember not wanting to be a per-
these
three plays:' says Markowitz,
former. She is one of 11 students
who
meets
with fellow cast members
chosen for the CMU Summer Theatre,
9
a.m.-10:30
p.m. daily and then prac-
which also is presenting the produc-
tices
her
lines
with friends. "I know
tions in Mt. Pleasant and Boyne City.
that
I
always
Nvill
have something
"When I was a little girl, I did
in
my
life
that
incorporates
theater,
impersonations," says Markowitz, who
whether
I'm
appearing
on
stage
or
sang with the choir at Congregation
teaching:'
❑
Shaarey Zedek and took dance les-
sons at Miss Barbara's Dance Studio
Barefoot in the Park will be performed
and Annette's Professional School of
7
p.m. Friday, June 23, at Waterford Mott
Dance. "Later on, in school plays, I just
High
School, 1151 Scott Lake Road, in
loved being in front of an audience."
The Good Doctor takes the
Waterford.
Markowitz was cast in Bye, Bye
stage
7
p.m.
Saturday, June 24, and The
Birdie, You Can't Take It With
Girl 7 p.m. Thursday, June
Star-Spangled
You and The Pirates of Penzance
22.
Tickets
are
$5-$7
per play at
in high school and Fiddler on the
the
door.
(248)
674-4134
or
Roof and Joseph and the Amazing
www.waterford.k12.mi.us/packontact.htm.
at
reli-
Technicolor Drearncoat
gious school. As a camper, she played

Suzanne Chessler
Special to the Jewish News

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College junior Michelle Markowitz
goes on a summer stock tour with
Neil Simon play.

