Vote for Leo's "Best Coney" o Pesky Pig Tale If You Give a Pig a Pancake storybook comes to life on Meadow Brook stage. • Catering available at all locations • Coupons are for all locations including Hercules Family Restaurant at 12 Mile & Farmington Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News C arol Paster and the Confetti Camp she directs in Pontiac will be getting a behind-the- scenes theater experience by connect- ing with a professional stage produc- tion planned for families. Rehearsals for If You Give a Pig a Pancake, which will be staged July 22 at the Meadow Brook Music Festival, are going to be held at the Creative Arts Center, where the arts camp is located and where campers will par- ticipate in theater instruction sessions. The play, based on the story by Laura Joffe Numeroff, tells about a pig that gets a pancake and then wants lots beyond that food. The pig initially wants syrup to sweeten the dish, then wants to take a bath after getting sticky from the syrup and later goes on to other wants that become adven- turous. The story offers some messy fun shared by 8-year-old Laura and her curly-tailed friend, Felicia. The role of Felicia will be played by Emily Sutton-Smith, an executive at the Williamston Theatre Project in Michigan. John Manfredi, who has directed many theater productions around the state and was education director at the Creative Arts Center, is directing this youth-centered comedy, which is having its Michigan debut. He recently was cast as Pablo Picasso in the production of Jeffrey Hatcher's A Picasso at the Performance Network in Ann Arbor, playing through July 19. "We have a wonderful partnership with John Manfredi," says Paster, who has been with the center for 15 years. "He's going to be doing some acting workshops, and our campers get to see the show for free." The camp, in its 27th year, has four different sessions and meets 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Campers, between the ages of 6 and 12, experi- ence both fine and performing arts ) APICG PA CAKE Laura Numeroff — programs and take field trips. "Our campers get a taste of all kinds of art, and it will be great to get this special drama element:' says Paster, who expresses her Judaism by attending different kinds of religious services on Friday evenings. "Being able to take the kids to see the show will be a super treat." Paster, who has been a publicist for the Attic Theater and worked on concert series and art camps in Southfield, also has been associated with the Detroit Council for the Arts. With bachelor and master degrees in English, she has taught at Wayne State University and Oakland Community College. Numeroff, whose books have been translated into Hebrew as well as many other languages, loved reading as a child and sold her first children's book before graduating from col- lege. Her other titles include What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best, When Sheep Sleep and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, which was staged last year at Meadow Brook. Other books in the If You Give series include If You Give A Moose A Muffin and If You Give A Cat A Cupcake. "Theater is my first love:' Paster says. "I think the trade [of providing theater space for providing theater instruction] is a win-win." ❑ If You Give a Pig a Pancake will be staged 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at the Meadow Brook Music Festival on the grounds of Oakland University in Rochester Hills. $10-$20. (800) 745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com . $100 Off $200 off Total Bill Over $10 Total Bill Over $20 Not valid with Specials. Not valid with any other offers. With coupon. Expires 8/15/09 10% Off Total Bill Not valid with Specials. 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