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a cast member of various radio
series, including "The Lone Ranger"
on WXYZ-AM.
Winer has three children and
four grandchildren.
Winer sees access to theater as a
means to lifting people from "out of
their ordinary lives and give them a
vision of what they can do."
"That is why I have fought to
keep JET alive — because it fills
that role in our Jewish community:'
Winer said.
JET is trying to recover from a
terrible year financially. Compared
to the previous year, income was
down 37 percent. JET had always
prided itself on its earned revenue
in years past (66 percent of the
budget). The budget for the current
fiscal year is roughly the same as it
was 10 years ago.
Winer's dream is for a building
where JET "would be able to build
sets, with elevators to bring them
up from below, to have rehearsal
space, a children's theater work-
shop, a dance studio — my dream
is for a performing arts center that
we can all take pride in." PI

Free JET
Performances
On Wednesday

ewish Ensemble Theatre
will present a free public
showcase of its three out-
reach shows and a sneak peak of its
newest touring show, The Bug Club,
at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23.
These four performances will be
at the Aaron DeRoy Theatre in the
Jewish Community Center in West
Bloomfield.
I Was Just Kidding, Word, Mean
Girls and the new show, The Bug
Club, are designed to augment
character education programs.
The Dorfman Family Foundation
Youth Theatre is underwriting
these JET Y.E.S. (Youth Education
Services) performances, which tour
elementary and middle schools
throughout the year.
I Was Just Kidding and The Bug
Club are designed for elementary
students. Word and Mean Girls are
appropriate for middle school.
In order to participate in this free
evening, call for reservations: (248)
788-2900. LI

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