Rumors Has It
New theater group raises funds for
college-age suicide prevention.
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Suzanne Chessler
Pace University in New York City soon
after taking the part of Claire.
"I love comedy and connecting with
t's no rumor that theater friends
characters:' says Cicurel, who has been
from Andover High School in
active with BBYO and has joined fam-
Bloomfield Township are reunit-
ily at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
ing for a summer production, and it's
Southfield. "Claire knows what she
also no rumor that ticket
wants to say and doesn't
sales will support an
care how she says it.
organization benefiting
This character comes
college students.
across as very sarcastic.
The group, August
"When Greg
Theater Company, is stag-
approached me to be
ing a Neil Simon comedy
in the play, I had read a
titled Rumors.
monologue from it, and
The show, which runs
the comedy drew me in.
Aug. 9-11 at Orchard
I did research on the Jed
Lake Community
Foundation after that"
Church, benefits the Jed
The Jed Foundation
Foundation in its efforts
(jedfoundation.org ) was
to promote mental health
started about 12 years
Marisa Cicu rel
and suicide prevention
ago by a Jewish couple
among college students.
from New York, Donna
"While we picked a
and Phil Satow, after
play poking fun at people
they lost their son Jed to
becoming highly emo-
suicide.
tional in an unlikely situ-
Among the programs
ation, we wanted to bring
supported by the organi-
audiences together to
zation are ULifeline, an
support an organization
online and campus-spe-
recognizing the impor-
cific resource for getting
tance of serious, everyday
help, and Love Is Louder,
issues that have to do
a social networking cam-
with emotional health:'
paign that encourages
says Greg Strasser, who
troubled students to seek
Allie Silber man
plays Lenny and also
help.
serves as co-director with
Cicurel, working at
Harrison Kenum and co-producer
Real Ryder Revolution and Closet
with Ashley Pikula.
Envy for the summer, focused on the-
The farce takes place at a home that
ater throughout high school. She had
was supposed to be the setting for a
studied dance but found stage a better
dinner party. Several couples have been way to express herself.
She memorizes her lines by reading
invited to celebrate the 10th wedding
anniversary of the host and hostess.
the script over and over again.
When arriving guests find that the
Also in the cast are Harrison Kenum
(Ken), Allie Silberman (Chris), Forrest
host has been shot and his wife seems
to be missing, they invent stories to
Cao (Ernie), Ashley Pikula (Cookie),
Mihir Kumar (Glenn), Maddie
protect the reputation of the couple as
a police officer arrives unexpectedly to Meehan (Cassie) and Calvin Williams
(Welsh).
investigate another matter.
"We're working really hard,"
"I read the play last year and
thought it was hilarious:' says Strasser, Cicurel says. "We're also having a lot
of fun:'
19, studying communications at the
University of Michigan and working at
a summer day camp. "My character is
mean and funny.
Rumors will be performed at 8
p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug.
"We picked a cast that represents a
9-10, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11,
diverse community, and the venue was
at Orchard Lake Community
suggested by my choir teacher after we
Church, 5171 Commerce Road, in
had trouble finding a theater. We can
Orchard Lake Village. $10-$12.
seat about 200 people:'
augusttheater.webs.com/about.
Marisa Cicurel, 18, of West
Bloomfield, will begin acting studies at
Tuesday,
ugust 13th
1:30
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