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and Elf the Musical among 
many Ridgedale young 
people’s productions. 
Shaya 
Schreiber, 15, 
a Berkley High 
10th-grader who 
also wants to 
be an engineer, 
takes the role 
of Josh and 
becomes a character very 
different from himself.
“It’s a challenge for me to 
take this role because Josh is 
confused, disorganized and 
not school-minded,” said 
Schreiber, of Huntington 
Woods. “I’m the opposite, 
and I learned my lines with 
the help of flash cards and 
practicing with another 
person.”
Schreiber, the son of 
Lynne Golodner and Avy 
Schreiber, learned about 
musical performance from 
his dad, a singer-pianist who 
entertains at local events. 
The younger Schreiber has 
performed in community 
theater, and his favorite role 
has been Sky Masterson in 
Guys and Dolls.
“I knew Becca, and she 
asked me to be in her play,” 

said Schreiber, who attends 
services at Congregation 
Beth Ahm and Young Israel 
of Oak Park and enjoys 
participating in soccer and 
track. “Becca knew that 
I like theater, and I think 
the audience will be very 
surprised by the ending of 
this play.”
To enhance 
promotional 
materials, Feber 
asked Emma 
Driker to come 
up with a logo 
for the musical. 
Driker, 18, also 
of Huntington Woods and a 
senior, is heading to Vassar 
College in Poughkeepsie, 
N.Y., for the fall semester.
“I’m good friends with 
Becca, and she knew I liked 
to draw,” said Driker, who 
has won a drawing award 
in competition for the 
Holocaust Memorial Center 
in Farmington Hills. 
“I think this production 
will be very impressive 
because of the way students 
did it. It’s been exciting and 
fun because it draws from 
real experiences. That makes 
it valuable.” 

Emma 
Driker

Shaya 
Schreiber

Details
Biology the Musical will be performed outdoors at 1 
and 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, July 24-25, alongside 
Ridgedale Players Theater, 205 W. Long Lake 
Road, Troy. $15; bring chairs. Tickets: ci.ovationtix.
com/35604. (248) 988-7049.

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