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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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