FEBRUARY 24 • 2022 | 45

for a couple of 
years, Bernard 
returned to the 
university setting 
to earn a master’s 
degree and then 
continued at 
General Motors 
for a career that 
evolved over 36 
years.
In his pres-
ent assignment, 
Bernard makes 
sure his firm is kept aware of 
what is being done by compet-
itors.
“
At work, I do a lot of presen-
tations and videos for internal 
use,” Bernard said. “[Because 
of my work in theater], I don’t 
have any reservations about 
speaking in front of large 
groups. I am the writer- 
presenter, and General Motors 
has video experts in house to 
film me and do backgrounds 
[that include] music.”
Bernard, who drives a 
Chevrolet Camaro convertible, 
collects antique cars, a hobby he 
shares with husband, Richard 
Kwiecien, a retired nurse. 
Bernard owns a classic Buick 
Riviera and a Mini Cooper and 
belongs to a club of car enthu-

siasts who travel 
to vehicle exhibits 
and participate in 
the annual Dream 
Cruise.
“The first show 
I auditioned for at 
Stagecrafters was 
George M! which is 
all about [composer 
and entertainer] 
George M. Cohan,” 
Bernard recalled. “I 
got in and started 
taking tap classes because there 
was a lot of tap in the show. I’ve 
taken about four years’ worth of 
tap classes.”
Bernard, who had his bar 
mitzvah in New Jersey, realized 
he retained his Jewish-study 
skills when his niece asked him 
to participate in her bat mitzvah 
four years ago. Defining himself 
as culturally Jewish, he was glad 
he could still read Hebrew. 
“
A lot of people view engi-
neers as being very left-brained 
and structured,” Bernard said 
about reactions to his core 
career and his belief that doing 
musical shows makes him 
appear more creative — with a 
plus. “If I do a show with a lot 
of dancing, I get a nice work-
out.” 

DETAILS 
Anything Goes starts 
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-
Saturday, March 3-5, 
at The Berman Center 
for the Performing 
Arts at the Jewish 
Community Center 
in West Bloomfield. 
A Saturday matinee 
starts at 2 p.m. $33. 
nicelytheatregroup.org.

Adam Bernard 
in Nicely’s 
Anything Goes

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