The Varsity News

Issue date: 9/23/09 Section: Features

Media Credit: Greg Grobis David Regal (left) and Joel Frazee (right) star in Lee Blessing's "The Winning Streak," which opens­­­­ this weekend.­

"The Winning Streak," the UDM Theatre Company's first production of the year, opens Friday, Sept. 25, and will run for three weekends through Oct. 11.

David Regal, a long-time faculty member and award-winning actor, will be featured in Lee Blessing's baseball-themed story.

He plays Omar, a retired baseball umpire, who is contacted by his long lost son, Ry (Joel Frazee).

The play is a "heartfelt comedy about a father and son who are being united for the first time," said Gregory Grobis, the company's general manager.

Through many humorous yet bittersweet meetings, Omar and Ry discover a great deal about each other's lives, said Grobis.

A graduate of the first MFA class of the Hilberry Theatre at Wayne State University, Regal is a founder of the UDM Theatre Company. He is artistic director, and also acts, directs and teaches.

Regal has performed across the country and won numerous awards. Among the many professionals who credit him as a coach are Tim Allen, Keegan Michael Key and David Patrick Kelly.

Frazee, a UDM junior, is a theatre major from Bluffton, Ohio.

His UDM credits include Leo in "And Neither Have I Wing to Fly," Ben in "The Sunshine Boys," Grandpa in "How I Learned to Drive," Howie in "Speech and Debate" and Tiger Brown in "The Threepenny Opera."

Directed by Dr. Arthur Beer, "The Winning Streak" will be performed on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the Marygrove Theatre on the campus of Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols Rd.

Student admission is $9; UDM and Marygrove students pay $5 with appropriate ID. General admission is $15. Admission for senior citizens, UDM and Marygrove faculty, staff and alumni is $13. There will be a $3 service fee per order for non-subscribers.

The company is offering a Student Flex Pass this year. Full-time students at any high school, college or university can purchase the pass for $20 with a student picture ID. The pass, which offers savings of 50 percent, gives unlimited access to all five UDM productions. (It is non-transferable.)

There will be a free showing of "The Winning Streak" for students Thursday, Sept. 24 starting at 7 p.m. at Marygrove.

For more information, visit http://theatre.udmercy.edu, Facebook.com/udmtheatre or call 313-993-3270.

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