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Friday, December 7, 2012

White Lake Father-Daughter Duo to Star in Local Play

Cheaper by the Dozen shows are this Friday and Saturday at Milford High School in Highland.

The following was written by Kate Phillips. When 16-year-old Alexis Stefanick of White Lake asked her dad to audition with her for a local staging of Cheaper by the Dozen, he hesitated. He hadn't been in a play since his own school days. But he decided to go for it, because he wanted to spend time with his daughter before she finishes high school and leaves home. "There may not be many more chances left," explained Bob Stefanick of White Lake. As it turns out, that's the guiding force behind the actions of the father that Stefanick plays -- Frank Gilbreth, an overly strict dad of 12 living in 1924. Stefanick is sympathetic to the father he portrays, who has a heart condition that he knows will not allow him to see his children grow up. "He…

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