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Meet greet actor Louis Zorich on Sunday at Talkin' with 70 his wife, Academy Award-winner Olympia Dukakis, Zorich founded and operated The Whole Theatre Company in Montclair, for 18 years. His new book, "What Have You Done?" opens the door to the often mysterious and frightening world of the audition and provides one actor's experiences of triumph and failure. Also included are stories from Robert De Niro, Madonna, Oprah Winfrey, Will Ferrell, and Nathan Lane, to name a few. Founded in 2004, the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts has provided comprehensive acting training to more than 1,000 Louis Zorich, veteran actor of film, television and Broadway, will discuss and sign his new book, "What Have You Done? The Inside Stories of Auditioning, from the Ridiculous to the Sublime," on Sunday, March 21, at a fundraiser to benefit the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts. Audience members will receive a copy of his book.

The fundraiser, billed as "Talkin' with Louis!" will take place on Sunday, March 21, at 3 p.m., at the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts, 593 Bloomfield Bloomfield. The discussion will be followed by a book signing and a light reception where audience members can meet Zorich. A Tony and Drama Desk award-nominated LOUIS ZORICH actor, students with their professional and artistically challenging program. Tickets for "Talkin' with Louis!" are $25. The ticket price includes a copy of his book, "What Have You Done? The Inside Stories of Auditioning." Reservations are recommended, and can be made by calling 973-566-9700, ext.

5. The New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, tax-exempt educational organization. Salesman." His movies include "The Mup-pets Take Manhattan" and "Fiddler on the Roof." He has appeared in numerous television shows such as "Brooklyn Bridge," and is well known for his recurring role as Paul Reiser's father on "Mad About You," for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award. Along with Louis Zorich has starred in numerous Broadway shows including "Beckett" with Laurence Olivier, "The Odd Couple" with Walter Matthau and Art Carney, "Good-time Charley" alongside Joel Grey and Ann Reinking, "Ma Rainy's Black Bottom" with Whoopi Goldberg, and played Dustin Hoffman's brother in "Death of a PHOTO COURTESY OF IMLAY FINE ART "Wald 117," an archival inkjet print by photographer Bill West-heimer, is one of the images in "The Westheimer Studio: Side by Side," an art exhibition focusing on the creative output of the artist couple Bill Westheimer (a photographer and mixed media artist) and Lisa Westheimer (a ceramist and sculptor). The exhibition is on view March 19 through April 24, at the Imlay Fine Art, 16 Montclair Suite 2.

A master of light, composition and form, Bill Westheimer has had a lifelong fascination with the art of impermanence. Combining old technologies with modern technigues, he explores the fundamental nature of things often overlooked in our hurried lives. The exhibition can be viewed by appointment only. For more information or to make an appointment, call Imlay Fine Art at 973-746-0644, or contact Kathyimlayfineart.com. a ARTS CALENDAR FROM D6 Playhouse box office at 973-376-4343, or by visiting online at www.papermill.org.

"A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer: Writings to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls," a collection of monologues by notable authors and playwrights, will be performed on Thursday and Friday, March 18 and 19, at 8 p.m., on both evenings, at the Franklin Reformed Church, 45 Hillside Crescent, Nutley. The performance will benefit The Safe House, a woman's shelter in Belleville. Tickets are $12, and can be reserved by calling 1-877-238-5596, or by visiting online at www.nutleylittletheatre.com, or www.SmartTix.com (use search term: "Nutley The cast and crew include Scott Sheldon, Phil Rafferty, Liz Lodato and Andrew DeSimone (lights and tech), all of Montclair. CABARET Nights Diamonds, a drag ARTS CALENDAR D8 PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SOUTH ORANGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Duncan Sheik, above, the Grammy and Tony Award-winning singer and composer, and a Montclair native, will perform hits from his own catalog, songs from Spring Awakening, and haunting tunes from his latest work, "Whisper House," in a performance on Thursday, March 18, at 8 p.m., at the South Orange Performing Arts Center, One SOPAC Way, South Orange. Tickets are $28, $35, and $48 (which includes premium seating and a post-performance reception), and can be reserved by calling the box office at 973-313-ARTS (2787), or by visiting online at www.sopacnow.org.

Dinner and performance packages are also available. COURTESY OF THE ARTIST "Sweet Monsters," a mixed media on wood by Montclair artist Jennifer Levine, is one of the images in "Art on the Walls," an exhibition featuring the artwork of Jennifer Levine of Montclair and Susanna Baker of Verona, on view through mid-May, in the lobby and upstairs gallery at Congregation Shomrei Emunah, 67 Park St. A reception for the artists will be held on Saturday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. Gallery hours are Mondays through Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays, from 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m. For more information, call 973-746-5031..