Obituary: Highland Park Actress, 29, Helped Launch Music Theatre Company
Highland Park native Elana Ernst Silverstein, who died on Dec. 10, toured with "Mama Mia!" after high school and helped build the city's critically acclaimed theatre company. She is remembered as a talented performer, loyal friend and devoted mother.
The first time Jessica Redish choreographed anything was when she was organizing Student Theatre Under No Teacher Supervisions (STUNTS) as a senior at Highland Park High School. She made sure to put her friend Elana Ernst Silverstein front and center. "She always had the leads," Redish said about Silverstein. "She was just exceedingly talented." Silverstein died on Dec. 10. The 29-year-old leaves behind a a daughter who turned one last Tuesday, and her husband, David Silverstein. Her funeral service was held last week in Deerfield. Silverstein's talent made itself clear as day when she graduated high school and, instead of following her peers to college, went on a 10-month tour of "Mama Mia!" After a paralyzed vocal chord ended her run …
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