http://www.statenews.com Mark Ruhala’s teacher gave him two choices: join the cast of the musical at East Lansing High School or fail his 10th-grade English class. Although his teenage self had a “very narrow point of view” about theater and dance, he chose the former and found he loved it enough to make it a career. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 webmaster@statenews.com