SEPT 2 – OCT 15 - Northern Sky Theater

SEPT 2 – OCT 15
AT D O O R C O M M U N I T Y A U D I T O R I U M
A whimsical excursion into the world of
Wisconsin deer-hunting. 54 straight sold-out
performances in its premiere season!
Very imaginative…Riotous!
– Door County Advocate
book & lyrics by
Frederick Heide & Lee Becker
music by Paul Libman
Sponsored by:
Cordon Family Foundation, Main Street Market,
On Deck Clothing Company, White Gull Inn
SEPT 29 – OCT 16
AT T H E O L D G I B R A LTA R T O W N H A L L
A musical tongue-in-cheek romp through our
national pastime – the Presidential Election!
Sponsored by: Cordon Family Foundation,
The Cookery Restaurant & Wine Bar
created by
David Peterson
additional material by
Fred Alley & Jeffrey Herbst
NorthernSkyTheater.com
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LEE BECKER
Playwright / Performer
Since 1994, Lee has appeared in 15 world premieres and
over 50 productions for this remarkable company. Favorite
roles include Mildred the Chicken, Dirty Bob, DNR Doug,
Ernie the Moocher, and Duane Puddles. In addition to
Guys & Does, Lee and Doc have written Packer Fans
from Outer Space, Bob Dumkee’s Farm, Northwoods
Nightcap, Belgians In Heaven and its in-the-works prequel, Hell’s Belgians.
Lee was a founding member of Door Shakespeare, improvised extensively
with ComedySportz in Wisconsin and NYC, and has performed several times
with Milwaukee’s First Stage Children’s Theater, where he also co-wrote
the musical, Anatole. Lee is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association,
Dramatists Guild of America, Inc, and his family, with the amazing Sara and
their redoubtable 3 year old, Wilbur.
DOC HEIDE
Co-Founder / Playwright / Performer
Doc has performed on the Peninsula State Park stage
since 1973. He is co-author of 20 shows including
Belgians in Heaven and Packer Fans from Outer Space
(both with Lee Becker and James Kaplan), and Guys &
Does (with Lee Becker and Paul Libman). This spring,
Doc and Lee wrote a third draft of their forthcoming
Belgians prequel, tentatively titled Hell’s Belgians. Among Doc’s three CD’s
is Christmas in Door County with Eric Lewis. Doc’s new studio band, Zen
of Thieves, has just released its first iTunes single, Better Angels, with lead
vocal by Claudia Russell. Doc serves as professor at the California School of
Professional Psychology at Alliant International University in San Francisco.
He’s also associate editor of the APA journal PsycCRITIQUES (formerly The
APA Review of Books) and has penned many articles in cryptic professional
journals. This year he’ll be on sabbatical, writing various projects and skiing
remote black diamond slopes with his beloved wife Jody.
THANK YOU
The authors of Guys & Does sincerely thank the Wisconsin deer hunters
who shared their deep knowledge of the sport: Willard, Brian, Bruce,
and Sally Zak of Door County, Reed Romens of Pittsville, and Bob and
Mark Tuttle of Nekoosa. These individuals, following in the footsteps
of countless generations, demonstrate that the tradition of honoring the
game that will nourish us remains vital to this day.
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Book & Lyrics by
Frederick Heide
& Lee Becker
Music by
Paul Libman
Director & Choregrapher Jeffrey Herbst
Music Director Ryan Cappleman
Stage Manager Neen Rock*
Musical Arrangements Colin Welford
Assistant Stage Managers
Dan Klarer and Shawn Galligan
Scenic Designer Jim Maronek
Lighting & Sound Designer David Alley
Costume & Props Designer
Kathleen Rock
PLEASE NOTE: All guns have been disabled and are incapable of firing.
Cast of Characters
Fritz Dingleheimer .............................................................................. Doc Heide
Duane Puddles & White Doe........................................................... Lee Becker*
Joe Jimmy Ray Bob Johnson III &
Staghart of the Golden Horns..................................................Doug Mancheski*
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and
Stage Managers in the United States.
Conductor/Keyboard: Ryan Cappleman
Musical Numbers
Up Nort’........................................................................................Fritz & Duane
Slapjack....................................................................................................Duane
I Can’t Kill Bambi’s Brudder ..................................................................Duane
Another Notch In My Gun .............................................................. Joe Jimmy
Huntin’ Day ..................................................................................Fritz & Duane
What Do You Get Your Wife? .................................................................... Fritz
If I Was A Tree..........................................................................................Duane
Staghart of the Golden Horns ........................................................... Staghart
Slapjack Duel ...................................................................Duane & Joe Jimmy
Staghart of the Golden Horns Reprise .................... Staghart, Fritz & Duane
– 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION –
Needing The Doe................................................................................. Staghart
Pas De Doe.................................................................... Staghart & White Doe
Guys And Does ....................................................................... Fritz & Staghart
Avalon ................................................................................................. Staghart
Knitting Love Song ................................................................................Duane
Huntin’ Day Reprise........................................................................ Joe Jimmy
Staghart’s Soliloquy ........................................................................... Staghart
Avalon Reprise ................................................................................... Staghart
Sacred Critter Choir .............................................. Joe Jimmy, Fritz & Duane
Up Nort’ Reprise..........................................................................Fritz & Duane
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RYAN CAPPLEMAN
Musical Director / Keyboard
Ryan Cappleman is an actor, choreographer, director, and
music director from Milwaukee. He is just tickled to be
working up in stunning Door County. He is familiar with
Northern Sky’s canon, having been in the Milwaukee
premiere of Packer Fans From Outer Space (Space Bear
General/asst. choreographer). Ryan has also enjoyed
working at Skylight Music Theater, In Tandem Theater, Milwaukee Chamber
Theater, First Stage Children’s Theater, Children’s Theater of Madison,
Overture Center, Northbrook Theater for Young Audiences, Off Broadway
at the Cherry Lane Theater, UW-Waukesha, UW-Milwaukee, Danceworks,
and many high schools in Wisconsin. He has earned 8 Tommy Awards for
Outstanding Choreography, Direction, and Music Direction. Next: La Cage Aux
Folles with Skylight.
JEFFREY HERBST
Artistic Director / Director & Choreographer
Jeff Herbst has been with Northern Sky since 1991 and
became Artistic Director in 1993. He began his collaboration
with the Heritage Ensemble, Northern Sky’s predecessor,
in 1985 as part of the Governor Dodge State Park troupe
and then migrated north to direct for the Peninsula State
Park group in 1988 and 1989. He has worked on over
fifty original productions with Northern Sky since 1991, including Guys on Ice,
Lumberjacks in Love, Packer Fans from Outer Space, and Bone Dance. Jeff
was instrumental in developing Northern Sky’s New Works Program and the
Fred Alley New Musical Fund, nurturing writing teams in bringing an original
work “from the page to the stage.” Jeff has an MFA in Acting from the Asolo
Conservatory and has performed on and off Broadway, as well as at regional
theatres throughout the United States.
More bios appear in the bound Northern Sky program.
H
OME for the
O LIDAYS
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December
27th – 31st
Tues - Sat @ 4pm
Old Gibraltar Town Hall - Fish Creek
PAUL LIBMAN
Composer
Musical theatre is Paul Libman’s destination on a journey
that began with playing jazz piano, composing for
television and radio commercials and producing records.
After winning the Richard Rodgers Award twice for two
different musicals with collaborator Dave Hudson, Paul
relocated to New York, where he currently is a member
of the Lehman Engel BMI Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop. He is also
the creator, arranger and producer of the hit comedy CD, Oy to the World! A
Klezmer Christmas. Now, having had eight successfully produced musicals, he
continues to write with Dave Hudson and others. This year, Paul is especially
excited about his and Dave’s new Northern Sky musical, Naked Radio, slated
for a fall 2017 premiere.
DOUG MANCHESKI
Performer
Doug has acted with Northern Sky Theater for several
years. In fact, this is his 20th summer. His many favorite
shows include Guys on Ice, Fool Me Once, Loose Lips
Sink Ships, Cabin with a View, Muskie Love, and many
others. He enjoyed a run of Guys on Ice at Milwaukee
Repertory Theatre this past winter and will reprise his role
this coming winter at the Barrymore Theatre in Madison. He also appeared in
the film Appleton, the opening feature of the Wildwood Film Festival. He has
acted with most professional theaters in Wisconsin and before moving back
here, had acted in New York City. He graduated from NYU’s MFA professional
acting program. Rest in peace to all his acting teachers. They all had a
profound influence on his craft: Paul Sills, Uta Hagen, George Morrison, and
Mike Nichols. Go Pack!
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NEEN ROCK
Production Stage Manager / Designer
Neen is thrilled to be part of the Northern Sky Theater
family. Neen Rock has designed and constructed
costumes, sets and props for numerous shows starting in
the later years of the Heritage Ensemble. She has served
as Northern Sky’s Production Stage Manager for their
summer and fall seasons since that position was created.
In Northern Sky’s off-season, Neen resides in Madison where she works as a
freelance stage manager and a member of IATSE Local 251. Neen wishes to
thank her family and Brian for their constant love and support. She dedicates
this season to Joan and Bill, with love.
SHAWN GALLIGAN
Assistant Stage Manager
Shawn has acted, directed, and stage managed
throughout the Midwest. In addition to being a company
member here at Northern Sky, Shawn is lucky enough to
be a company member with Interrobang Theatre Project,
The Side Project, and Actors’ Summit. He also served a
few years as the company stage manager for Chicago
Tap Theater. When not at the theater, you’ll often find him behind a board
game or on a bike.
DAN KLARER
Assistant Stage Manager
This year marks ten years since Dan started working
for Northern Sky Theater. He is excited to be back in
wonderful Door County after finishing his master’s degree
at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. While in Glasgow,
Dan worked with several theaters including Bard in the
Botanics. Dan was recently seen in Isaac’s Eye at Third
Avenue Playhouse. He has also been working with Door Shakespeare this
summer in various capacities including teaching at Doorways kids camp. Dan
was recently made an associate instructor with Dueling Arts International and
teaches stage combat when not performing around the midwest.
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DAVID ALLEY
Technical Director / Lighting Designer
David is happy to be back for another great season of
theater under the stars. David is excited to be part of
Northern Sky, continuing to oversee technical operations
as he has for the past 25 years. He has been the theater’s
resident lighting designer since 1990. Outside of Northern
Sky, David works as a live sound and recording engineer
in addition to doing lighting and sound design work for other local theatres.
Enjoy the show!
STEWART DAWSON
Head Carpenter
Once again, I am astounded beyond any semblance of
belief that Northern Sky has asked me back again to be
their Resident (albeit, innocent) Bystander. Although this
is a talent that I have become very good at over the years,
and is an indispensible position, it is always a privilege
and an honor to feel personally wanted and needed. Also,
I’m a blame-free zone. In my copious amounts of spare time, I am developing
my writing skills and hope that someday soon you all will be able to say, “Yeah,
I read that...” Have a great time tonight and have a wonderful fall!
JIM MARONEK
Scenic Designer
Jim has designed scenery for at least ten AFT productions,
he thinks, as well as their new permanent stage. He has
designed maybe thirty sets for the Peninsula Players
since he began his career there in 1950. He is now
on their Board of Directors and helped to replace their
theatre, which was nearly as old and creaky as he. His
other local work includes designing The Christmas Schooner and An Enemy
of the People at the Door County Auditorium. Otherwise, he operates his fine
art gallery at Silver Poplar Studios in Ellison Bay, along with Russian cottage
rentals, with his wife, Carole. His credits, including The Goodman Theatre
in Chicago, number over 250 designs, some of which have been exhibited
internationally. He is Professor Emeritus of The Theatre School of DePaul
University.
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A Note from the Authors of
Guys & Does
Book & Lyrics by Frederick Heide & Lee Becker
Music by Paul Libman
We are all hunters. We hunt for bargains, for jobs, for apartments. But
only about 5% of us still hunt deer. That’s pretty amazing when you
consider that hunting was once the biggest thing that ever happened
to our species.The automobile, the TV, and the computer have all been
important for a few decades. But we invented hunting at least 100,000
years ago. We can only imagine the party our ancestors threw for the
guys who finally figured out how to pull it off. Think of it: we could now
address three of our most basic needs---food, clothing, and shelter--in a single act. It’s understandable that we call early versions of
ourselves hunter-gatherers. Or that the first recorded human creations
are cave paintings of hunted animals. Or that our predecessors named
constellations after hunters like Orion. Many human pursuits have value--logging, for example---but you won’t find a constellation called Louie
the Lumberjack.
These days we don’t need to hunt to eat. Indeed, people would look at
you strangely if you said you had to go grocery-hunting. That’s because
the word hunting implies that what you’re seeking is hard to obtain. You
shop for Cheerios. You can’t shop for deer. They won’t cooperate. And
that very challenge is what makes hunting so exquisitely rewarding for
those who carry on this ancient practice.
Guys & Does is about guys who value hunting as well as something else
that can be hard to obtain: a satisfying connection with family. Eighty
percent of Wisconsin hunters do so with family members. And each
character in our show is pursuing family in his own way. We hope you’ll
enjoy watching them pursue it. After all, there are some things we will
always find worth hunting.
Guys & Does is sponsored by
The Cordon Family Foundation
Main Street Market
One Deck Clothing Company
White Gull Inn
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