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WELCOME TO PENINSULA STATE PARK
On behalf of the Wisconsin State Park System, I would like to welcome you to Peninsula State Park, Wisconsin’s most complete state park and a favorite camping destination. Peninsula State Park draws over a million visitors annually from all around the country as well as international visitors. With 468 campsites, Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, Northern Sky Theater, Peninsula Golf Course, White Cedar Nature Center, Nicolet Beach, 40 miles of biking and hiking trails, spectacular bluffs and eight miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, you are guaranteed to find a recreational activity that suits you.
This year, as Northern Sky Theater embarks on a new season, it will continue to be one of the park’s main attractions, creating family experiences under the stars. We encourage you to share this amazing experience with your friends and family by inviting them to a performance they will never forget. Share our traditions and make new memories at Peninsula State Park with our amazing partner at Northern Sky Theater.
Campers and park visitors can look forward to the world premiere of Something in the Water, as well as enjoy remounts of Dairy Heirs and No Bones About It. I expect you will be amazed at the many natural wonders that are around every corner. As we raise the curtain on the 2025 season, remember to explore, enjoy and be a part of the experience. Enjoy the show!
Eric Hyde Superintendent, Peninsula State Park
WELCOME TO NORTHERN SKY THEATER
Welcome to another summer and fall season at Northern Sky! This year, we bring you four laugh-out-loud comedies. Three shows are tried-and-true fan favorites, and the fourth is this summer’s world premiere by Matt Zembrowski. Matt is an author we couldn’t be prouder of. He grew up camping in the park and coming to our shows. He aspired to write for our stage, and Something in the Water will be his fourth show for us. How cool is that? A childhood super-fan becomes a composer and playwright. What’s even more amazing is that he’s not the only one. We continue to inspire young artists that grow up to become cherished collaborators. This is just one of the many ways Northern Sky is unique and unlike any other theater experience. We create each new show from scratch especially for you; and the kid sitting next to you in the audience just might become the author of a future world premiere.
In addition to Matt’s dynamite new show, in the summer season we’re bringing back Dairy Heirs, a family farming moo-sical, and No Bones About It, a tale of char-crossed lovers. Finally, in fall we’ll celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Bachelors! A perfect show for the Gould, The Bachelors is the collaboration between Fred Alley and Jimmy Kaplan that followed Guys on Ice. Directed by Jeff Herbst, you won’t want to miss it. We won’t have a show running indoors this summer; instead, we’ll be busy in the Gould developing new works in the pipeline. We’ll have three workshops and numerous readings this season as we keep a dozen new titles in development for you for future seasons. Because that’s why we’re here: to write and create for you. Bringing you stories that matter to you, that you can see yourself in, that allow recognition and joy and deep-bellied laughter--it’s what we’re most proud of. We hope you’ll sing the songs and retell the jokes on the ride home, making memories that endure, because your family had a visit with us under the northern sky.
Thank you for coming, and enjoy the show!
Molly Rhode Holly Feldman Artistic Director Managing Director
Northern Sky Theater acknowledges that the land we now call Northeast Wisconsin was nurtured and revered for centuries by Native Peoples, including the Three Fires Council of Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe), Nishnaabe (Odawa), and Bodéwademik (Potawatomi) Nations as well as the Ho-chungra (Ho Chunk), Meskwaki (Fox), Oneyoteaka (Oneida), Omaeqnomenew-ahkew (Menominee), Thâkîwaki (Sauk), and Waⁿdá (Wyandotte) Nations. May we honor their legacy with respect and gratitude.
Every community is indebted to those who have poured their hopes, dreams, and energy into creating a better life. Whether rooted deeply in the land for many generations, coming from other homelands, or forcibly translocated, all enrich our intertwined world. In alignment with Northern Sky Theater’s mission to promote cultural appreciation, we commit to cultivating an informed artistic environment that honors and respects those who shaped our path and continue to influence our community.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2025
Heidi Ling
Board Chair
Susan Caldwell
Board Vice-Chair
Thomas A. Moore
Treasurer
Eric DeJardine
Secretary
Katie Dahl
Frederick J. Heide
Paula Kocken
Molly Rhode Artistic Director
Holly Feldman Managing Director
Bob Ling Board Chair
Dave
Christine Saldanha
John Sawyer
Bill Theisen
Maier Company Manager
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2025
Susan Caldwell
Daniel Myers
Jeffrey Rosemann
John Sawyer
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
An Ode to the Songwriters
In times gone by my brother and I did come to the shows in Pen Park
To see silly stories and Simple Joys, with our parents we sat in the dark. Home again to the campsite we sang, the songs that we had just heard What makes a song so catchy it sticks –is it the tune or is it the word?
Imagine the debate around the campfire our songwriters would wage Wordsmiths Hudson and Alley tossing wiseacre puns at the page
Kaplan and Libman flinging four-part harmonies and banjos in spurts
And when those words and those notes collide, the result is, well -Fireworks!
I see A light through yonder window, where the songwriters are busy rhyming
Conjuring Inspiration and matching the key to just the exact right timing. Everything’s got to be perfect, if it’s The last thing that I do, says Zembrowski
You need to Grow a Pear and eat The Big Cheese, advise Rhode and Kopischke.
There’s nothing like Verona, where we grew up, tho we never did make it to RibFest
We had Countdowns to when we would cruise 42 where adventures were always the best
The camper loaded with bikes and marshmallows, nothing was Left Behind
Those sweet joyful sounds of Northern Sky nights are never far from my mind.
On the benches this summer there we’ll be, three generations of our family
And of course I will make No bones about it -There’s no place that I’d rather be!
And last but not least, the Finale!
Heidi Ling Board Chair
MOLLY RHODE
Artistic Director / Director / Co-Director / Performer
Molly joined Northern Sky as an actor in 2007, directed her first new work in Pen Park in 2013, and joined the staff as Associate Artistic Director in 2014. She is honored to now take on the role of Artistic Director from best boss in the world, Jeff Herbst. This season Molly is directing Something in the Water, co-directing and performing in Dairy Heirs, and coordinating readings and workshops for a dozen new shows in development. She is honored to work closely with so many extraordinary authors. Molly also works regularly with theaters in Milwaukee and Madison. This past winter she appeared in Lumberjacks in Love at Milwaukee Rep, directed Every Brilliant Thing at Milwaukee Chamber Theater, and directed Sister Act at Skylight Music Theater. Molly represents Northern Sky on the leadership team of World Premiere Wisconsin, a statewide collaboration that celebrates new plays and musicals, holding its second festival in 2026! Wisconsin has a truly special theater ecosystem. Thank you, Northern Sky patrons, for always believing in new work. We make these shows for you.
Northern Sky’s Commitment to IDEAS
The arts belong to EVERYBODY.
The artists, board and staff members of Northern Sky celebrate our common humanity and equality.
We are committed to the work needed to promote I nclusion, D iversity, E quity, and Access Solutions (IDEAS) to broaden representation and build relevancy to individuals of all backgrounds for the betterment of our organization. This work enhances our mission “to foster a humanistic work environment with adequate and appropriate emotional, financial, and creative support for all those associated with us.”
Through our IDEAS Task Force, we commit to amplifying the power of diverse perspectives that help us bridge differences and will actively engage in the advancement of equity for the progress of Northern Sky and the Door County community we serve.
At Northern Sky we desire to constantly listen, learn, and grow. We believe that becoming a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization is essential to that growth.
We are committed to IDEAS as an ongoing effort, one that is not limited to an individual show or season.
HOLLY FELDMAN
Managing Director
Holly Feldman first fell in love with Northern Sky at age eight—riding her pink Huffy bike from Tennison Bay campground, parking it under a tree, and settling in under the pines to be transported. Now as Managing Director, she brings that same sense of wonder to her work, along with over two decades of nonprofit and fundraising experience.
A proud UW-Stevens Point arts management grad, Holly has quietly helped shape Door County’s creative landscape, lifting up causes she believes in and stories that need telling. She’s also been known to step into the spotlight—sharing the stage with artists she now calls dear friends.
She and her husband, Jason (yes, that Jason Feldman of Jason Feldman Landscapes), have called Door County home for nearly 25 years. Their three grown children—Georgia, Elliott, and Scout—are off on their own adventures now, but the Feldman roots remain firmly planted in Northern Sky soil.
To the supporters who stand behind this theater year after year: your generosity is the quiet force behind every note sung, every story told, and every moment of magic under the stars. Thank you.
Lipstick Optional
JEFF HERBST
Emeritus Artistic Director / Director / Performer
Jeff Herbst has been involved with Northern Sky and its predecessor, The Heritage Ensemble, since 1985. After 32 years at the helm as artistic director, he took on an emeritus status at the beginning of the year. He has worked on over eighty original productions with Northern Sky, including Guys on Ice, Lumberjacks in Love, Belgians in Heaven, and The Bachelors, which he will direct for its 25th anniversary production this fall at Northern Sky. Jeff was instrumental in developing Northern Sky’s New Works Program and the Fred Alley New Musical Fund, a fund used exclusively to bring original works “from the page to the stage.” He was integrally involved with the design of the new Gould Theater and Northern Sky campus. 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. He and Fred Alley were honored in 2017 with the Distinguished Alumni Award from their alma mater, Mt. Horeb High School, for their work in creating original musical theater.
The Fish Whisperer
DAVE MAIER
Company Manager
This is Dave’s eighteenth year with Northern Sky, and his second as Northern Sky’s company manager. He met his muse, Barb, when they attended the UW-Madison Theatre program together. Later, after graduating from the American Conservatory Theater Advanced Training Academy in San Francisco, Dave joined the A.C.T. acting company as an Equity actor, eventually assuming additional roles as a conservatory trainer and stage director. He was also production manager of A.C.T.’s Plays-in-Progress Program, where he helped produce over thirty premiere productions, many of which he either designed or directed. He co-founded and served eight years as artistic director for Encore Theatre Company in San Francisco, a critically acclaimed experimental theater company. Dave and Barb are spending as much time as possible these days with beautiful new grandbabies Iris (Zachary & Carah!), and Hendrik (Weston & Victoria!) We’ve been blessed to call Door County home for over thirty years now.
DOC HEIDE
Artistic Advisor / Co-Founder
Doc (aka “Fred”) has created or co-created almost two dozen musicals including Belgians in Heaven, Hell’s Belgians, Packer Fans from Outer Space (all with Lee Becker & Jimmy Kaplan), Guys & Does (with Lee Becker & Paul Libman), When Pigs Fly! (with Lee Becker), and several shows with Second City founding director Paul Sills. This winter he appeared as Muskrat in Lumberjacks in Love at the Milwaukee Rep. A Kerrville New Folk Finalist, Doc is recording his fourth album this summer which includes songs written for his dear friend Fred Alley. The album features lead vocals by Doc, Steve Koehler, Karen Mal, and Amy Chaffee and performances by Eric Lewis and Grammy-nominated cellist Hans Christian (https://KickstarterDocHeide.com). An award-winning teacher and researcher, Doc is Professor Emeritus at the California School of Professional Psychology and co-teaches with Lee Becker at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He loves singing to his 4-year-old granddaughter Bailey, who is sure that Doc wrote Puff the Magic Dragon. Doc has not tried to persuade her otherwise.
June 19 - 28
2025 Concerts
July 3 - 12
Jazz I: July 16 - 26
Jazz II: July 30 - August 9
Fall Concert Series: September through December
Order tickets online or call (920) 868-3763.
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FRED ALLEY
September 4, 1962 – May 1, 2001
Co-Founder & Playwright
Fred Alley collaborated on over 20 original shows at AFT. He wrote the book and lyrics for Lumberjacks in Love and Fishing for the Moon, and was a contributor to Bone Dance. Fred also wrote perennial favorites Guys on Ice and The Bachelors with composer James Kaplan. Fred’s work has been celebrated throughout the country and in particular at both Madison and Milwaukee Repertory Theatres. The Spitfire Grill, which he wrote with composer James Valcq, earned them the Richard Rodgers Award and has been produced over 600 times from Off-Broadway to Europe and East Asia. Fred was also an accomplished performer and created many memorable characters, including Moonlight in Lumberjacks in Love, Lloyd in Guys on Ice, and Leo in Belgians in Heaven. Fred’s ability to help us laugh at ourselves, through his characters, makes his shows entertaining and timeless.
Belgians in Heaven
LISA SCHLENKER
Resident Designer / Production Manager
Lisa is humbled and delighted to serve Northern Sky as Resident Designer and Production Manager. She finds great joy continuing the professional gumbo of new work, collaboration, design, administration, and storytelling up here in the north woods. Still leading an active freelance life, Lisa looks forward to occasional creative collaborations with other friends as well. A proud member of the Production Managers Forum, The Society of Prop Managers, and United Scenic Artists local 829/IATSE, Lisa keeps work interesting through curiosity and a passion for learning new things. Lisa’s book with co-author Sandra Strawn, The Properties Director’s Toolkit, is available through Focal Press and on Amazon. Lisa’s scene design work can be glimpsed from time to time on stages including Northern Sky’s Park Amphitheater and Gould Theater, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Florentine Opera, Tulsa Opera, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Third Avenue Playworks, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Next Act Theatre, Opera Lafayette, and Forward Theater. Thanks for coming out to support live local arts organizations!!
JIMMY BALISTRERI
Stage Manager / Lighting Designer
Jimmy is excited to be back at Northern Sky for his fourth season! His recent Northern Sky credits include lighting designs for The Fisherman’s Daughters, Reality Trip, and And If Elected and stage managing the 2024 indoor summer season. Other recent credits include Espejos: Clean (Milwaukee Rep), A Doll’s House (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre), Buyer and Cellar (Renaissance Thaterworks), and A Gift of the Magi (Third Avenue Playworks). He hopes you enjoy the show! Find more of his work at jablights.com.
FROM LAKE TO PLATE
Enjoy the freshest catch from Baileys Harbor Fish Company, a fourth-generation family fishery. Locally caught, processed, and smoked in-house for premium quality. Our selection includes fresh fillets, smoked specialties, and flash-frozen options, all available at our retail store and online.
Open May - October
Boxcar
Fishing for the Moon
SHAWN GALLIGAN
Stage Manager
Wow, Shawn is now moving up to middle school at Northern Sky Theater. This is his 11th season coming out to play in the woods. Fun fact: No Bones About It was one of the plays his first season as ASM. He’s worked on shows across the Midwest, finishing a stint in Madison this winter. Away from the theater he paints little toy soldiers and plays games with them, enjoys board games with friends and gets lost on his bicycle and tries to find his way home again.
Postshow Afterglow at the Park
Sponsored by NICOLET NATIONAL BANK
Join us after the show for gatherings around our fire ring to chat and hang out with our company members. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday Nights Mondays and Thursdays Between Shows
No additional charge • Weather Permitting • 20 to 25 minutes
KAREN BROWN-LARIMORE
Costume Designer
Karen is a resident of Madison and is thrilled to be returning to Door County and Northern Sky Theater. Her costumes have graced the stages of Forward Theater, Capital City Theater, Madison Opera, Madison Ballet, Madison Savoyards, Opera for the Young, Skylight Music Theater, Milwaukee Rep, Madison Rep and Children’s Theatre of Madison. Her recent designs include Hell’s Belgians and The Fish Whisper for Northern Sky Theater, Maria De Buenos Aires for Madison Opera, It’s a Wonderful Life, A New Musical for Capital City Theater and Lumberjacks in Love for Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Her upcoming designs can be seen in The Fisherman’s Daughters at The Milwaukee Rep, Primary Trust for Forward Theater and Everlasting Faint, a world premiere opera for Madison Opera. She is a proud member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees in Madison (IATSE 251). Her design work may also be found in your own home as she is the designer of original Molly, Samantha, and Kirsten doll clothes for the American Girl Doll Collection.
The Fish Whisperer
NIC TRAPANI
Audio Designer
Nic Trapani is the co-owner of Door County Candle and co-founder of Luba Libations, makers of candles and premium zero-proof cocktails. By day, he serves as the director of sales at Mainstage Theatrical Supply. Northern Sky Theater has held a special place in Nic’s heart since he became part of its family in 2014. He hopes you enjoy the shows.
Unplug
When Pigs Fly!
Janko?
JASON ORLENKO
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jason is delighted to return to Northern Sky after designing the costumes for Girls on Sand last summer. As a costume designer, favorites include Xanadu, Newsies, Sweeney Todd for Skylight Music Theatre; Circle Mirror Transformation, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, The Mousetrap for Next Act Theatre; Buyer & Cellar, The Moors, The Wolves, The Violet Hour for Renaissance Theatreworks. Other theatres include The Milwaukee Rep, First Stage Milwaukee, Forward Theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, InTandem Theatre, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre. Later this summer Jason will be the assistant costume designer on The Winter’s Tale at American Players Theatre. Jason lives in Milwaukee with his husband Brick and their two cats, where he teaches costume design at UW-Milwaukee. www.jasonorlenko.com
JORDAN WALLIN - SWANSON
Wardrobe Supervisor / Costume Designer
Jordan is looking forward to returning to Northern Sky Theater for her third season as wardrobe supervisor, this time also making her professional debut as a costume designer with The Bachelors. A recent graduate of Lawrence University with a dual degree in theater and business, she previously served as costume shop supervisor at both Lawrence University and Great Crossing High School. Jordan has designed productions including Beauty and the Beast Jr. and assisted on The Mousetrap. She is excited to continue growing as an artist and contribute to the storytelling that makes Northern Sky so special.
Top of the Hill Shops
Northern Sky’s Peninsula State Park Amphitheater
Northern Sky’s Gould Theater
Fish Creek
JASON FASSL
USA829 Lighting Designer
Jason is a Wisconsin-based theatrical designer, returning to the park for the 4th season. Previous NST/AFT shows include Belgians in Heaven (2024), Hell’s Belgians (2024), The Fish Whisperer (2023), Love Stings (2022), and The Spitfire Grill (2011). Other familiar titles include designs for The Bachelors, Muskie Love, and Guys on Ice repeatedly around the great state of Wisconsin for Milwaukee Rep, The Marcus Center, Madison Rep, Spoons Live and The Fireside. Jason has consumed mass quantities of electricity at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Ballet, American Players Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Next Act Theatre, Forward Theatre Company, Peninsula Players, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, The Fireside and many others. Jason is member of Scenic Artists Local #829, Milwaukee Stage Hands Local #18 and a proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. Portfolio and information at www.AntiShadows.com
BRIAN WEINKAUF
Master Electrician
Brian has been helping with lighting at Northern Sky for more than 10 years. Born in Wausau, he has lived in Madison for 25 years. Brian toured with Phantom of the Opera, Music Box Company, from 2005 to 2010. He is currently the head electrician for Capitol Theater at the Overture Center for the Arts and production manager for Madison Ballet. Brian is a proud member of IATSE Local 251. He sends his love to his wife Sabra and their cocker spaniel fur babies Zoey and Gio.
MAIN STAGE SEASON
Los Lonely Boys June 21 • Asleep at the Wheel June 26 Special Consensus June 28
Hurray for the Riff Raff June 30
JJ Grey & Mofro July 10 • Sara Evans July 16
The ELO Experience July 18 • Mat Kearney July 22
The Wailin’ Jennys July 23 • Arturo Sandoval July 30
Straight No Chaser August 2 • Cloud Cult August 10
The High Kings August 28 • Charlie Berens September 5
The Pack Drumline September 12 •
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives October 23
Berens
Dad’s Season Tickets
JACK PURVES
Audio Supervisor / Sound Designer
Jack is thrilled to be back as a sound designer and as Northern Sky’s sound supervisor! As a born-andraised Wisconsinite, they are proud to be working on original shows in Door County. Jack has also worked as an audio engineer around Wisconsin at Skylight Music Theatre and The Fireside Dinner Theatre, as well as the Gateway Playhouse in New York. Some of the shows that Jack has sound designed for include She Kills Monsters at UW-Parkside, and the following shows at Northern Sky: Cheeseheads, the Musical; The Fisherman’s Daughters; Reality Trip; and the new show Something in the Water.
Charlotte Johnston’s
local writer Charlotte Johnston, this beautiful collection of poetry, prose, and photography celebrates Door County, family heritage, and life.
Cheeseheads! The Musical
DAVID ALLEY
Audio Designer
David is happy to contribute to another great Northern Sky season. Officially retired in 2023, David misses all of his friends and work mates at the theater but is having a great time on the golf course and in his garden.
Oklahoma in Wisconsin
Doctor! Doctor!
ALISSA RHODE
Composer / Music Director / Keyboard
Alissa is thrilled to return to the woods for another season of wearing many hats! She is composer of Dairy Heirs, Girls on Sand, and co-composer of Sunflowered—original cast recordings now available at the merch booth or online. (Be sure to follow Northern Sky Theater on your favorite streaming platform!) Other credits include Milwaukee Rep, Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Door Shakespeare, Third Avenue Playworks, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, First Stage, and Children’s Theater of Madison. Alissa earned her Bachelors in Music Composition, Masters in Liberal Studies, and is a proud member of ASCAP, Dramatists Guild, and Maestra Music.
Guys & Does
Lumberjacks In Love
RYAN CAPPLEMAN
Performer / Music Director / Keyboard
Ryan Cappleman is a performer, musician, teaching artist, director, choreographer, and dog dad based in Milwaukee. Northern Sky: Hell’s Belgians , Belgians in Heaven , Guys on Ice (also at the Milwaukee Rep), Guys and Does , and Home for the Holidays . Select credits: Dirty Bob in Lumberjacks in Love (Milwaukee Rep), Britton in La La Lucille , the piano player in Billy Bishop Goes to War (TAP), Scarecrow in Oz , Woof in Hair , Pooh-Bah in The Hot Mikado (Skylight Music Theater), Jake in Waiting...a Song Cycle Off Broadway , collaborating/performing with Christopher Jackson (Marcus Center BASH). Endless gratitude to Molly, Jeff, Alissa, Lisa, Holly, Sophie, and the NST Family.
DENNIS KEITH JOHNSON Bass
Northern Sky Theater credits include performances, orchestrations, and/or CD production for Fish Whisperer , Love Stings , Sunflowered , Dad’s Season Tickets, We Like It (W)Here, and more.
Dennis has recorded/performed with bands/artists Chase, Jim Peterik, Survivor, Software, Dennis DeYoung, Jerry Butler, B.B. King, Larry Carlton, Paul Wertico, & Kofi Baker. He has performed Newport Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Budokan (Tokyo), & Radio City Music Hall. He preforms in Door County with Cool Bay Jazz, AB-Fusions, & Guitarola. His jingle recordings include Sears, Red Lobster, Cheerios, State Farm, Old Style Beer (composer) and United Airlines. He is the founder of the Dennis Keith Experience (dkexp.com) which has provided music for ABCTV, Abbott, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cellular One, Citibank, CNA, Kraft, Merck, Miller Brewing, Motorola, and for national/international events.
C HARLES DICKEN S ’ S
Great
A L E C H I L D S DA LY
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
30th Anniversary
JULY 2 TO AUGUST 16
Photo by Heidi Hodges
NEEN ROCK
Nov. 22, 1961 – Jan. 3, 2021
Props Designer & More!
Neen designed and constructed costumes, sets and props for numerous shows starting in the later years of the Heritage Ensemble and continuing through the AFT years. She served as Northern Sky’s production stage manager for their summer and fall seasons since that position was created through 2020. Neen worked at Northern Sky for over thirty years, and her contributions to the company as a designer, stage manager, mentor, and beloved friend were too numerous and far-reaching to write in one paragraph. Her extensive credits designing props for dozens of Northern Sky shows include Loose Lips Sink Ships, Packer Fans from Outer Space, Muskie Love, Victory Farm, The Bachelors, Guys on Ice, Guys & Does, Cheeseheads! The Musical, and Dad’s Season Tickets. In addition to her Northern Sky family, Neen had an extensive network of colleagues and friends in Madison, where she grew up. She worked at many venues there, including Children’s Theater of Madison, Madison Ballet, Madison Opera, and the Overture Center. She was a proud member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, IATSE Local 251, and Actors’ Equity Association. www.northernskytheater.com/neen-rock
What is NOVA? NOVA stands for Nurturing Original Voices and Artists. It is Northern Sky Theater’s nextgeneration new works development and incubation initiative. The goal of NOVA is to foster, nurture, and expand creative opportunities for alumni, BIPOC, and emerging writers in Northern Sky’s development process.
“The Nova Initiative is a reflection of what Northern Sky has always been,” said Lachrisa Grandberry, Director of NOVA Programming. “In my time working on Sunflowered, I learned so much in the
writing process and could not have done it without the hands-on support of the leadership staff. I am a former teacher, and I enjoy using that knowledge to further this part of Northern Sky’s Mission. I’m excited to pay it forward and be more intimately involved with my theater home. Even more, I’m excited about the infinite possibilities coming as we continue to make space for next generation storytellers.”
NOVA’s principle element is Writing Circle, a six-week program held several times a year for writers to explore their voice, work on new scripts, learn more about Northern Sky, and hone their craft through exercises and peer review. NOVA also hosts single day workshops throughout the year that focus on distinct moments in a writer’s process. To learn more about The NOVA Initiative visit www.northernskytheater.com/ nova or reach out to Lachrisa via email at lachrisa@northernskytheater.com.
NOVA Initiative
CARRI DAHL
Scenic Charge
Carri is delighted to be painting for Northern Sky this season! She currently works with Spotlight Construction in Milwaukee as their scenic charge. Her work can be seen onstage at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Next Act Theatre and Forward Theater Company. She has also painted for Florentine Opera Company and spotlight construction, Opera Lafayette, Luci Creative, Black Arts MKE, Renaissance Theaterworks, Skylight Opera Theatre, Kohls Wild Theatre and has taught scenic painting at UW-Milwaukee. In addition to painting, she enjoys her garden and her cats.
ALEJANDRA FAVILA
Master Electrician
Alejandra is excited to return to Northern Sky and the great outdoors. She currently is based in Chicago, IL, working as a freelance designer. She finds herself mainly working with dance companies, but you can also find her working on puppet shows, art showcases, and the occasional podcast, such as “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! from NPR”. Alejandra keeps busy by trying her hand at a multitude of hobbies, including crochet, painting, 3D modeling, and rollerblading, and is always looking to try new things.
The Fish Whisperer
ALEXIS GUNDERSON
Tech Swing
Alexis is a recent graduate of UW-Whitewater, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Technical Theatre. She’s returning to Northern Sky for her third summer as the park’s Swing Technician and is especially excited for Dairy Heirs, her childhood favorite show from Northern Sky. She’s looking forward to another great season (preferably with less rain!) and hopes you enjoy the performance!
Photo by Michael Demchik
Photo by Michael Demchik
STEWART DAWSON
Master Carpenter
I was asked to update this bio, but there was a detail in last years’ playbill that concerned me. It must have escaped everyones’ notice. So I thought I would try again and see if , this year, there might be any response. So here it is again in a nutshell: I am a prolific writer of epic sagas, novels, novellas, short stories, essays, articles, sentences, and even a one word masterpiece! I have also written for the stage: musicals, plays, skits, and one really good joke. I am currently working on a sequel to Pucinnis’ Madama Butterfly called Madame Mothra. Thanx and have fun!
Guys on Ice
ANNA BROOKS
Assistant Stage Manager
Anna is excited to be joining the Northern Sky stage management team for a second year in a row! She is a graduate of Columbus State University with her BFA. Her stage management credits include The Cake, The Minutes, and A Tuna Christmas along with all Park shows from last season! We had a Hell’s Belgians of a good time! She is most excited to be back in her hometown to bring new works to life.
Love Stings
ERIN KOPIT
Assistant Stage Manager / Marketing Associate
Erin is thrilled to be back for a fourth summer with Northern Sky Theater. This will be her second year as an Assistant Stage Manager and is excited to add Marketing Associate to her title. Erin holds a BFA in musical theatre with minors in Dance and Arts Administration from West Virginia University. While not in Door County, she is the Administrative and Marketing Assistant and occasional Assistant Stage Manager at Chamber Dance Project in Washington, DC. She would like to thank her family and Girlfriend Christine for all their love and support all the way from Maryland.
What
Are the
Interns Doing
Today? Did you see the fun videos our 2023 interns Madelyn & Erin posted on social media? If not, you can binge watch all 18 episodes on our YouTube channel. Stay tuned for more behind-thescenes fun on our social channels this summer and fall!
Victory Farm
EVA NIMMER
Playwright
Eva is a multidisciplinary theatre artist whose work has been featured on stages across Wisconsin, including recent credits with Milwaukee Repertory Theater ( Lumberjacks in Love, The Nativity Variations ); Next Act Theatre ( God’s Spies, Red Herring, The Revolutionists); Renaissance Theaterworks (Witch, Actually); and Peninsula Players Theatre (Write Me a Murder, Ripcord). Eva spent six consecutive summers with Northern Sky Theater which culminated in her collaboration with Joel Kopischke and Alissa Rhode on Dairy Heirs in 2018. When not making theatre, Eva can be found travelling the globe thanks to her pilot brother, George. Keep up with Eva at www.evanimmer.com.
JIM MARONEK
Scenic Design
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 the Peninsula Players 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.
When Pigs Fly!
JOEL KOPISCHKE
Playwright / Lyricist
Joel is grateful for the reception Dairy Heirs received in 2018 and 2019 and ecstatic that we’re back again. Joel has been performing professionally for over 50 years, having fun on stage, TV, radio, and film. He has performed at TAP, Camp David, Door County Auditorium (as Sheriff Joe in the AFT Spitfire Grill concert), Skylight Music Theatre, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, First Stage Milwaukee, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Melody Top, and Off-Broadway.
Joel has two humorous holiday CDs I Got Yule, Babe and Ground Control to Santa Claus, heard on XM Radio, DirecTV, and Doctor Demento. www. DairyHeirs.com
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Muskie Love Sunflowered
SANAA HARPER
Production Intern & Understudy
Sanaa is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is excited to join Northern Sky as an intern this summer! She is currently a student at UW-Milwaukee where she will be receiving a BFA in Theatre Production with a musical theatre certificate. Some of her recent credits are Bright Star (Spirit), Legally Blonde (Delta Nu/Ensemble), and Next to Normal (Natalie). Sanaa would like to thank her friends and family for all of their support!
SHOWS
SITW
NORTHERN SKY THEATER
Door County, Wisconsin
2025 SUMMER SCHEDULE
JUNE
World Premiere
Begins Wednesday, June 11, at 7:30 pm Shows on Mondays at 6 pm, Wednesdays at 7:30 pm & Thursdays at 8:30 pm at the outdoor amphitheater
DH
Begins Thursday, June 12, at 6 pm Shows on Thursdays at 6 pm, Tuesdays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm at the outdoor amphitheater
JULY
SITW - 6:00
- 8:30
DH - 6:00 SITW - 8:30
DH - 6:00 SITW - 8:30
AUGUST
Begins Monday, June 16, at 8:30 pm Shows on Mondays at 8:30 pm & Fridays at 7:30 pm at the
Ticket office hours are 1 - 8 pm, Monday through Friday and Saturday 4 - 8 pm during the season. 30
DH - 6:00 SITW - 8:30
DH - 6:00 SITW - 8:30
DH - 6:00 SITW - 8:30
OUTDOOR PARK AMPHITHEATER
Adults: $29-$37 • Students: $19-$27 Children (Ages 3-12): $14-$22 • Children Under 3: Free on lap Park Amphitheater: 10169 Shore Rd, Fish Creek, WI 54212
Ticket Office & Gould Theater: 9058 County Rd A, Fish Creek, WI 54212 www.NorthernSkyTheater.com | 920.854.6117
AVA GIORGIONE
Production Intern & Understudy
Ava is delighted to be making her debut at Northern Sky, and to be returning to the shores of Lake Michigan after graduating from Interlochen Arts Academy in 2023. Currently studying at NYUs New Studio On Broadway, Ava has had the chance to play some of Shakespeare’s greatest roles (Hamlet, Romeo). She cannot wait to bring his greatest heroine to life in No Bones About It, a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Ava would like to thank her best friends Way and Riley, her Mom and Dad for supporting her dreams, and her brother for getting a real job so she can play pretend for a living.
Windjammers
PHOTOS & VIDEOS STRICTLY PROHIBITED
DURING THE PERFORMANCE.
Photos of the stage are not permitted when an actor is present. Video recording is not permitted at any time in the theater.
Audience members may take photos of the stage (without actors) in the theater before and after the performance. Please credit the designers if posting online.
OWEN FOULDS
Production Intern & Understudy
Originally from Door County, Owen is a senior pursuing his BFA in acting with a musical theater certificate at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Recent credits include Mayor Dobbs in Bright Star and Ensemble in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. When not at the theater, Owen plays underwater hockey with the Door County Sturgeons and was on Team USA at the 2024 age group world championships in Malaysia. He is very excited to work with Northern Sky and spend the summer in Door County. He’d like to thank his parents for all their love and support.
Packer Fans from Outer Space
Open Daily Year Round!
NATHANIEL CONTRERAS
Production Intern / Understudy
Nathaniel Contreras is grateful to be a part of his first season with Northern Sky as an intern and performer. Nathaniel is currently attending UWM (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) majoring in musical theatre and minoring in dance and architecture. Previous productions he has been in were: UWM’s Bright Star (Daryl), Kids From Wisconsin’s Big Bang Boom and Star Struck tours (Principal Performer), C.W.E.T.A.’s Cats (Rum Tum Tugger), Forte Theatre’s Hello Dolly (Ensemble). Nathaniel wants to thank his family and friends for supporting him and is looking forward to the summer!
Packer Fans from Outer Space
Cast Albums Now Streamable!
We’ve entered the new era of music listening! Northern Sky now has EIGHT shows that can be found on Apple Music, Spotify, or your favorite streaming platform. Look for Dairy Heirs, Sunfl owered, Guys on Ice, The Fish Whisperer, Love Stings, The Fisherman’s Daughters, Victory Farm, and Fishing for the Moon! And don’t worry, if you still like good old fashioned CD’s, you can find them at our gift shop and online at northernskytheater. com/shop. More coming soon!
COLIN WELFORD
Music Arranger & Orchestrator
Colin is a familiar face ‘around town,’ as he regularly appears in collaboration with Northern Sky, Birch Creek, Peninsula Music Festival, Bjorkunden, the DCA, and as an organist at many local churches. He has enjoyed a dramatic and varied career as a conductor, leading the music team on the three biggest Broadway shows in history, and conducting opera and ballet. He co-wrote Northern Sky’s show Strings Attached, and arranged the music for over 20 of Northern Sky’s other shows. Please check out his fun, free, Door County concert series at colinandfriendsconcerts.org.
a Concert ...
A Note from the Author of Something in the Water
Book, Lyrics & Music by
Matt Zembrowski
“Something In The Water” began its life in the bathroom of a diner in Waukesha. As I was washing my hands, I noticed a rustic looking print entitled “The Waukesha Springs Era” hanging on the wall. I had no idea what this meant, but I thought I’d better look into it. After some research, I found out that at one time, Waukesha was a world-renowned vacation destination thanks to the discovery of several natural springs that supposedly possessed healing powers. Just as intriguing to me was how this incredible moment in time had basically been lost to history.
The first draft of the script was completed in 2019. After a number of readings and revisions, everything seemed to be falling into place. Then the world shut down. When it became clear that it was going to remain shut down for some time, I began to wonder if the world would ever want to see an old-fashioned screwball musical comedy when (if?) we re-emerged. I set “Something in the Water” aside and wrote “Whatever Happened to Karl Janko”. A lot of people seemed to think it was pretty funny. Maybe the world needed to laugh after all, despite what we all had just been through.
Throughout this process, I’ve found it rather difficult to write anything funny when what’s going on in our world is decidedly not funny. But then I think about my daughters, Kathryn and Charlotte, and how the world my wife and I present to them on a daily basis is one that is filled with laughter and love. And in those precious moments when we’re being silly together, what’s going on “out there” seems somehow less bleak. And so I set my phone aside, I try not to worry about what might happen tomorrow, and I think about what sort of show I’d like to see right now. And I keep writing. Sometimes I even make myself laugh at what I come up with. I sure hope it makes you laugh. I think we all need it.
– Matt Zembrowski
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Stage Director Molly Rhode
Scenic Design Lisa Schlenker**
Lighting Design Jason Fassl**
Costume Design
Karen Brown Larimore
Sound Design Jack Purves
Music Director & Piano
Ryan Cappleman
Book, Lyrics & Music by Matt Zembrowski
Stage Managers Jimmy Balistreri* & Shawn Galligan*
Asst. Stage Managers Anna Brooks & Erin Kopit
Install & Strike Crew Sam Sedenquist & Aaron Siegman
Location: The Grand Waukesha Springs Resort, 1911
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Norman Bidwell .................................................................... Jeff Herbst*
Constance ......................................................................... Sanaa Harper
Health Inspector / Staff ............................................ Nathaniel Contreras
Staff ......................................................... Owen Foulds & Ava Giorgione
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
**Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829
MUSICIANS:
Ryan Cappleman | Christine Friale
Something in the Water is sponsored by Tony & Judy Licata, The Cordon Family Foundation, On Deck Clothing Company, White Gull Inn, Tom, Brenda, Chelsea & Emily Koch
DAVE HUDSON
Playwright / Lyricist
Dave has honestly lost track of how many musicals he has written — but he knows it is over 30 at this point. From youth musicals like The Show Must Go Online to Naked Radio (about to have its third Canadian production), his shows have been produced around the country and around the world. He has written eight musicals for Northern Sky Theater, starting with Muskie Love in 2004. From adaptations of the classics like No Bones About It and Main-Travelled Roads, to originals like Cheeseheads and Naked Radio, his collaborations with composer Paul Libman run the gamut from comedic to heartfelt — always infused with the optimism for the human spirit they believe in so deeply. He also wrote the farcical Strings Attached with Colin Welford for Northern Sky. A twotime winner of the Richard Rodgers Award and a recipient of the ASCAP Plus Award, Dave lives in the Chicago area with his wife, Gigi, where they make theatre together at The Actors Garden. They are the proud parents of three wonderfully creative kids and were thrilled to welcome their first grandchild, Sunny Jane, this past winter.
NORTHERN SKY IS A PROUD MEMBER OF
The Fisherman’s Daughters
ALEX CAMPEA Performer
Alex Campea returns for their tenth season and couldn’t be more excited to reprise their very first Northern Sky role. Once described as “nuclear,” Alex’s performances with Northern Sky have been some of their most cherished, including The Fisherman’s Daughters (John), Not Even Remotely (Sam), Strings Attached (Andy), and Love Stings (Dudley). Other favorite roles include Father in Violet (TheatreSquared), Ernie in Guys on Ice (Palace Theater), and George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life (Memories Ballroom). They played Hunter in Stars Behind the Clouds, which won “Best Short” at the Golden State Film Festival in 2023. Thank you to Shirley Hamilton Talent and the unforgettable Neen Rock. See you under the stars!
KAREN ESTRADA
Director
Karen Estrada is an actor, director and theater educator who calls Milwaukee home and is so lucky to spend her summer in Door County. Karen’s had the pleasure of working with First Stage, Chamber Theater, Next Act, Renaissance Theaterworks, Third Avenue PlayWorks, Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Marquette University and Forward Theater and is a three time alumna of the Disney on Classic tour of Japan and Taiwan. She can be seen this summer in TAP’s “The 39 Steps”.
Life on the Mississippi
Tongue ‘n Cheek
Fisherman’s Daughter
KELLY DOHERTY
Director / Performer
This season marks Kelly’s 10th anniversary with Northern Sky, where she first appeared in No Bones About It and When Butter Churns to Gold in 2015. Since then, she has worn many hats—actor, director, and even choreographer. A graduate of UW-Whitewater with a BFA in theatre performance, Kelly calls Milwaukee home and has worked with many of Wisconsin’s leading theaters, including Forward Theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Next Act Theatre, and First Stage. Favorite roles include Miss Trunchbull in Matilda, Annie Wilkes in Misery, Josie in A Moon for the Misbegotten, Bodey in A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, and Williamina in Silent Sky. When not onstage, she spends most of her time doing home DIY projects with her boyfriend, Humayun, and their three feline companions, who always supervise. She is endlessly grateful to her parents, Mike and Laura, for their love and encouragement, and for cheering her on every step of the way—even through countless performances, most of which they managed to stay awake for. (Mike swears the one nap was excusable—it was warm, and the opera was very long.) This season is dedicated to her mom, Wendy, whose sudden passing last fall is felt daily.
Tongue ‘n Cheek
The Bachelors
CHASE STOEGER Performer
This is Chase’s nineteenth year at Northern Sky! During all those years he has performed in over 15 premieres, crocheted tons of hats, and mesmerized audiences as Bart and Mike in Naked Radio, Moonlight in Lumberjacks in Love, Samuel Clemens in Life on the Mississippi, Edgar in Dad’s Season Tickets and so much more! This past winter he made his debut appearance at The Milwaukee Repertory Theater as Moonlight in Lumberjacks in Love, and will return next season as Charlie in The Fisherman’s Daughters. This past spring he was Crush in First Stage’s run of Finding Nemo the Musical. Check out the merch booth. Grab yourself a handmade hat or coloring book! Both made by this guy! Enjoy the show!
Lumberjacks in Love
No Bones About It
A Note from the Author of Dairy Heirs
Book Joel Kopischke & Eva Nimmer
Lyrics & Story
by Joel Kopischke Music by Alissa Rhode
As far back as my memories go, I have always felt it, but it’s become more and more clear to me over my life that laughter is sacred. Bringing joy to others and experiencing it together has always been the pinnacle of life. And what better place to do that than the theatre? I first performed onstage when I was 5 years old and I made my professional debut when I was 9. I’ve spent so much of my life in theatres and on stages telling stories, cracking jokes, and having fun. And whether performing in shows with more cast members than audience, or singing in front of 50,000 people, I’ve found the principle remains.
My first aim in writing DAIRY HEIRS was to write a funny show. As it developed, we worked hard to add more meaning to the story and give our characters a rich life, powerful relationships, and challenges to overcome. And always central to the show is that they lean on each other and use music and laughter to make the difficulties in their journeys easier to bear and make the ride more enjoyable. In a way, it’s what we as musical theatre artists both on and off stage do to get through trying times.
Music is medicine, laughter is medicine, and joy is what makes life worth living. In a world that can be so divisive and siloed (pun intended—like the show, mixing dumb humor and deep thoughts), the best of human potential can be found in our shared experiences of mutual care and community. Folx who choose to gather together in person, to make music, to laugh together, are all embracing a shared human experience where our heartbeats sync up, where we create a new home, and one that cannot be duplicated online. DAIRY HEIRS is not only about finding what home means to you, but it is about nurturing the conditions in which humans can thrive, and where each individual can reach their potential. Peace.
Sing Your Own Song ................................................................................... Gabe
The Barn Door (Reprise) .................................................................................. JT
Fireworks ...................................................................................................Rita, JT
Simple Joys (Reprise) TJ
News & Booze & Music (Button) TJ, JT, Linda, Elsie, Gabe
No Place That I’d Rather Be Mr. Frederiks, All
Book Joel Kopischke & Eva Nimmer
Lyrics & Story by Joel Kopischke
Music by Alissa Rhode
Stage Director Kelly Doherty
Co-Stage Director Molly Rhode
Asst. Director Shawn Galligan
Scenic Design Lisa Schlenker**
Lighting Design Jason Fassl**
Costume Design
Karen Brown Larimore
Sound Design Nic Trapani
Music Director & Piano Alissa Rhode Orchestrations Alissa Rhode
Stage Managers Jimmy Balistreri* & Shawn Galligan*
Asst. Stage Managers Anna Brooks & Erin Kopit
Install & Strike Crew Sam Sedenquist & Aaron Siegman
Location: Frederiks family dairy farm, Door County – Present Day
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Gabe Frederiks, co-heir to the family farm .......................... Ryan Cappleman
Elsie Frederiks, co-heir and Gabe’s younger sister ...................Jamie Mercado
TJ Blatschke, “twin” farmhand
Chase Stoeger
JT Blatschke, “twin” farmhand Alex Campea*
Linda Gustafsson, next door neighbor Molly Rhode*
Rita Spicer, Talent manager .................................................. Kelly Doherty*
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
**Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829
RACHAEL ZIENTEK
Performer
Rachael Zientek is back at Northern Sky after performing in Doctor! Doctor! in 2016. She is a Wisconsin actress who was worked with Forward Theater, Next Act Theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Skylight Music Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theater, and more! She is so excited to be here for the summer and also for the fall production of The Bachelors. Enjoy the show!
MATT ZEMBROWSKI
Composer / Playwright / Lyricist
Matt Zembrowski first started camping here in Peninsula State Park with his family back when the drinking water in the park was more treacherous than Eagle Trail. Since then, the quality of the water has improved significantly, and two shows he wrote (“Doctor! Doctor!” in 2016 and 2017, and “Whatever Happened to Karl Janko” in 2021) have played here on the Pen Park stage. He also wrote “Dad’s Season Tickets”, which opened the Gould Theater in 2019. Additionally, Matt serves as theater director at his alma mater, Dominican High School, in Whitefish Bay. He currently resides in West Allis (where the water is more than palatable) with his wife Lori and daughters Kathryn and Charlotte. Thanks to Jeff and Molly for all of their trust and support.
Exhibits and events that highlight the culture of the Belgian settlements
Open Fri, Sat & Sun 10am - 3pm, May - Oct. and by appointment 1255 County DK Brussels, WI
Muskie Love
Packer Fans from Outer Space
DOUG MANCHESKI
Performer
Doug has performed with Northern Sky Theater for two-plus decades. He has many favorite shows he’s been a part of at NST, including Lumberjacks in Love, Belgians in Heaven, Muskie Love, Guys and Does, Windjammers, Dad’s Season Tickets, Bone Dance and many more. He is perhaps best known for playing Marvin in Guys On Ice, a role he has performed countless times and is pretty confident hovers around the 2,000 mark. After living and performing in NYC for several years, he moved back to his home state of WI in the mid 2000s and hasn’t looked back. He has acted with most of the professional theaters in WI and graduated from New York University’s MFA program for actors. His film resume includes the indie cult film, Hundreds of Beavers, currently showing in select theaters and most streaming platforms. Go Pack!
Lumberjacks in Love
A Note from the Author of No Bones About It
Book & Lyrics by
Dave Hudson
Music by Paul Libman
There’s a Light Through Yonder Window.
When you adapt a story into a musical, there are moments when you just know you’ve gotten it right.
Years ago, Paul Libman and I wanted to adapt a movie into a musical. I won’t name the movie — we never got the rights — but there was a scene in it that inspired us to write a song called “Cozy.” It’s still a beautiful song. Every so often, I’ll show someone that scene from the movie and then play them our song, just to show how perfectly the music captured the moment.
In this show, we had another one of those moments.
When I sat down to write the scene, something struck me. Here was my thought process:
1. We’re at a barbecue competition — undeniably a very American, very Southern thing.
2. The word “yonder” is also a very American, Southern word.
3. Shakespeare’s famous balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet begins with *”What light through yonder window breaks?”
4. Let’s embrace that word — yonder.
And that’s how we found ourselves with another little bit of musical magic. The scene built around “There’s a Light Through Yonder Window” is such a fun, joyful retelling of Shakespeare’s balcony scene. If you get the chance after seeing this production, look up a version of that scene from any of the many film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet. I think you’ll see — we really got this one right. We honored the original and still found something new. (Lyricist Note: See if you can spot the triple rhyme near the end of the song.)
That’s really the heart of No Bones About It. It follows the same impulse that guided us with the balcony scene: respect the source material, but put our own spin on this timeless story.
And — spoiler alert — just like it says in the opening song: “This time it’s a comedy.” Nobody dies in our version. We’ve made sure there’s a happy ending for our char-crossed lovers.
– Dave Hudson
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Countdown (Part 1) Ensemble
Better Keep Away (Reprise 1) Adam, Karen
Countdown (Part 2) Ensemble
Better Keep Away (Reprise 2) Ensemble
No Bones About It (Reprise) ................................................................ Ensemble
Stage Director Karen Estrada
Scenic Design Lisa Schlenker**
Lighting Design Jason Fassl**
Costume Design
Karen Brown Larimore
Sound Design Nic Trapani
Music Director & Piano Alissa Rhode
Arrangements Paul Libman & Colin Welford
BoOk & Lyrics by Dave Hudson
Music by Paul Libman
Original Choregraphy Pam Kriger
Stage Managers Jimmy Balistreri* & Shawn Galligan*
Asst. Stage Managers Anna Brooks & Erin Kopit
Install & Strike Crew Sam Sedenquist & Aaron Siegman
Location: Verona, Wisconsin
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Adam Capp, Owner of Cappy’s Happy Pig, an award-winning barbecue restaurant Doug Mancheski*
Julie Capp, Adam’s daughter................................................. Ava Giorgione
Karen Montague, Owner of Monty’s Jurassic Pork, the barbecue place that is the primary competition to Cappy’s at rib fests Christine Friale*
Ronny Montague, Karen’s son ............................................... Owen Foulds
Ken Munson, A foodie and food blogger who runs “Uncle Yummy’s Food Channel” ............................................. Alex Campea*
Kelly Jensen, An even better known food-blogger whose tag is Gastro Astrology .............................................. Kelly Doherty*
Larry Friar, Owner of Friar’s Spices, sponsor of the Verona Annual International Ribfest ................................. Chase Stoeger Young Larry Nathaniel Contreras
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
MUSICIANS:
Alissa Rhode | Dennis Johnson | Bill Knipfer
**Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 No Bones
JAMES KAPLAN
Composer
In 1990, James met Fred Alley in Berkeley, California. Before long, they collaborated on the 1992 musical, Fishing for the Moon. Ten years later, they created The Bachelors, inspired in part by their time sharing a studio apartment in Berkeley. They also collaborated on Tongue’N Cheek, Northern Lights, Lumberjacks in Love, and Guys on Ice, all directed by Jeff Herbst. James’s music also appeared in See Jane Vote, Loose Lips Sink Ships, Belgians in Heaven, Hell’s Belgians, Packer Fans from Outer Space, Ya Ya You Betcha, Fool Me Once and the original Bone Dance. He’d like to thank Kay, DavidSarah and all of the Spoons.
Tongue ‘n Cheek
Photo
GINA CORNEJO
Intimacy Consultant
Gina Cornejo, a Milwaukee born - raised - reunited autobiographical writer, immersive storyteller, solo performer, actor, and self-proclaimed professional feelings-haver. Multidisciplinary artist Gina Cornejo (she/they) is an Americana Peruana Queer identifying creative, and she curates intimate autobiographical theatrical performances. For 17 years, claiming Chicago as her artistic home, Cornejo contributed writing, choreography, and theatrical concepts to Teatro Luna, a multiple Jeff Award winning Latinx/WOC company. While navigating the art scene in Asheville, NC, she was chosen for three Artist Residencies, and received training as an Intimacy choreographer (Theatrical Intimacy Education). Recently, their original writing/performance-based Residency at Tooth and Nail Gallery, titled “SCREWBALL,” deepened her hometown roots. They are currently in collaboration with Art House 360 for future performances and writing workshops, and Cornejo is making her assistant director debut at American Players Theatre (PICNIC) as well as an Intimacy Consultant for Northern Sky Theater. Writing, performances, and interviews featured on Audible, Blue Ridge Public Radio NPR, Creative Mornings, Asheville Fringe Festival, Bottlecap Press and the Green Bay Fringe Festival (July 2025).
Jeff’s Playlist Concert
A CONCERT CELEBRATING 32 YEARS OF ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP Saturday, July 26 • 8:15pm Peninsula State Park Amphitheater There is no cost to attend but seats are reserved. Call 920-854-6117 to RSVP.
Join Northern Sky artists as they perform Jeff’s favorite songs live. In between songs, Jeff Herbst and friends will share favorite memories of his 32 years as actor, director, and artistic director.
This special Northern Sky celebration is not to be missed! Say “Thank You” to Jeff by joining us for this momentous evening.
A Note from the Author of The Bachelors
Book & Lyrics by Fred Alley Music by James Kaplan
I grew up in New Jersey, and dreamed of moving to California. In 1990, I was offered a rent-controlled studio apartment in Berkeley. A few months later, I met up with Fred Alley, when both of us worked at Uncle Ralph’s, a familyowned, Berkeley version of a consumer electronics store. Fred would spend the winters in Berkeley, accumulating funds to support his artistic endeavors at what was then a very small theater company in Fish Creek.
We became friends, listened to each other’s demo tapes, and by the summer of 1992, we had collaborated on our first show, “Fishing for the Moon.” In the winter of 1993, Fred came to Berkeley to spend some time working on our next show, “Northern Lights.” Fred was always looking to keep housing costs to a minimum, and I invited him to stay at my place. I had a queen-size futon and another bed that folded up into the closet. With these two beds in their sleeping positions, there wasn’t room for much more than a desk and a piano.
A few years later, and with the assistance of Doc Heide, we wrote a show called “Guys on Ice.” We talked about a bunch of ideas for a follow up, and inspired by our experiences in Berkeley, we decided to explore the world of two more grown men confined in a small space. We spent the better part of a year talking about all the strange and funny things that go on when men live together. The time came when we had to actually write the show, and we did that in Door County, in about sixty days.
Berkeley 1993 became Madison 2001, after a prologue in Victorian England, which allowed us to visit the world of Gilbert & Sullivan. A wonderful production of “H.M.S. Pinafore,” at Skylight Musical Theater left me looking for the opportunity to pay homage to G&S. The songs in “The Bachelors,” cover a broad range of styles, from nursery rhymes to Rodgers & Hart to Getz-Gilberto.
Director Jeffrey Herbst brought the show to wonderful life and, with Pam Kriger, created dances to match our silly songs, including our first Dream Ballet. We are delighted to give the show new life with a cast of charming folks who are new to the world of “The Bachelors.” And…it’s exciting to get to see the show on the stage of the Gould Theater for the very first time.
– James Kaplan
JOE PICCHETTI Performer
ON PAGE 73 CHASE STOEGER Performer BIO ON PAGE 54
RACHAEL ZIENTEK Performer BIO ON PAGE 58
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Be a Bachelor Stew, John
What Are Little Boys Made Of? ................................................ Kate, Stew, John
Bad Tuna Fish ............................................................................................... John Bachelor Heaven ................................................................................. Stew, John Chopsticks............................................................................................ John, Kate
The Minute That I Met Her ............................................................................ Stew Noodle Cookie ............................................................................
Stew, John
Three’s a Crowd Stew, John, Kate
Ballad of a Sad Old Man Stew
A Bad, Bad Boy
Dream Ballet Stew, John
I’ve Been a Fool for Love
Noodle Cookie (Reprise) Kate, John
Love Be Dumb ............................................................................
Music by James Kaplan
Stage Director Jeffrey Herbst
Scenic Design James Maronek**
Lighting Design Jimmy Balistreri
Costume Design
Jordan Wallin-Swanson
Sound Design David Alley
Music Director & Piano
Ryan Cappleman
Stage Managers Jimmy Balistreri* & Shawn Galligan*
John ..........................................................................Joe Picchetti
Kate
Rachael Zientek
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
**Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829
MUSICIAN: Ryan Cappleman
The Bachelors is sponsored by Tony & Judy Licata, Carlson Erickson Builders, Door County Medical Center, Main Street Market, Nicolet Bank, Villagios, WPR
LACHRISA GRANDBERRY
Director of NOVA Programming
Lachrisa is grateful to continue her creative journey with Northern Sky as the NOVA Program Director. While she’s not onstage in the woods this season, she’s proudly working behind the scenes to support new voices and vibrant storytelling. Lachrisa was last seen on the Northern Sky stage in Reality Trip and Girls on Sand, which she also co-wrote. Her musical Sunflowered premiered in 2022. A Dramatists Guild Foundation National Fellow (2024), Lachrisa’s work as an actor and writer has been seen across Chicago, Milwaukee, and beyond. For more: www.lachrisagrandberry.com
Dairy Heirs
The Fish Whisperer
PAUL LIBMAN
Composer
Paul Libman found success in the worlds of jazz piano and advertising jingles, composing thousands of songs and scores for national products, before hearing the call of musical theater. Theatrical credits include: Big Shot, The Chase Brock Experience, Wilmington, NC / New York; Dear Father, A Kafka Cabaret, LA Fringe Festival; Muskie Love, Stages Festival, Chicago/ American Folklore Theatre, Door County, WI; Five Stations, Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Bringers, Stages Festival, Chicago (winner 2005 Richard Rodgers Award); Main-Traveled Roads, American Folklore Theatre (winner, 2007 Richard Rodgers Award); No Bones About It, Northern Sky Theater, Door County, WI; Naked Radio, Northern Sky Theater. Other credits include Paul’s hit comedy CD, Oy to the World, a Klezmer Christmas. Paul is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop, AFTRA/SAG, the Dramatists Guild, and the American Federation of Musicians.
NORTHERN SKY’S MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Northern Sky Theater is to create, develop, and present professional musical and dramatic productions which will further the knowledge and appreciation of the culture and heritage of the United States.
Northern Sky is dedicated to maintaining standards of artistic excellence; celebrating and illuminating the human condition; reaching a large audience of all ages, including families; and fostering a humanistic work environment with adequate and appropriate emotional, financial and creative support for all those associated with us.
BILL KNIPFER Percussionist
Bill has been playing since the age of 14. He has played in various bands in Milwaukee and Chicago. Bill graduated from musicians institute in LA in 1982. Studied privately with Gregg Bissionette before moving to Nashville where he worked for 28 years doing demo recordings. Bill now lives and performs in Door County with the Cool Bay Jazz band.
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. ActorsEquity.org
JOE PICCHETTI
Performer
Joe Picchetti is thrilled to be making his Northern Sky debut up north! He had the immense pleasure of jumping into the shoes of Slim earlier this year with Lumberjacks In Love at the Milwaukee Rep, and is so excited and humbled to work on another Alley & Kaplan original with The Bachelors. Regional credits include performances with Renaissance Theaterworks, Forward Theatre, MKE Chamber Theatre, Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, and CTM, as well as being a founding member of Summit Players Theatre. Much love to his family, friends, Maddy and Poe for their never-ending love and support.
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Northern Sky Theater productions are supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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JAMIE MERCADO
Performer
Jamie is delighted to be spending another summer in Door County and this year marks her 5th season with Northern Sky! She actually spent her first year as an intern working backstage on Dairy Heirs in 2019. She’s thrilled to now get to sing the tunes which had brought her much joy behind the scenes 6 years ago. You may recognize Jamie from previous Northern Sky Theater shows like Dad’s Season Tickets or Cheeseheads, the Musical. Other credits include: Juliet + Romeo at Skylight Music Theatre, Beehive: the 60’s Musical at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and Matilda the Musical at First Stage. Some of you may also recognize her as one of the charming Tour Guides at Lakefront Brewery down in Milwaukee. Jamie would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support. She would also like to thank the lovely Northern Sky volunteers who make all of this happen and do it with a smile! Follow Jamie’s adventures on Instagram: @jamielynnmercado
CHRISTINE FRIALE Performer
Christine is delighted to make her debut at Northern Sky. She was last in Wisconsin in 2018 for a staged reading of her original piece The Red Thread at the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin. She has appeared at Tony Award®-winning theaters including Alley Theatre, Public Theater in NYC, Denver Center Theatre Company, and Utah Shakespeare Festival. On camera credits include short films, commercials, and Season 3 of “Magnum P.I.” as the infamous Imelda Marcos on CBS. Favorite roles include Lolita Luna in Dogeaters, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, Lady Macbeth, Kate in Taming of the Shrew. https:// www.christinefriale.com/
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Play on our playground throughout the season and enjoy our indoor straw maze in the fall
DAVID CARL PETERSON
Nov. 7, 1935 – Oct. 8, 2014
Wisconsin’s Musical Historian and Northern Sky’s “Godfather”
David has been called the Godfather of this theatre because he started his Heritage Ensemble program in Peninsula State Park in the early 1970s. Upon his retirement in the mid ’90s, he encouraged a couple of resident cast members to pick up the mantle and continue play production in the amphitheater. They did, ultimately changing the name to American Folklore Theatre. In 2015, Northern Sky celebrated the extraordinary life of Dave Peterson. Members of the Heritage Ensemble, AFT, and Northern Sky presented a concert of stories and songs generously hosted by Dave’s wife, Joan, and long-time family friend, Amy Chaffee.
Muskie Love
No Bones About It
Door County, Wisconsin
SHOWS
BACH
Begins Friday, August 29, at 7 pm August 29 - October 25
Mondays at 2 pm or 12 pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays at 7 pm
Fridays at 4 pm Saturday at 7pm in the Gould Theater
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER 2025 FALL SCHEDULE
Ticket Office & Gould Theater: 9058 County Rd A Fish Creek, WI 54212
Ticket office hours are 1 - 8 pm, Monday through Friday and Saturday 4 - 8 pm during the season.
KATHLEEN JACKSON
Volunteer Coordinator
Kathleen is returning for her ninth season as a part of the Northern Sky family. When she isn’t at the theater or Northern Sky offices, you can find her drinking a cup of coffee at a cafe around town or sitting on the beach reading yet another fantasy novel. Her passion for the arts keeps bringing her back to Northern Sky, as well as the atmosphere of the company. She is ecstatic to be continuing her role as volunteer coordinator and is ready for summer to start!
Love Stings
Bone Dance
Maggie Cramer & Nate Burger, Dancing at Lughnasa, 2024.
Photo by Liz Lauren.
SPRING GREEN, WI
SOPHIE WIDMAN
Marketing Director / Events Coordinator
Sophie is thrilled to be in her second year with Northern Sky Theater as the marketing director and events coordinator. Originally from Boulder Creek, California, Sophie spent much of her early life visiting family in Madison, Wisconsin, and familiarizing herself to the change in season and snow. She graduated in 2018 from Ripon College with a degree in theatre and music and moved to the Twin Cities where she worked for The National Theatre for Children during the day and acted professionally at night. Sophie first came to Door County in 2016 where she saw her first Northern Sky show, thanks to her husband, Jimmy Balistreri, and instantly fell in love with the company, the songs, and the mission. In her spare time, Sophie enjoys camping with her husband, taking walks in state parks, and drinking lots of tea. She would love to thank her family for all their love and support in getting her to where she is today.
RICH HIGDON
Facilities Manager
Rich is an Iowa-born potter and multi-instrumentalist who lives year-round in Baileys Harbor. He is known for his skills on upright bass, washboard, spoons, jug, and ukulele, all of which he plays as a founding member of the Sheboygan-based string band The Water Street Hot Shots. He’s also a frequent stagemate to songwriter Katie Dahl (whom he happens to be married to). As an actor, Rich worked extensively with Paul Sills, pioneer of story theatre. When he isn’t hanging out with this family (Katie, their nine-year-old son Guthrie, and their sweet dog Rosie), Rich can often be found cooking, tapping trees for maple syrup, or on the pickleball court.
Home for the Holidays
KATIE MAPLES
Business Manager
Katie is thrilled to begin her fourth year with Northern Sky, an organization she’s long admired since growing up in Sturgeon Bay. She earned a BA in chemistry from St. Olaf College, her teaching certificate at Lawrence University, and a MSE in physics education at UW-River Falls. Katie has pivoted her love of numbers and balancing chemical equations to the back-office activities at Northern Sky. She’s been attending performances since 1993 and started bringing her kids along as preschoolers. They love that Mom works at such an amazing place. Before this, she taught science classes for over a decade at Sevastopol. You can still catch Katie teaching, but now it’s spin and yoga for the Door County YMCA. She’d like to wish the company, volunteers, and patrons a wonderful season!
BECKY DELISLE
Ticket Sales Manager
Becky is looking forward to her fifth season as Northern Sky’s box office manager. She is thrilled to be working again with an incredible box office staff and to welcome Isaiah, a student from the Door County Summer Horizons Program. Her background includes 32 years in technical sales/ management at IBM, over 30 years of playing in her church handbell choir, and some piano playing when she can find time. She loves spending her summers with her family at their cottage on Kangaroo Lake and is looking forward to a joyous Northern Sky season!
Bone Dance
Dear Audience Member:
When can sitting be good for you and for those around you? When you are sitting in the audience of a live performance!
You read that right. By joining us for a performance you are directly improving your health and the health of our community. As an audience member, not only are you helping generate over $38.6 Million in economic activity in Door County you are helping to combat one of the biggest epidemics in our country – that of social isolation.
A recent study conducted by the Americans for the Arts1 has revealed that 91.7% of respondents agreed that the activity or venue they were attending was “a source of pride for the community” and over 90% of respondents said they would “feel a sense of loss if that activity or venue was no longer available”.
We know you agree. After all, you’re here with us. We hope you will spread the word and share with others (including your legislators and representative) that the arts in Door County play a critical role in both the intrinsic and economic vitality of this place we call home.
To learn more about the importance of the arts in Door County, please visit: www.AmericansForTheArts.org
1 This research study was conducted by the Peninsula Arts and Humanities Alliance (PAHA) in partnership with Americans for the Arts. Questions were developed in consultation with the AEP6 Equity Task Force.
SUE PIPER
Senior House Manager
Sue has been a part of Northern Sky since 2007. She has worn many hats over the years since joining the company, from volunteer to office staff to house manager. Sue is very much looking forward to spending her summer in the park with our amazing company and volunteers! In the offseason, Sue works for the Sturgeon Bay Schools where she is a part of the 4th grade team as a special education teacher. She enjoys singing and playing fiddle and mandolin. In her down time, Sue loves hiking, kayaking, camping, and anything outdoors. Sue shares her home with a furry feline named Birdie.
ISABELLE AUSTGEN
Business Manager Assistant
This is Isabelle’s sixth season working with our Northern Sky family, and each year she enjoys meeting new faces, making and maintaining elaborate spreadsheets, embroidering her jacket, and singing along to the latest showtunes! She hopes you are as excited as she is to make new memories under the stars. Enjoy the show!
Oklahoma in Wisconsin
LARRY GALUSZKA
Ticket Office Staff / House Manager
Larry grew up in and around Chicago. He was active in theater during High School, and was awarded the “Senior Drama Award” for his work on stage as well as behind it. He has a BS in electronics, along with an MBA. He worked in the computer industry for over 35 years, including at IBM for most of that time. Now retired, Larry lives in Northern Door County with Vickie, his wife of 25 years. He is excited to be starting his fourth season working at Northern Sky.
SCOUT FELDMAN
Scout is thrilled to be celebrating their 5th year at Northern Sky Theater, a place that feels like a second home. Having been a longtime patron since childhood, Scout remembers toddling up the wood chip path to the theater since she learned to walk. She is passionate about the magic of live theater in the beautiful outdoor setting of Peninsula State Park. Scout is grateful for the opportunity to be part of such a special community and is excited to continue welcoming audiences to the woods for another season of unforgettable performances.
CAROLINE POLSTER Concessions
Staff
After a career in human resources management, Caroline retired to Door County with her husband, Steve. Caroline enjoys traveling, gardening, time with family and the more relaxed pace of living in the country. Caroline is delighted to help make your experience at Northern Sky a great one!
STURGEON BAY
A proud supporter of live theater In Door County
When Pigs Fly!
Guys on Ice
KATHY SHANAHAN
Ticket Office Staff
Exciting and new! Nothing better describes the new season. New faces and new plays. Looking forward to this new season and the many possibilities.
When Butter Churns to Gold
BARB STAFSLIEN
Ticket Office Staff
Barb does it all, usher, parker, popcorn, cleaner upper, refreshment and merchandise sales, ticket office, wife to Dale and mother to the big loveable St Bernard, Rache. After many years of volunteering and working in this beautiful venue, we now call it home for all the seasons. During the theater season Barb likes to keep the gang fed creating menus and adding her special touches with fancy desserts. Thank you all for being a part of the Northern Sky Family and we enjoy seeing you each season. And now, Gould Theater or Peninsula State Park, revel in Northern Sky Theater, it’s not just a show, it’s an experience.
Barb Stafslien with her friendly canine fans
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Take part in any of our variety of classes and workshops or just stop in, pick a spot, and start your book, poem, personal memoir, or even a script. Or simply wander our Writer’s Walk — 59 acres of hiking trails — and see what you discover.
Find classes, workshops, and events for all ages online. writeondoorcounty.org | 920.868.1457 4210 Juddville Road, Fish Creek
DALE STAFSLIEN
Ticket Office Staff
A lot of changes have happened to us in the off season. The biggest change was we are now permanent residents of Door County and Rache has a new house to break in. Moving right in the middle of winter, now there is an adventure. It’s great to be back home at Northern Sky! Much of my time is spent in the box office keeping Becky and Kat on their toes and supplied with treats. I have also volunteered in various roles through the years and look forward to all the fun and adventure of helping you enjoy every show you see this summer. I am a retired educator, having been a choir director and an administrator for 38 years. Since we moved here, I played the part of a substitute teacher at Gibraltar Schools this past spring. Now there is a role that keeps you on your toes. This is going to be a great season with a lot of laughs and songs. Enjoy every minute rain or shine.
Washington Island Ferry Line
Dale Stafslien with Rache
NINA STONEHAM
Ticket Office Staff
Nina is delighted to return to Northern Sky for her eighth season under the stars. She began her journey with the company as a volunteer in the 2017 season. She joined the box office staff beginning in 2019. Earlier that same year, Nina graduated from University of Wisconsin - Green Bay with a BA in theater performance. Her behind-the-scenes credits include being production assistant for the world premiere of Dad’s Season Tickets and assistant stage manager for the 2022 revival. Nina was last seen on stage in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with Rogue Theater. More recently, she performed in An Audition for a Murder, a riveting dinner theater murder mystery, with the same company. She looks forward to reprising her role as “Alana Stanton” for a run of the same show in September at the DC Arts Center. She is incredibly excited that Dairy Heirs and No Bones About It are returning to the Northern Sky stage! One scene in No Bones About It remains the most hilarious scene she’s ever seen on stage, in her entire life. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Northern Sky’s One Act of Kindness Society, launched in 2021, celebrates those who have chosen to create a lasting legacy by including Northern Sky in their will, trust, or estate plan. The phrase “one act of kindness” comes from the lyrics of a song in the musical, Boxcar. The song insists that one act of kindness often ripples out into many others by reminding us “there is good in the world.”
Members of Northern Sky’s One Act of Kindness Society
Ann Abbott
E.H. Barker
Pam Blanchard
Claire CaJacob & Deb DuMont
Susan & Jim
Caldwell
Susan Crawford & Jeffrey Rosemann
Cynthia & Larry Crock
Robert C. & Lois K. Dittus
Lisa & David Fink
Barbara Gould
Jim & Barb Hansen
Chuck Harmon
Bob & Lisa Heider
Doc Heide & Jody Jessup
Rita & Frank Jury
John & Mary Lou
Kroll
Cal & Trish Pierson
Jim Stangle
Cynthia Stiehl
Greg & Wendy Vichick
Merrilee & John Waldron
James Wilson
Pete & Leslie Yaeger
To notify us of your plans, or to learn more about what including Northern Sky in your estate plans might look like, please contact Holly Feldman at holly@northernskytheater.com or 920-633-3228.
BETH YOUNG
Ticket Office Staff
After spending 11 years in the hospitality industry in Door County, Beth has been fortunate to experience another vibrant anda ctive part of Door County - theater. She is happy to return to Northern Sky for fourth summer in the ticket office and concessions. The staff and patrons are wonderful and so easy to work with. Beth and her husband are year-rounders, spending their winter downtime with their four grandchildren Libby, Teddy, Poppy, and Elsie. Have a great summer and enjoy the show!
Our 2024 front of house and ticket office staff: Beth Young, Barb Stafslien, Kathy Shanahan, Dale Stafslien, Larry Galuszka, Pat Palmer, Scout Feldman, Isabelle Austgen, Becky DeLisle, Nina Stoneham, Preston, Justin
Fred Alley New Musical Fund
2024-2025 DONORS
In 2006 Northern Sky Theater established the Fred Alley New Musical Fund to honor the memory of Fred Alley, co-founder of the company and playwright of many of our most popular productions including Guys on Ice and Lumberjacks in Love. Contributions to this fund are used exclusively for the creation and development of new musicals. Recent productions benefiting from the fund include The Fish Whisperer, Love Stings, Sunflowered, The Fisherman’s Daughters, We Like It Where?, Dad’s Season Tickets, Boxcar, Dairy Heirs, No Bones About It, Windjammers, and Victory Farm
2024-2025 Contributors were:
Ann Abbott
Helen Ambuel
Katy Andino
Anschutz Plumbing & Heating Inc.
Bob Bartlett & Nancy Wenzel
Bill & Ruth Bartz
Susan Bathke
Betty Baumann
Peter Bebeau & Kristine Landreman
Lynn Beckman
Ann E. Behrens
Judy & Al Beyer
Jan Beyer
Linda & John Blossom
Margaret C. Boehm
Andrea Boehmer
Austin & Judy Boncher
Ed & Helen Brady
Ray & Carol Bressel
Sue and Jim Buck
Robin & Avis Byers
Jeni & Joe Carey
James Cauley & Brenda Andrews
Tom & Sheryl Cerniglia
Fishing for the Moon 1999
Photo by Roger Hamilton
Trudy & Tony Chelmecki
Monica Cofell
Linda Colson, Sarah & Lisa Perlstein
Chris Cramer
Trissa Crowley
Brian & Angie Davis
Jean Davison
Cheryl & Jack Dempsky
Richard Dowd
The Emrich-Muise Family
Edal Evans
Mike Fischer & Elaine
Griffin
Diane & Pat Ford
Gayle & Glenn Fritsch
Judith Fronek
Terry & Kris Fulwiler
Steve & Mary Galligan
Larry Galuszka & Vickie Bartolini
Marilyn Gandt-Hudson
Stephen Gauger
Larry & Kathy Gentine
Barbara Gould
Malcolm P. Graham
Priscilla Grittner
Dr. JoAnn Gruca
Curtis & Shelly Hall
Bill & Linda Hasz
Richard & Carrie Hauser
Sherri Hayes
Mike Fordney & Elizabeth Healy
Susan & Leon Hoffmann
Bruce & Marla Horwitz
Larry & Diana Hudson
Julie Ische
Chuck & Barb Jajtner
Rich & Kay Jaraczewski
Wayne & Donna Jensen
Phillip & Suzan Johnson
Frank & Rita Jury
Jan Kemble
Bob Kitzman
Judy & Paul Kolosso
Joel Kopischke & Anne Heid
Jim & Judy Kottmeier
Santosh Krishnan & Lynn
D`Andrea
Paul & Karen Kron
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Langer
John & Kathy Leach
Mark & Linda LeMahieu
FRED ALLEY NEW MUSICAL FUND DONORS
Paul Libman & Marcia Iacobucci
Richard & Sandy Lindstrom
Deborah Logerquist, DVM
Peggy Lott
Bob & Lori Machacek
John & Marita Madigan
Elizabeth Markon
Jim & Carole Maronek
Lee Marquardt
John Martin
Eileen Mayborne
Mike & Marge McCoy
Dave & Colette McDonough
Maureen McGrath
Rick & Avis Meyer
Patrick & Mary Mickelsen
Fred & Karen Mikolajewski
Marian Miller
Alan & Barbara Miralgio
Chuck Misky
Linda Moore & Rich Kanas
Lee & Suellen Mueller
Tim & Sally Mueller
Brad & Kelly Mullins
Julie Murwin
Helen & Earl Neville
Janice Olson
Dave & Mary Pader
Kristy Page
Kimberly-Ann Palazzo & Randolf Warnke
Donna & Darnell
Pettengill
Paul D. Pfeffer
Judy Phillips
Tom & Jane Pick
Paul & Vicki Pollowy
Margaret Quinnette
Michael & Carole Raap
George & Mary Rather
Luzern & Joann Richter
Mary Rosecky
The Jeff J. Rosemann & Susan E. Crawford Fund
Lloyd & Sandra Rowley
Jean Russell
Charles & Janice Sable
Alan & Roberta Schimek
Rob & Becky Shaw
Jim & Diane Sheehan
Bruce & Janice Sing
Phil & Valerie Skultety
Chris & Bob Snyder
Ron & Barbara Spies
Emmy & Steve Stanley
Carl Staub & Alexandra Moore-Staub
Melody Stauffer
Irv & Judy Steinhauer
Scott & Karen Steinke Family
Karen & Dave Studebaker
William L. & Cheryl
S. Surbaugh
Richard Klemm & Harv
Thompson
Janet Trigg
Dennis & Eileen Vaccaro
Mikki Valona
Julia Van Roo Bresnahan
Charitable Fund
Terry & Vicky Van Straten
Don & Jane Vaughan
Vondrak Family
Mark & Yvonne Wagner
Merrilee & John Waldron
Bob & Mary Weaver
Matthew Werdegar & Monique Schaulis
Dave & Liz Westen
Robert White Family
John & Tina Wiersma
Duane T. Williams
Dan & Joyce Williams
James & Sandra Wrangell
Cap & Mary Wulf
Paul & Sandy Wysocki
Jenna Zark & Peter Budd
Leon & Sharon Zellner
Donna Zwicke
Northern Sky Theater Donations
Experts tell us that running a professional theater that solely creates and produces original musicals priced so the whole family can attend is impossible. We do it anyway. We exist because of you. Individual and foundation gifts account for thirty percent of Northern Sky’s operating budget. A heartfelt THANK YOU to the contributors listed below. Included in these lists are all the folks who contributed to our Burn the Mortgage – Build the Bridge Campaign in 2024. Donations from April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, are acknowledged in this playbill. Northern Sky Theater is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, so your donation is tax deductible.
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS!
BELGIAN ANGEL
Alexander Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Sue & Louie Andrew
Claire CaJacob & Debra DuMont
Susan Caldwell
Barbara Gould
VICTORY FARMER
Dave & Vonnie Callsen
Grainger Foundation
Jim & Judy Kottmeier
Martin Krebs
Anthony & Judith Licata
Heidi & Bob Ling
SPITFIRE GRILLER
Pam Blanchard
Jennifer & Jeff Bridges
Iris & Jim Friedlieb
Jim & Nancy Huebner
Cheryl & Robert Kopecky
Werner Krause
WINDJAMMER
Helen Ambuel
Katy Andino
Jacqlynn Behnke
Carlson Erickson Builders
Cynthia Crock
Kathy & Jeff Dickinson
Jason Feldman LandscapesHolly & Jason Feldman
Irene Fox
Barb & Jim Hansen
Mike & Marge McCoy
$25,000 & UP
MMG Foundation, Inc.
The Jeff J. Rosemann & Susan E. Crawford Fund
Emmy & Steve Stanley
$10,000 - $24,999
Tom & Kathie Moore
Ellsworth & Carla Peterson
Charitable Foundation
Nancy & Mark Schmidt
Vichick Family
Duane T. Williams
$5,000 - $9,999
Aaron Matthew Memorial Fund
Bob & Rita Radke
Greg & Barb Sheehy
Karen & Dave Studebaker
Carol & Richard Valley
Don & Jane Vaughan
$2,500 - $4,999
Barbara Keller
Ron & Kelly Leuzinger
Louise Rogers
Josephine P. Thiell
Barb & Glenn Timmerman
Roy & Sandra Uelner
Jeff & Dawn Welter
Robert White Family
Bill Youmans & Christine Saldanha
ICE FISHER
Marilyn Backer
Martha Bagley
Dave & Terri Beck-Engel
Bonnie & Barry Behnken
Laurin Bellg
Trish & Jim Black
Linda & John Blossom
Joyce Bouche
Cindy Brito & Tony Costello
John Brock
Anthony & Andrea Bryant
The Virginia Burns Private Charitable Foundation
Kevin Burow
Jane Capozzi
James & Cathy Collins
Judi & Chris Collins
Kevin Czarnota
Donna Danielson
Del & Jo Davis
Karen & Jeff Dickmann
Bob & Lois Dittus
Robert & Pamela Dodson
Door County Triathlon, Inc.
Dick & Pat Dornaus
Marc & Kris Dubick
Mary Ann Dude
Jacinda Duffin, Realtor
Robert & Sue Eames Giving Fund
Jamie & Patti Ellsworth
Mary Fales
Hank & Mary Fasciotti
Reid & Julie Firestone
Diane & Pat Ford
Charlie Frankel
Richard & Jane Fredrick
Larry & Kathy Gentine
Mardi Glenn
Ann Glessner
Gorchynsky Family
Kris Gould
Joseph & Gwenn Graboyes
Emily & Kevin Haggard
Paul & Gloria Halverson
Jami & Joe Hanreddy
Jan Harmon
Rebecca Herb
Dina Herbst
Ed & Beth Herbst
Dave & Mel Johnson
Richard & Charlotte Johnston
Gary & Debbie Jones
Jan Kemble
Andrea Kinsey-Jauquet
$1,000 - $2,499
The Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund of The Jewish Community Foundation
The Kroll Family
Mary Lindquist
Marcotte Medical Group
Lee Marquardt
John Martin
MMG Foundation, Inc.
Linda Moore & Rich Kanas
Helen & Earl Neville
Steve & Lisa O`Hearn
Jerry & Pamela Okarma
LuAnn Papile & Dan Behles
John L. Parrish
Robert & Amy Perille
Judy Perkins & David Keen
Bill & Barb Perloff Family
Steve & Jan Rhode
Lloyd & Sandra Rowley
John & Jackie Sawyer
Rick Schaefer
Jane & John Schraufnagel
Mary Seeberg
Jim & Mary Simcoe
Tim & Sue Stone
Sandra Stoneham
William L. & Cheryl S. Surbaugh
Deanna & John Swanson
Bill Theisen
Dennis & Jeanne Trittin
Toby Vanden Heuvel & Jen Norden
Vanderson & Gehrke Family
David & Nancy Wahlert
Merrilee & John Waldron
Erin & Kevin Wehrenberg
Dan & Joyce Williams
Kathleen Wingler & Kari Pantol
Jim & Kathy Wochinske
Bill & Kathy Wolff
Cap & Mary Wulf
Albert & Valerie Yard
Sandra Zingler
HAPPY LUMBERJACK $500 - $999
Theo & Jan Abrahamson
Tom & Sue Alt
Daniel Baumann
Anthony & Priscilla Beadell
Steve, Julia, Mike & Nick Berndt
Greg & Meridith Berry
Andrea Boehmer
Gary Bowen
Ed & Helen Brady
Linda Brooks
Frank & Karen Cape
Doug & Janie Carlson
Gil & Joyce Carlson
Sue & Jerry Cataldo
James Cauley & Brenda Andrews
Don & Deb Chapman
Andy & Jan Coulson
Meredith & Chris Coulson-Kanter
Brian & Angie Davis
Robert C. Davis III
Merrilee De Bry
Becky DeLisle
Andrew, Janelle, Drake, Kamila, Emilia, & Vincent Dicks
Jan & Karen Dickson
Patti & Patrick Doughman
Bay Area Garments
Mike & Marcia Eischen
Michael Elkow
Orlaine K. Gabert
Bob Galecke
Maggie Mentel
Kurt Goetzka
Deb Hartsock
H2 Fund
Mike Fordney & Elizabeth Healy
Don & Coggin Heeringa
Bob & Lisa Heider
Kristin Hem & Jeff Meglin
Gerald & Marie Henning
John & Nell Herlache
Scott & Yvonne Herr
Sue & Don Hodapp
Susan & Leon Hoffmann
Catherine Hoke
Mark & Michaela Holey
Bryan & Dorothy Hollenbach
Judy Hollingshead
Barbara & John Horner-Ibler
Jean & Rod Jacobson
Mary Jelinek
Mark & Ann Jinkins
Albert Johnson
Chris & Julie Johnson
Sandi Keyser
Dave & Becky Kimbell
Judy & Tim Klatt
Paula & Dave Kocken
Jerry Lecy
Mark & Linda LeMahieu
Jill Lhost
Tom & Bev Lisle
Jim & Nancy Marsho
Maureen McGrath
Fred & Karen Mikolajewski
Andrew & Meghan Miller
Howard & Sara Miller
Suzan Miller
Judy Minster
Jack & Bonnie Mitchell
Frank & Cheryle Mitvalsky
Jacob Odders
Jeff & Barb Ottum
Christopher & Kathryn Poling
Caroline & Steve Polster
Sylvia K. Pratt
Mary Rosecky
James & Ladona Rowings
Mary A. Ruetten
Diane & Jim Sarosiek
Sharee Allain & David Schertz Family
Alan & Roberta Schimek
Gretchen Schmelzer
Cheryl & Craig Schneider
David & Maureen Schwartz
Jan & Linda Scott
Robert & Jane Shiffler
Gerald & Paula Sosalla
James Stangle
Scott & Karen Steinke Family
Maury & Ann Sullivan
Michael & Judy Surges
Brian & Joan Wake
Sue Walz
Jon Wenberg
Brenda & David Wenberg
David & Sharon Wester
Jan-Ann & Richard White
Wiers Family Fund
Eric & Margaret Wilcots
William Wildman
Tom & Suzie Wilkinson
Paul & Sandy Wysocki
Beth Young
Ron & Susie Zellmer
MUSKIE LOVER
Beth & William Alveshire
Bruce & Victoria Behnke
Aralda & Brion Bell
Margaret C. Boehm
Jim & Barbara Bunning
Lisa & Larry Buvid
Mary Alice & Peter J. Costello
Russ & Chris Czarnota
John & Pat DeLeonardis
Jack & Sara Fortin
Terry & Kris Fulwiler
Stephen Gauger
Bill & Kandy Higley
Bruce & Marie Johnson
Dave, Kendall, Makenize, Kirschen & Felix Koehler
GALACTIC PACKER
Mike & Jody Abrahamson
Jamie & Amy Alberts
Jim & Jane Anderson
Jim & Roberta Arndorfer
Linda & Gerry Ashmore
Giving Fund
Dave & Kathy Averbeck
John & Lisa Balistreri
Bob Bartlett & Nancy Wenzel
Kim & Janine Beck
Tom & Kellie Bergen
Bernard Bloom Family Trust
David & Barbara Boes Family
Kay & Marty Bonk
Nancy T. & David A. Borghesi Fund
Mark Breseman & Jane Hillstrom
Harriet Broom
Richard Browne
Ann K. Buck
Sue & Jim Buck
Buckingham Family
Dave & Marge Bultman
Richard & Gloria Burzynski
Paul & Sandi Cain
Joel Camarano
Rochelle & Frank Candioto
Peter & Barbara Classen
Colin Welford & Friends
Linda & Kevin Conway
Doug & Laura Coster
Terry & Ann Krueger
Beatrice Lapp
Estella & Charles Lauter
Cheryl LeeVan
Jim & Ellie Lincoln
Randy & Karen Mathewson
Diana & Mark Metz
Matthew Metz
Carol & David Nestingen
Margaret Poole
Grace & Glen Rossman
Savannah & Mark Rounds
Jerry Salzberg
Martha Sauter
Susan & Thomas Schouten
Lawrence & Hollis Schuetz
Kathy Schultz
Lorna & Greg Cote
Susie & Tracy Cotter
Rick & Patti Cron
Mitch & Sandie Custer
Sharon L. Daanen
Michael & Priscilla Daniels
Carol & John De Giere Legacy Fund
Jim & Cindi DeBruine
Eric & Nellie DeJardine
Tree & Steven Delarwelle
Bob & Liz Dickson
Paul Didion & Yvonne Bellay
Richard Dowd
Jamie Drexler
Tad & Andy Dukehart
Yvonne & John Dwonch
Richard & Anne Egan
Ed & Fran Eickenberg
V. Daniel Elvira & Cecilia E. Gerber
John & Clare English
Randi Fay
Tim Feist & Laurel Braatz
Nancy Feld
Robert Flick
Tom & Barb Florack
Barbara & Larry Freidig
Tim & Marsella Fults
Mike & Tarra Gallagher
Steve & Mary Galligan
Donald Gehrke
Lloyd R. & Dorothy J. Gerrits Giving Fund
$300 - $499
Joe & Mary Ann Skvara
Cyndi & John Sturtz
Peter Tan & Rachel Durfee
Donald Thimm
David & Barbara Tuch
Lynn & Vern Tucker
Leo & Louise Van Sistine
Carole Vogts
Vondrak Family
Wes Warren IV Family
Phillip Wessels
J. Howard Williamson
Adam & Andrea Woerpel
Jerry & Joan Zaug
Ron, Beth, Katie & Rebecca Zitzow
Robert & Marsha Zoll
$125 - $299
Todd Giese
Patricia Goldberg
Anon d`Allouez
Terry & Pam Goode
Rachel Goodell
Mary Grace
Jack & Nancy Greenwood
Diana Hackbarth & David Price
Douglas & Susan Hahn
Curtis & Shelly Hall
Nancy Hammen
Carl & Donna Hanson
Sherri Hayes
Susan & Tom Hebel
Eleanor Heeringa-Owen & Carl Owen
Robin & Steve Heil
Paul Heim & Julie Watkins
Jim & Judy Heinecke
Giz & Linda Herbst
James Heup
Lynnea & Dennis Hickey
Mary Hicks
Judy Hoard & Beth Ringgenberg
Dawn Hoium
Bob & Klaudia Hollander
George & Nancy Hoppa
Bruce & Marla Horwitz
Mark & Amy Huftel
Joe & Sandy Hurley
Francine Huxley
Julie Ische
GALACTIC PACKER
Winifred Jackson
Bob & Judy Jaeschke
Ron & Carol Jochimsen
Dennis & Janet Johnson
Steve & Dawn Johnson
Steve Johnson & Dianne Byerly
Dennis Kavanaugh & Cynthia Thorpe
Mike & Sue Keber
Gretchen Kelley
Edward Kelly
Lucy Kile
Joann & Wally Kilgus
Bruce & Barbara Klingman
Steven & Carol Konetzke
Joan Korb & Frederic Will
Tom & Cindy Kraack
Natalie Krah
Paul & Karen Kron
Charles & Edie Kubicek
Jack Kuhl
Mary Lou Lager
Brenda & Jeff Lange
Jerry & Carolyn Langley
Greg & Patti Leick
Dave & Nancy Lokken
Peggy Lott
Thomas & Michele Malin
Jeannette Marlow
Sue & Bob Martin
Carol & Robert Masek
Rev. Gerald & Susan Matzke
Ron & Lois Mauermann
John & Shelley McCoy
David & Marion Meissner
Peg & Jim Meyer
Michael & Karen Miller
Barbara Mons
Ann & Michael Morgan
Jim & Connie Morgenstern
Lee & Suellen Mueller
Pat & Gail Mullaney
Robert & Carla Myerson
Ned & Natalie Neddersen
Paul Neuman & Jean Barrett
Scott & Jill Newcomer
Kevin & Linda O`Neill
Tom & Mary Oehler
Gary & Sari Oosta
Patrick Palmer
John & Harriet Paral
Anna Pepelnjak
Eric Perlman & Janelle Peotter
Paul D. Pfeffer
Gary & Penny Pfister
Jack & Marilyn Pitsch
Paul & Vicki Pollowy
Gretchen Porten
The Porter Family
Bruce & Lyn Ranta
George & Mary Rather
Jeff & Sue Rattner
Jeanny Ray
Nicholas Reach
Marty & Robin Reynolds
Alissa Rhode
Kathryn M. Richardson
Luzern & Joann Richter
Laura Riley
Barb & Paul Ristau
Todd & Sheryll Rockway
Linda Rusche
Stan & Dorothy Russell
Denny & Nan Ryan
Charles & Janice Sable
Jack & Diane Salentine
Margaret Sankey
Ted Sausen
Jeff Schmeckpeper & Susan Ramsey
Tom & Judy Schmitt
Charlie Schneider & Ellen Penfield-Schneider
Lora Schraufnagel
Dan & Paige Schultz
Carol Schuster
Jerry & Barbara Schutt
Chuck & Cindy Schwierske
Thomas & Suzanne Scott
Jim & Diane Sheehan
Carol Shepack
Forrest & Barbara Smith
$125 - $299
Steve & Connie Sopel
Ron & Barbara Spies
Mark Spreitzer & Philip Gorman
Mary & Greg Staples
Carolyn Staszewski & Family
Karen Steele & Patrick McDonough
Dennis & Connie Steigenberger
Irv & Judy Steinhauer
Kathy & Ken Stenzel
Dave & Louise Stephenson
Eileen & John Sterling
John & Jane Stevenson
John Stiefel
Joe & Joanne Suchy
Sherry Swearngin
Mary & Roy Thilly
Richard Klemm & Harv Thompson
William Tiedeman
Janet Trigg
Thomas Turriff
Dennis & Eileen Vaccaro
Rhonda Voelz
Stephen & Mary Wadle
Bob & Tina Wagner
Mike & Betty Walden
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Weikert
Phyllis & Ted Wempe
Matthew Werdegar & Monique Schaulis
Ann & Douglas West
Dave & Liz Westen
Marilyn White
Nena & Kristen White
Jay & Sally Whitfield
Tom & Kate Wiers
Cathy Wiese
Michael & Martha Willett
Pat Willman
Gene & Carmen Witt
Peter Yaeger & Leslie Dittus-Yaeger
Clay & Melissa Zambo
Ronald Zerofsky
John & Peggy Zimdars
Packer Fans from Outer Space
BONE DANCER
Shirley Adams
Mike & Pat Ahern
Jill & Bruce Anderson
Mike & Deb Anderson
Penny & David Anschutz
Dave & Ruth Assmus
Anne & David Bachem
Marty Baldwin
Ron Barnett
Jim & Beth Bauer
Peter Bebeau & Kristine Landreman
Janet Beger
Jane & Gerry Berg
Pam & Bill Borgeson
Traci Bournoville
Susan & Jim Bricker
Ed & Sharon Brud
Karen Bruett
Peter & Ruth Budic
Kim & Mark Burbey
Jim & Stephanie Buske
Myron & Beatrice Buss
Melinda Butcher
Robin & Avis Byers
Carl & Pat Chan
Mark & Terri Chelmowski
Jerry & Elaine Ciszewski
Peggy Clapp
Peter & Kathie Clay
Glenn & Mary Ruth Clayton
Terry & Sue Costello
Glen & Wanda Cowan
Darcy & John Cox
Scott Crane
James & Linda Crawford
Katie Dahl & Rich Higdon
Janice Davis
Pamela Davis
Chuck & Mary Kay Deery
Rick & Sue Detienne
Rick & Bette Diehl
Lisa Dimberg
Alan Dohner
Kathryn M. Donahue
Paul Dribin
Pat & Jim Eggers
Coleen & Keri Ernster
Edal Evans
Mary Jo Feeney Gebhardt
Lynn & Linda Ferrell
Tom & Monika Fiedler
David Flores
Linda K. Ford
Andrew Friedlieb
Judith Fronek
Mark & Lisa Fulford
John & Lynn Gallagher
Jerry & Becky Gapinski
Jerry & Lois Garrity
Paul & Jody Geibl
Judy Germonprez
Tom & Gigi Giunta
Ellen Goodrich
Paul Gordon
Joyce & Kenneth Gulliford
Sarah Gurtis
Lynn & Paul Hass
Sylvia Hauser
Sue & Bill Hausler
Brent Hazelton & Trina Nance
The Hebel Family
Linda Helf
Mike & Gail Heneghan
Ron Hilton
Stu & Linda Hoar
The Hoban-Walker Family
Barbara & Dave Holman
William Holmes
Chris & Sandy Hook
Don & Myrma Howard
Larry & Diana Hudson
Hilary & Andrew Ince
Patricia Iwanski
Julie Jagemann
Mike & Pat Janko
Wayne & Donna Jensen
Phillip & Suzan Johnson
Richard & Sue Ellen
Johnson
Judith & Tom Kapellen
Jeff Kita
John & Pamela Kitslaar
Bob Kitzman
Sarah J. Ford & Randall Klumb
Kim Kohler & Joe Gruber
Mary Jo Blaney Kolb & Jon Kolb
Jon Kosanke
Artzy Studio - Cynthia Koshalek
Keith & Jann Kostecke
Ron & Jane Kraemer
Marylu Kramer
Anne & Dan Kratz
Edward G. Kraus
Janet Kreiling
Ray & Mary Kremer
The Lambert Family
Jim & Diane Lang
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Langer
BJ Larsen
Katie Laughlin
Teala LeBlanc & Dennis White
Harlan & Sharon Lenius
Ronda & John Liebmann
Myron & Judy Losinski
Valerie Loughney
Bernie & Joy Lucier
Charli & Tom Lundstedt
Alice & Bruce MacCallum
Katie Maples
Randolph Mark
Dennis & Casey Martin
Barbara Matthews
Susan Matthies
Terry & Ally McArdle
Jeffrey McCollum
Dave & Colette McDonough
Meg & Brian McElligott
G.M. Duke & Della McGrath
Debra & James Melchior
Dr. & Mrs. Meracle
Stacie & Wally Meyer
Carol Miles
Orie & Chris Milton
Tom & Claire Minahan
William Morris
Deborah & Robert Moulton
Tim & Sally Mueller
Charles & Barbara Murphy
Jim & Joanie Musiel
Mary Novak
John Obligato
Mark & Sandra Oliszewicz
Adrian Padurean
Kelly Paulson
Chapter EE PEO Sisterhood
Dennis & Ann Ploor
Jerry & Lynn Pomprowitz
Steve & Linda Pont
Jeff & Therese Postles
Bob & Barb Pragalz
David & Janet Primus
Martha Rabin & Frank Widman
Judith & Donald Rafenstein
Jim & Chris Rescheske
Dawn Roelfs
BONE DANCER
Mike Rogusky
Mary Rooks
Kathy Rowe
Nora Rowley & Robert Ulicny
Nancy Sargent
Chris & Bruce Sautebin
Mark & Jane Savides
Dale & Penny Schaber
Tom & Jane Schneider
Steve & Peggy Schofield
Brad Schotanus
Barb & Bob Schuelke
Kay & George Schueppert
Gigi Fourre Schumacher
Carol Scott
Jillaine & Andy Seefeldt
Lisa & Alberto Segre
Dan & Diana Seidel
Jody & John Selenica
Ann & Paul Selk
CHEESEHEAD
Barbara Adams
Thomas L. Aerts
Allan Allweiss & Emily Corbett
Garry & Sandy Andersen
Judith Andersen
Diane B. Arnkoff
Mary Aronin
Douglas & Lynn Arterburn
Rhonda Artwick
Dennis Aspinwall
Katerina Baar
Linda Babcock
Roy & Terri Back
Bonibet Bahr & David Olsan
Mary Lou & Jack Baldwin
Philip Baron & Mary Sprandel
Donna Baskin
Susan Bathke
Dan & Diane Bay
Bruce & Barbara Becker
Lynn Beckman
Randy & Anne Behm
Ann E. Behrens
Rob Beisenstein
Lori Belongia
Pete & Sandy Benson
Traci Bero
Debra Serchen
Kathleen Shanahan
Rob & Becky Shaw
Anita Shears
Audrey Shomos
Carol & Sid Simmons
Rick & Mary Skelley
Elizabeth Slusser
Ann Smejkal
Carol Sokolowski
Rich & Carolyn Sommer
Roger & Donna Sorenson
Keith & Debbi Spritz
Jim & Tori Stephens
Joan & James Stillman
Gina & Gary Stuart
Amy Sullivan
Edward & Shirley Talbot
James & Mary Taylor
Myron & Carol Van de Ven
June & Ashton Waller
Bill & Mary Bestor
Jan Beyer
Kay Aronowitz
Angela Bier
John & Lynn Binder
Diane Birchard
Tom & Joan Blackwood
Dean Blahnik
Brianna Blink
Edward & Amy Blumenthal
Sandra Boggs
Jeff Bolwerk
Julia Bolz
Caitlin Branston
Genie Brown
Steven Brunner
David J. Brusky
Thomas Bullermann
The Burow Family
Peggy Busalacchi
John & Kathy Campbell
Carelyn Campbell
Ryan Cantzler & Jill Parak
Jeni & Joe Carey
Caden, Mikey & Kaylee Carvell
Mary Chiappetta
Shelly Chmielewski
Frances Ciske
$75 - $124
Norman & Mabel Watkins
Bob & Mary Weaver
Douglas & Regina Weber
Susan Wehrli
Michael Weiland & Shelley MacGregor
Jo Ann & Brad Weir
Kevin & Cindy Wienkers
John & Tina Wiersma
Joe & Joyce Wilson
Don Rubin & Barb Winer
Norb & Judith Wolter
Ann Woodward & Patrick Tiffany
Jane & Gary Woodward
Joseph & Staci Zeilermeir
Dan & Irene Zimmerman
Mary Zinda
Joanne Zintel
Sally & Jerry Zogg
Jane Zuelsdorf
$25 - $74
Michael & Jan Cobb
Monica Cofell
Bunny & Ronald Cohen
Natalie Conrardy
Marlene Corey
Mary Corriveau
David Couture
Amanda Cox
Pat & Harold Crabb
Mary Cross
Murray Crummer
Catherine Cruz
Helena Campbell & Craig Cullum
Carla Cummings
Christy Curry & Kevin Hoyland
Kathleen Daley
Don & JoLynn Damitz
Diane, Deb, Michael & Betsy
Leslie Davidson
John & Sandra Dean
David Deaton
Mary Dehler
Kathy Demets & Greg Bollom
Jennifer Detrick
Carol Dikelsky
CHEESEHEAD
Cathy Divincenzo
Callan & Sarah Donovan
David W. Dorn
Tom Dorner
Anne Dorwaldt
Debra Dueppen
Michael & Deborah Duncan
Heidi Dupuis
Michael Dybas
Juanita Edington
June D. Ehrbar
Katie Eigenfeld
Kevin & Terrylyn Eisch
Carl Eisenberg
James & Violet Densow & Jessica Eisenman
Paula Englebert & Family
Susan Engler
Tom & Andrea Esau
Christine Evans
David & Patricia Evans
Heidi Fallone
Kenneth Feldbein
Nora Flood
Patricia Fojut
Deb Ford
Kathie Fox
Linda Frantz
Gayle & Glenn Fritsch
Kristin Fritz
Dewey & Sue Fritz
Patricia Gardner
Marilee Gardner & Randolf Schmirler
David George
Michael & Marcia Gevers
Sandy & Greg Glander
Michael Golla
Harold Gooch
Jane Graf
Brenda Griebahn
Timothy Grygiel
Torrie Haak
Helen & Jim Haase
Candy Hadsall
Wayne & Sharon Hammes
Nicholas Hammetter
Julie Hamrick
Deborah Handler
Peggy Handrich
Jeff & Margaret Harding
Alexandrine Harris
Nancy Harrison
Marsie L. Hartman
Bonnie & Bob Hartmann
Jeanice Harvey
Chris Hayes
Matthew Hayes
Lisa Hayes-Burt
Ann & Eric Hearn
Paul & Ruth Heinecke
John Henderson
Charlie & Kathy Henriksen
Scott & Cathy Henry
Chad Hershner
Linda Hodorff
Richard & Jane Hoffman
Barbara Holm
Dawn Holsen
Joy & Jim Hooyman
Amanda Horton
Hal & Joyce Hothan
Bernard Huizenga
Brian Hulse
Judith Hundley
Amanda Jack
Gail Jaeger
Wayne & Marcy Janssen
Kevin & Lisa Jauch
Barbara Jenkin
Bruce & Nancy Johansen
Wanda John
Ann & Michael Johnson
Peggy Johnson
Dale Jorgenson
Bruce & Laurie Juppe
Lisa Just
Abe & Linda Kahan
Karla & Lawrence Kane
Robert Kenny
Tom Kerley
Tracy Teltz-Kiederlen
Donna & Wayne Kiefer
Kurt & Jone Kiefer
Roger & Cindy Kleinstick
Jane & Bob Klozotsky
Cindy Knigge
Justin Koch
Jim & Karen Kohler
Suzanne & David Kolb
Karen Kosky
Monica T. Krack
Lawrence & Mary Kraft
Diane M. Krause
Amber Krueger
Bartholomew & Kathryn Krzykala
Lilli Kuzma
Kellie Lala
Clark Landis
Judith & Howard Landsman
Jonathan & Lois Larson
Rita & Bob Last
Jane Laughrin
Andrea Lee
Ann Lee
Barbara Lienau
Gail Limoni
Casey Ling & Natalia Arena
Glen & Barbara Link
Deborah Logerquist, DVM
Norm Loomer
Vicki Louis
David & Alicia Lundal
Joanne & Ed Machacek
Carl & Debra Maglio
Mary Malter
Barbara Manger
Kim & Kathleen Manner
Elizabeth Markon
Amy & Paul Marquardt
Claire & Nick Martchink
David & Marjorie Mau
Christine Maurer
R. Scott & Mary McBurney
William McCaskill
Erin Meana
Rose Anne Mefford
Richard & Jean Mehring
Coleen & Steve Menden
James & Sally Mergener
Gordon Mesa
Gregory Meyer
Neal & Mary Meyerson
David & Kathy Michaelis
Larry & Joanne Michaels
Maria Miller
Valori Miller
Alan & Barbara Miralgio
Larry & Janet Mohr
Edwin & Marcia Moore
Mary Moore
David Moore
Barbara Morgan & Deanna D`Abbraccio
Katy & Terry Murphy
Scott & Marilyn Needham
John Nelson
Neil & Mary Ann Nelson
Madelynn, Leah & Kayleigh Newmann
Christianne Nordstrom
CHEESEHEAD
Michelle & Timothy Nott
Patrick O`Connor
Timothy Oakes
Kathy & Randy Odem
Robert Olsen
Clarese Ornstein
Liz & Bob Osgood
Jim & Diane Otto
Kristy Page
Gary Page
Donna Para
Richard Payton
Reed Pence
Susan Penl & Richard Thiede
Barbara Perkins
David & Julie Peterson
Lynn & Perry Phillips
Judy Phillips
Judy B. Phillips
Lisa Pildes & Michael Sehr
Elizabeth Pionek
Laurie Posey
Corinne Prohl
Dan & Liz Pufunt
Ron & Chris Puszynski
Suzanne Quinlan
Michael & Carole Raap
Terrence Heidenreiter & Jeanne Rabel
Ken & Marilyn Rabideau
Randi Ragins
Sharon Raimondo
Diane Ramski
Ginger & David Ready
Joe Reedy
Margaret Reisenauer
Kyle & Susan Repp
Constance & John Rhind
James Rice
Donna Richter & Michael Judd
Julie Rock
Barbara A. Roob
Donald & Edith Rouse
Bobbi Rowinski
Chris & Jennifer Russell
Debbi Russo
Bob Rykal
Sharilyn Sailing
Howard Saltzman
Megan Sarkis
Lee & Judy Scherkenbach
Jeff Schloesser
Mary Schmidt
David`s House of Travel
Terry Schneider
Jeff Schraufnagel
Jeanne Schroeder & Charles Lodl
Ted & Mary Lou Schroeder
Bonnie & Charlie Schuknecht
Liz & Brent Schultz
Joe & Kathryn Schumacher
Jim & Annette Schwochert
Jerry & Ginny Scott
Norbert Scribner
Paul & Amy Seiler
Julie & Douglas Shank
Carey Sharpe
Sharon Shaughnessy
Bill & Donna Shewchuk
Brian & Mary Shore
Mary Kay Shutt
Cheryl Sindberg
Julie & Troy Skroch
Sarah & Eric Slaby
David Smith
Daymion Smith
Sandy Smith
Chris & Bob Snyder
Karen Sobczak
Corinne Solsrud & John Kohler
Myrvin & Holly Somerhalder
Philip Sommer
Nancy & Dave Sonntag
Maureen & Elliot Spiegel
Reid & Cheryl Stangel
Liam Stapleton
Melody Stauffer
Hyndie & David Steck
Phil & Pamm Steffen
Andy & Kathy Stefo
Mary & Mark Stephenson
Michelle Sternkopf
Chris & Andy Stiefel
Ann Stiff
Robin Stroebel
Rosemary & Bob Stuebi
Jim & Mary Ellen Sweeney
Tracy & Tim Taylor
Emily Temple
Paul & Suzi Thierfelder
Way & Jackie Thompson
Dick & Kristine Thoune
Barbara J. Tigges
$25 - $74
Joan & Patrick Toohey
Mickey & Karen Towns
Charles Trippe
Jim & Diane Trochinski
Kriss Trudeau
Jean Truesdale
Dan & Ursula Twombly
Julia & Thomas Ulen
Mary Vander Maten
Jeff & Barb VanderZanden
Patti & Steve Vickman
John & Tracy Vreeke
Kathy Wagner
Carl Wahlstrom
Bob & Pat Walbrun
Karen Waldkirch
Jane Walters
Bob & Mary Warth
Steve & Pat Wehrley
Joyce & Stephen Weintraut
Penny Weis
2 Fans From Downers Grove
Mary Weisse
Bob & Peg Wepner
Ann & James White
Dave & Linda Wielock
Michael & Beth Wiest
Cathy & Art Wille
Shirley Williams
Yvonne Wiltse
Bret & Michelle Winkler
Dana Winter
Aimee Wittman
David & Jean Wolski
Leslie Woolley
Courtney Wozniak
Martha & Robert Yuill
Darrel & Sandy Zak
Jenna Zark & Peter Budd
Leon & Sharon Zellner
Meg Ziegelmann
Jack & Barbara Zilavy
Carol Zoerb
Larry Zornes
Donna Zwicke
ENDOWMENT FUND GIFTS
Chuck & Laurie Baum
Fred & Barb Frey
Ken, Lynn & Emily Hacker
Debra S. & Dennis E. Jepsen
Mary Lou Lager
Diane Meiborg & Roger Zacek
Marie A. Moe
Sara Moe
The Jeff J. Rosemann & Susan E. Crawford Fund
Lloyd & Sandra Rowley
Jim & Judy Schwengel
Karen Wojahn
Strings Attached
Cheeseheads! The Musical
Bone Dance
IN-KIND DONATIONS
5th & J
Ace Hardware
Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant
Anatolia
Apple Valley Lanes
Bailey’s Harbor Fish Company, LLC
Baileys Harbor Fish Market & Grille
Barringer’s
Michael Beaster
Belgian Heritage Center
Big Easy
Birch Creek
Susan Birger
Ken & Liz Birnschein
Pam Blanchard
Blue Horse Cafe
Blue Pine Door County
Bombshell Beauty
Bonnie Brooke
Bowling with Doc Heide & Lee Becker
Burnt Bluff
Carla Byrnes & Sara Oswald
Susan Caldwell
Casey’s BBQ & Smokehouse
Cherry Hills Golf
Christine Salanha & Catherine Brubaker
Clay Bay Pottery
Cornerstone Restaurant
Cornucopia Kitchen Corner, LLC
CR Welding and Fabrication
Crate Restaurant
Michael Cronin
Cultured DC
The Cut Hut
Katie Dahl & Rich Higdon
Dancing Bear
DC Historical Society
Door County Auditorium
Door County Candle
Door County Coffee
Door County Creamery
Door County Land Trust
Door County Nature Works
Door County Trolley
Door Shakespeare
Kris Dubick
Edge of Park Bike & Moped Rental
English Inn
Jason Fassl
Jason Feldman Landscapes
Matt & Tonia Feldman
Firefly Outfitters
Flanigan Distributing Inc.
Frykman Studio Gallery
Fun Stuff
Ginger House
Good Eggs
Green Bay Packers
Hands on Art
Katie & Mark Helscher
Hill Street
Hillside Inn
Horseshoe Bay Farms
Innovative Printing LLC
Island Fever Rum Bar and Grill
Mary Jackson
Jody Jessup
Jan Kemble
Kettle Black Fish Boil
Gale & Tom Kesios
Kick Ash Door County
Kitty O’Reillys
Klaud’s Kitchen
Knit Whits
Paula & Dave Kocken
Greg & Kathy Kolacinski
Lautenbachs
Lawlss
Ron & Kelly Leuzinger
Ellie & Jim Lincoln
Heidi & Bob Ling
Locke Cottage
Mac Cready Artisan Bread Company
Main Street Market
Maxwell’s House
Orie & Chris Milton
Mink River Basin
Mark Murphy
Nelson’s Hardware
Linda Nicholson
Nicolet Beach Camp Store
Novel Bay Bookseller
NWTC
O’Meara’s Irish House
On Deck Clothing Company
One Barrel Brewing
Open Door Bird Sanctuary
The Orchards Golf Course
Patrick Palmer
Parkwood Lodge
Patricia Shoppe
PC Junction
Pearl Wine Cottage
Peninsula Music Festival
Peninsula Players Theater
Peninsula School of Art
IN-KIND DONATIONS
Peninsula State Park Golf Course
Pick N Save
Pink Bakery
Pirates Cove
Pizza Bros
Caroline & Steve Polster
Quantum Technologies
Red Putter Mini Golf
The Ridges Sanctuary
Salute
Mary Sawyer
Estate of Elaine Schmidt
Ted & Mary Lou Schroeder
Mary Seeberg
Jody & John Selenica
Shoreline Restaurant
Sip
Sister Bay Bowl
Skipper Buds
Spa at Sacred Grounds
Chuck Spanbauer
Dale & Barb Stafslien
Cyndy Stiehl
Chase Stoeger & Molly Rhode
Stone Hedge Golf and Pub
Sunnypoint Gardens
Sweet Mountain Farm
Tadych’s Marketplace
Tangled
Tea Thyme in Door County
The Farm
Third Avenue Playworks
Thirsty Cow
Thyme
Turtle Ridge
Twelve Eleven
Uncle Tom’s Candy
The Vault
Village Cafe
Villaggios
Jenny Wanasek
Colin Welford
White Gull Inn
Wienke’s Market
Wild Prairie Silver
Wild Tomato
Wilkins & Olander
Wilson’s Ice Cream
Wink
Wisconsin Cheese Masters
Clay Zambo
Zion Lutheran Church
CORPORATE MATCHES OR RESTRICTED GIFTS
BMO Harris Bank
Caterpillar Foundation
Chevron Matching Gift Program
Demco
Disney
Door County Community Foundation
Grainger Foundation
Hartford Fire Insurance Corp
Johnson Controls Foundation
Microsoft Matching Gifts
Raibrook Foundation Inc.
TDC
Thrivent Financial For Lutherans Foundation
Uline
United Way of Door County
United Way of Metro Chicago
US Bank Foundation Employee
Matching Gift Program
WE Energies Foundation
Wisconsin Arts Board
Wisconsin Public Service Foundation
Women`s Fund of Door County
Dairy Heirs
Memorials
In Memory of Brian Scott Aden
Kathleen DeCaire-Aden
In Memory of Shirley Albrecht
Hank & Mary Fasciotti
In Memory of Fred Alley
Claire CaJacob & Debra DuMont
In Memory of Bob & Eileen Beachkofski
Clare Beachkofski
In Memory of Don Blanchard
Pam Blanchard
In Memory of Mitchell Bley
The Bley Family - Rick, Dawn & Emma
In Memory of Bill Brauer
Lynn Simmons
In Memory of Nancy McAllister Brock
Joan Kintz
Barbara Walsh
John Brock
In Memory of Kaye Christman
Duane & Patti Jenson
In Memory of Jay Clark
Judy Phillips
In Memory of Tricia Cramer & Corl
& Ron Cramer
Chris Cramer
In Memory of Carol Duffin
Sue & Louie Andrew
In Memory of Nelle Egel
Georgia Wood
In Memory of David Erickson
Bea Erickson
In Memory of Hans Feld
Nancy Feld
In Memory of Lee and Marge Forrest
Sharon Kuzel
In Memory of Bob and Lois Flood
Bill & Diane Russell
In Memory of Jan Harmon
Susan Caldwell
In Memory of Dorothy Higdon
Susan Caldwell
In Memory of Doc Hopper
David Clowers
In Memory of Curt Johnson
Kristi Johnson
In Memory of Mary E. Kleinsteiber
Larry Kleinsteiber
In Memory of Joann Lansbarkis
Susan H. Burchell
In Memory of Joan Lonstine
Dennis Lonstine
In Memory of Ed & Dorothy Mancheski
David & Elaine Demro
In Memory of Larry Maples
Susan Caldwell
Katie Maples
In Memory of Dennis Mayborne
Gorchynsky Family
Dan & Joyce Williams
In Memory of Carol Ann McIntyre
Mike Mcintyre
In Memory of Dave Muckerheide
Kathy Muckerheide, Vicki & Jay, and Becky, Mike & Skylar
In Memory of Mary Beth Murphy
Jane Born
In Memory of Steve Owen
Linda Owen
In Memory of Karen Pfeffer
Paul D. Pfeffer
In Memory of Neen Rock
Lisa Schlenker & Steve Gillingham
Jenna Zark and Peter Budd
In Memory of Pete Schuster
Carol Schuster
In Memory of Laurie Simon
Andy, Hillary, and Eric Simon
In Memory of Peter A. Thiell
Josephine P. Thiell
In Memory of Dale Tremain
Laurie Tremain
In Memory of Deborah Kay Van
Vleet Beam
Richard & Peggy Van Vleet
In Memory of Connie Weko
Barbara-Jo Weko Witzke
In Memory of Pastor John Worth
Romelle Worth
In Honor of their 62nd Anniversary
Gay & Fran Bowden
In Honor of Joseph Champelli
Lisa Champelli
In Honor of Holly Feldman
Claire CaJacob & Debra DuMont
In Honor of Jeff Herbst
Sue & Louie Andrew
Pam Kriger
Mark Breseman & Jane Hillstrom
In Honor of Jeff Herbst & Molly Rhode
Barbara Perloff
In Honor of Jimmy Kaplan
Alan Rubenfeld
In Honor of John & Mary Kotek
Sue Addamo
In Honor of Heidi and Bob Ling
Mike Fordney & Elizabeth Healy
In Honor of David Pagel
Al & Cynthia Lanzetta
In Honor of Emery Rankin-Utevsky
Steve Rankin & Judith Utevsky
In Honor of Dan, Carrie, Sam and Wren Ruedisueli
Jim & Kathy Ruedisueli
In Honor of Cyndy Stiehl
Dr. Deborah Webber & David Alley
Joanne & Ken Bozeman
Daniel Peterich
In Honor of Howard Williamson
Clyde & Marsha Williams
In Honor of Matt Zembrowski
Rod & Kathy Davis
In Honor of Donna Zwicke`s 82nd Year of Living her Best Life
Roxane Nordbeck
In Honor of the talented and creative cast/crew at Northern Sky Theater. Have a great season.
Nancy and Mark Schmidt
Fisherman’s Daughter
When Butter Churns To Gold
Guys & Does
Volunteers of Northern Sky Theater
Do you love theatre? Do you love the outdoors? Do you enjoy sharing that experience with others? If your answers are “yes!” then we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Northern Sky offers many different ways to get involved with the theatre experience – ushering, selling concessions, guiding parking and assisting our disabled guests, as well as assisting with special events. Volunteers can choose what job they would like to do and their hours – no matter what you enjoy doing and when you enjoy doing it, there is a task for everyone.
If this sounds interesting, we’d love to hear from you. No experience is necessary – just a willingness to help and a desire to be part of something original in Door County. Please call the Northern Sky office at (920) 854-6117 or e-mail volunteer@northernskytheater.com.
Lucas Apsey
Ean Armstrong
Lisa & Ron Armstrong
Sandra & Steve Bader
Jennifer & John Barnes
Vickie Bartolini & Larry Galuszka
Charles & Laurie Baum
Wilber Becker
Debbie & Rick Belger
Ann & Bryan Birnschein
Ken & Liz Birnschein
Laura & Peter Bjorlin
Pam Blanchard
Anthony & Joyce Bouche
Lisa Boyd
Lou Ann Brandstetter
Jan & Paul Burgess
Claire CaJacob & Debra DuMont
Liz Carl
Tony & Trudy Chelmecki
Susan Crawford & Jeffrey Rosemann
Phyllis Daniels
Donna Danielson
Melissa Davis
Cindi & James DeBruine
Jan Dickson & Karen Urban-Dickson
Kris Dubick
John & Yvonne Dwonch
James & Patricia Eggers
Marcia & Mike Eischen
Hank & Mary Fasciotti
Rebecca Fewell
Wendy Gibbs
Barbara Gould
Joseph Graboyes
Deborah & Tad Greene
Nancy Grube
Justin Gutierrez Chico
Joyce Haen
Karen Haen
Linda Hammer
Debbie Heiden
Mary Heinrichs
Dina Herbst
Anne Herring
Mary Herson-Roeser
Diane Heuring
Leon & Susan Hoffman
Bruce & Marla Horwitz
Chris & Mary Jackson
Madayn Jackson
Judy & Bob Jaeschke
Joe & Sue Jarosh
Donna Johnson
Carol Jonen
Katherine & Roger Jones
Rich Kanas & Linda Moore
Jan Kemble
Polly Knudsen
David & Paula Kocken
Mike Koscielski
Carmen Lang
Jean & Mitchell Leavitt
Kelly Leuzinger
Eleanor & Jim Lincoln
Diane & Ron Little
Sherri Looby
Coralina Mal
Linda & Paul Malmgren
Jan Marlett
James & Nancy Marsho
Eileen Mayborne
Debra & James Melchior
Kathleen Metzger
Barbara Meyer
Marcia Milhaupt
Shannon Milhaupt
Joseph & Ricki Mitchell
Janelle Mork
Penelope Morrison
Karin & Scott Myers
Lynn Nelson
Linda Nicholsen
Dawn Omernik-Nimmer
Virgean Ostrand
Dianne Palmer
Patrick Palmer
Beth Partain
Cal & Trish Pierson
Joan Pleuss
Sharon Raimondo
Chip Rasmusson
Patsy & Bill Reichert
Abigail Rock
Rachel Rock
Sharon Rohn
Haley Rohr
Julie Rowley
Lloyd Rowley
Melissa & Ron Schmitz
Nancy Schmitz
Vince Schmitz
Nancy Schopf
Denise Schramm
Mary Lou & Ted Schroeder
Jeanette Schwerdt
Lynn Schwerdt
Volunteers
Mary Seeberg
Daniel & Diana Seidel
Jodi & John Selenica
Debra Serchen
Kathleen Shanahan
Becky Shaw
Kathleen Shemanek
Ann Sheridan
Andrew Simon
Eric Simon
Hillary Simon
Ella Smith
Forrest & Barb Smith
Loretta Smith
Barbara & Dale Stafslien
Tina Stawicki
Cynthia Stiehl
Michele Stoeger
David & Karen Studebaker
Cheryl & Bill Surbaugh
Deanna & John Swanson
Ara Torres
Patricia Treinen
Wren Underhill
Kelly Vannoy
Xyla Vanscoten
Claire Vaughn
Petronella Walker
Jonathan Wall
Molly Walz
Susan Walz
Deborah Webber
Kristine Weber
Forrest Wells
Dawn Welter
Dave & Liz Westen
Nena White
Daniel & Joyce Williams
James Williamson
Kay Wolter
Beth Young
Meg Ziegelmann
Northern Sky Theater Staff
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Molly Rhode
ARTISTIC ADVISOR / CO-FOUNDER
Frederick ‘Doc’ Heide
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Shawn Galligan
RESIDENT DESIGNER & PRODUCTION MANAGER
Lisa Schlenker
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Holly Feldman
COMPANY MANAGER
Dave Maier
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Sophie Widman
BUSINESS MANAGER
Katie Maples
BUSINESS MANAGER ASST.
Isabelle Austgen
TICKET OFFICE MANAGER
Becky DeLisle
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Kathleen Jackson
FACILITIES MANAGER
Rich Higdon
TICKET OFFICE & FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF
Becky DeLisle
Scout Feldman
Larry Galuszka
Kathleen Jackson
VIDEOGRAPHERS
Door County DigitalBill Youmans & John Nelson
Molly Rhode
Chase Stoeger
PHOTOGRAPHER
Len Villano
Sue Piper
Caroline Polster
Kathy Shanahan
Barb Stafslien
Dale Stafslien
Nina Stoneham
Beth Young
Our Sponsors
Please join us in thanking our generous sponsors! Northern Sky’s show sponsors help to offset production expenses, allowing us to create new musicals year after year while keeping our ticket prices affordable. Thank you! Our Sponsors
Tom, Brenda, Chelsea & Emily Koch
Tony & Judy Licata
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OUTDOOR PARK RAIN POLICY
The show will go on if at all possible. Northern Sky staff will wait to decide on cancelling a show until show time, or even a bit after if the weather appears to be passing. If the show is less than half over when called off, you will have the option of either a refund or a rain check ticket, which is good for any future Northern Sky performance without expiration (watch for an email from our office). Otherwise guests will be issued rain check tickets only. If you choose not to attend and the show goes on as scheduled, there are no refunds.
On Kangaroo Lake
BAILEYS HARBOR, WISCONSI N
“Naked actors alone in the dark with nothing to say or sing… that’s what we would be without your support. Scary, huh?”
