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Callboard

narrated by himself. Biography, they
go on to say, is the written history
of a person’s life. Are thoughts part
of your life or does it become actual
life only when those thoughts are
put into words or deeds? Webster
says, ‘I’m not in that business. Try a
philosopher.’ I decided to make up

LCT’s 46th season – 306th production “Jake’s Women is a
thoughtographical play.”
La Crosse Community Theatre presents
my own definition. Jake’s Women is
Jake’s Women a thoughtographical play. It’s ‘auto’
because it’s my thoughts. It’s also a
March 12-28, 2010 fictional nonfiction play, since Jake
is fiction and I am Jake, I being
Welcome to Jake’s world — or should nonfictional. Look how complicated
I say, Neil Simon’s world. Neil Simon it gets. That aside, I decided to write
initially wrote Jake’s Women for his about Jake/Neil, surrounded by the
adult daughter, Nancy, who wanted to most important women in ‘his’ life,
meet her mother (Simon’s first wife), since it’s women from whom I’ve
who died when she was ten. As Simon drawn my greatest strength.”
wrote, the play became more and
more personal. Simon commented in So, welcome to Jake’s/Neil’s
his 1999 memoir, The Play Goes On: world, and no matter how foolish,
“Jake’s Women is not, in a true sense, smart, irritating, nurturing, honest,
an autobiographical play, because understanding, defensive, angry,
seventy percent of the play takes frightened or sweet the women in your
place in Jake’s mind, in his ever life are, thank them for being in your
active imagination. Are your thoughts life, and, maybe, give them a hug.
autobiography? Webster says, a little
skimpily, it’s the biography of a person —Lori Portner, Director

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Cast & Crew

Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mathew Herman
Maggie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diane Breeser
Karen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Jo Bratina
Young Molly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katy Bowler*
Older Molly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Megan Larson
Julie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooke Bellehumeur*
Edith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jill Daumler Pein
Sheila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheri Eimermann
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lori Portner
Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lacie Hexom*
Set and Light Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dillon McArdle
Set Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Harris, Joe DePerry*
Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mandy Parmeter
Costume Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Bates, Mandy Parmeter
Light Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Troy Iverson*
Light Board Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicole Wilson*
Sound Board Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenn Burchell

*LCT debut

Special thanks to: Ashley Furniture, Wettstein’s, Viterbo University and Kelly Wilde

LCT Staff & Board

LCT STAFF
Interim Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hal Keitel
Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Parmeter
Education Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lori Portner
Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dillon McArdle
Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mandy Parmeter
Box Office Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Grimsled Wiese
Box Office Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Severson

LCT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Roth
President Elect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Amborn
Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Korn-Smith
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dar Isaacson
Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Brock
Members at Large . . . . . . .Kenna Christians, Kyle DeLap, Michael J. Hartigan, Hal Heitel, Krin Krause,

Vicky Kunz, John Lyche, Jen Roberdeau, Nancy Sedbrook

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Who’s Who

MATHEW HERMAN (Jake) is KATIE BOWLER* (Young Molly)
a bath designer at Gerhard’s is a ninth-grader at Winona Senior
Showroom in La Crosse and was High School who is making her
last seen at LCT in The Boys Next LCT debut. Her credits elsewhere
Door as Arnold. In Los Angeles include Love’s Labours Lost at
Mathew has been seen as Dr. Great River Shakespeare Festival
Nyizli in The Grey Zone and as Trofimov in The and Gloria in Wait Until Dark at Commonweal
Cherry Orchard. Of LCT he says, “I love that there’s Theatre. In her free time Katie likes to sing, read and
a creative niche in the center of downtown La Crosse play the violin, and she likes doing theatre because
that offers fun, creative, energetic life to this town.” of the opportunity to work and play with great people.
Mathew would like to thank Lori for casting him, and Katie would like to thank her parents who “drive and
all of the “women” in his life “for putting up with me,” support me wherever I go!”
Diane for giving so much of herself, and Rob,
“without whom I would have nothing.” MEGAN LARSON (Older Molly) is
a collection specialist who has
DIANE BREESER (Maggie) is a been seen on the LCT stage in
substitute teacher in the La Crosse Babe the Sheep Pig as Fly and as
School District who has been doing the Narrator in Charlie and the
theatre here at LCT for 30 years. Chocolate Factory. Elsewhere
You may recognize her from the Megan has been seen as Truvy in Steel Magnolias.
shows To Kill a Mockingbird (Miss Her hobbies include reading, theatre and singing in
Maudie) or Grace and Glorie (Gloria). Diane enjoys the shower. Megan enjoys theatre because “no two
writing, reading, walking and teaching theatre performances are the same.” She would like to thank
classes. She enjoys theatre because of the her mom, dad and step-dad, Lee. “They have
opportunity to think like someone else and to encouraged me to spread my creative wings and fly.”
discover characters by digging deep. Diane would
like to thank the wonderful and supportive LCT staff BROOKE BELLEHUMEUR*
and “my husband, Randy, for running lines with me!” (Julie) is a recent UW-La Crosse
graduate with a degree in physics/
BONNIE JO BRATINA (Karen) is astrophysics and is currently a
an associate professor of credit services representative at
microbiology at UW-La Crosse Altra Federal Credit Union. Brooke
who has been seen as Chick in is new to our stage but has been seen elsewhere as
Crimes of the Heart on the LCT Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and as Amaryllis in The
stage and who’s work you often Music Man. In her free time Brooke likes singing,
see through props, including this season’s She Loves dancing, playing the viola, astronomical observation
Me and HONK! and even back to 1999’s Forever and successfully solving math problems. Brooke
Plaid. In her free time Bonnie Jo likes playing would like to thank her husband, Danny — “you are
softball, knitting, reading and cheering on the my rock” — and her dad, for “always revealing the
Packers and the Brewers. Bonnie Jo enjoys theatre truths of the world to me.”
because of all the “delightfully insane people you
meet and work with.” She would like to thank her lab
students, who have had to deal with her crazy
schedule.

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Who’s Who

JILL DAUMLER PEIN (Edith) is TROY IVERSON* (Sound Design)
the MSSC Coordinator at Western is a mobile DJ for Music in Motion
Technical College in Business and in La Crosse and a first-time
Industry Services. Jill was last designer at LCT. His credits at
seen on our stage in Moon Over Lanesboro’s Commonweal Theatre
Buffalo as another Edith (we’re include sound design for A
seeing trend!) and has been seen elsewhere in Christmas Carol and performances as Sancho
shows such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sweet Panza in Man of La Mancha and Wally Ferguson in
Charity and Once Upon a Mattress. In her free time 1940’s Radio Hour. In his free time Troy enjoys
Jill enjoys reading, travel, shopping and cooking and music, movies, video games and football, and he
she feels that acting “feeds the soul.” Jill would like to likes LCT because of the “downtown location and
thank her parents “who always encouraged and friendly atmosphere.”
supported me as an actor” and her family; husband,
Rich, daughters Becky and Molly, and son-in-law LCT Staff
Justin, “who give me time to do what I love!”
HAL KEITEL (Interim Executive
SHERI EIMERMANN (Sheila) is Director) has worn many hats in his
currently a full-time wife and career. He started in education, as
mother whom you may recognize a high school teacher, guidance
from earlier this season in She counselor and principal. Next he
Loves Me (Waiter/Ensemble) or worked for Aetna Insurance
last season’s Godspell (Apostle). In Company as a regional manager and assistant vice-
her free time Sheri is involved in Coulee Region president of international operations. Following that
Gospel Choir and enjoys reading and cooking. Sheri he established an independent insurance agency in
enjoys theatre because “it’s such a huge family of the Madison area, The Keitel Group. Prior to his
interconnected people. Very diverse and spirited, but retirement, Hal served as development director at the
also a bit eccentric and dysfunctional, just like a real Reedsburg Area Medical Center. In his Rotary life,
family.” Sheri would like to thank her husband, Tim, Hal served as club president (3 different clubs),
and children, Wade, Malorie and Mitchell, for assistant district governor, district foundation chair
tolerating her passion for theatre. and, most recently, as district governor in 2006–07.
He continues to serve on the board of directors of
LACIE HEXOM* (Stage Manager) Columbus Chemical, Inc.
works as a final product quality
inspector at Mt. Borah and is GREG PARMETER (Artistic
making her stage management Director) earned his MFA from the
debut here at LCT after working in Johnny Carson School of Theatre
the costume and scene shops for and Film at the University of
HONK! and Driving Miss Daisy. Lacie’s work Nebraska-Lincoln. Professional
elsewhere includes Santa Fe Opera as props and acting credits include seasons with
crafts journeyman and as a properties artist/soft the Nebraska Repertory Theatre, the Virginia
good artist at Arizona Theatre Company. In her free Shakespeare Festival, the Northern Fort Playhouse in
time Lacie enjoys golf, jewelry-making and origami. South Dakota and a tour with the Hampstead Stage
She would like to thank her family for supporting her Company, a children’s theatre based in New
“through my ‘hard times.’ ” Hampshire. Previously Greg taught elementary
special education, worked as the technical director for
Aberdeen Central High School and was an instructor
and director with T.O.Y.Box Children’s Theatre.

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Who’s Who

LORI PORTNER (Education MANDY PARMETER
Director) is originally from Chicago (Costume Designer) is in her
but has spent most of her life in the third season here at LCT and is
Coulee Region. She received her originally from Aberdeen, S.D. She
BA in theatre, speech communi- received her bachelor’s degree in
cation and English from UW-La music education from Northern
Crosse. Through the years she has directed over 60 State University, where she discovered a passion for
shows and has had the privilege of teaching count- theatre. After a year of teaching music, she moved
less students of all ages about theatre. Lori thanks to Lincoln, Neb., to study costume design. She
all her students for the hard work, dedication and joy received her MFA in costume design in May 2005.
they bring to LCT. She especially would like to thank Her work has taken her from Oklahoma to
her amazing son, Blais, for his years of support. Love Washington, Virginia, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.
to B, R and Sea Monkey. Mandy and Greg celebrated the birth of their son,
Benjamin, in October and look forward to him
DILLON McARDLE (Technical growing up in the La Crosse Community.
Director, Set/Lighting/Sound
Designer) is from Minneapolis but AMANDA GRIMSLED WIESE
grew up in Las Vegas. He received (Box Office Supervisor) is a
a Bachelor of Arts degree in La Crosse native and a 2007
technical production and design graduate of UW-La Crosse, where
from Viterbo University. Professional credits include she earned a degree in theatre
Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, Minn., performance and management.
the Virginia Shakespeare Festival in Williamsburg, While at UW-L Amanda performed in 19 productions,
Va., and the Commonweal Theatre Company in stage managed, dramaturged and worked on various
Lanesboro, Minn. Dillon thanks all the volunteers other elements of the theatrical process and was the
who have given countless hours of time and, most of cofounder of the Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Fraternity-
all, his wife, Megan, who supports him in every way. Alpha Psi chapter. Amanda thanks all of the LCT
staff and volunteers for their hard work and
welcoming spirits, and her family, especially her
always supportive husband, Jared.

Guest Lobby Artist Cheryl Keeffe, Art Dolls

I believe that the doll is the visual expression of the human experience
and it is my mission to create laughter and a sense of well being
through my art.

A mixed media approach is used in the creation of my dolls, which often
incorporate puns and wordplay. I guess you could say I work “jest for
the pun of it.”

Where else can you make money by thinking small?

Cheryl lives in Onalaska and may be reached by e-mail or through her website,
www.cherylkeeffe.com.

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Start Spreadin’ the News!

La Crosse Community Theatre is leaving
for the city that never sleeps, New York!
If you want to be a part of it, sign up now!
Dates are July 21-25 and November 10-14.

This hassle-free trip ensures for an amazing time, full of new and memorable
experiences. Just ask Hal Keitel, a LCT board member who previously went to
New York with us.

“The thing I was most impressed with on the trip was Lori’s
organizational skills…the trip organization went just like
clock work. I also really enjoyed the two shows I saw—Billy
Elliot and Wicked.”

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS! Broadway shows, fabulous shopping, the lights of Time
Square, the Empire State Building, our Lady Liberty, the famous Radio City
Music Hall, Central Park, museums and much more!

Save your seat now and join La Crosse Community Theater to experience
the Big Apple like never before! For more information contact LCT’s
Educational Director, Lori Portner at [email protected]
or call us at (608) 784-9292.

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let us know! Then keep it in a
convenient place to remind
you when to call and reserve
your seats. Thank you for
your support!

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Next on Stage

Performances

May 7–8, 13–15 & 20–22
at 7:30 p.m.
May 9, 16 & 23
at 2 p.m.

Reserve your tickets!

Patrons: April 12
Season ticket holders: April 19
Public sales begin: April 26

There once was a dream
that was Camelot . . .

Camelot chronicles the legend of King Arthur and his celebrated Knights
of the Round Table. A young French knight, Lancelot, quickly proves
himself the greatest of all the knights and Arthur’s closest ally. Queen
Guenevere, aloof at first, becomes enchanted with the gallant knight.
Although both have a deep love for Arthur, their passion knows no bounds,
and they fall in love. When the evil Mordred exposes their affair, Arthur
prepares for battle, his dreams of an idealistic Camelot shattered.

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Robert P. Smyth Brian G.Weber
Maureen L. Kinney Joseph G.Veenstra
Terence R. Collins Emily E. Cannon
Brent P. Smith Brandon J. Prinsen
Peder G.Arneson
Ellen M. Frantz YEARS
Gregory S. Bonney
Michael L. Stoker
Cheryl M. Gill

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Action

Romance

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October 23 & 24, 2009 November 20 & 21, 2009 December 18 & 19, 2009

Barnaby Palmer Yaron Gottfried Alexander Platt

January 29 & 30, 2010 March 12 & 13, 2010 April 23 & 24, 2010

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And all the men and women
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Box Office Notes

Concessions are available before the show and during intermission. Please
help keep our space clean by disposing of wrappers and bottles properly.
Please turn off cell phones and pagers or check them in the box office.
The house manager can monitor your cell phone or pager for you. Hearing
assistance devices are available in the box office.
The photographing, videotaping, or other video or audio recording of this
production is strictly prohibited. Due to space limitations, audience members
are not allowed backstage. Please wait in the theatre or lobby to meet cast and
crew members.

Help us be “GREEN”!

Feel free to leave your program in the lobby after the
show and we’ll reuse it for future audiences.

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2009–2010 Season

Showtimes: All shows at 7:30 pm except Sundays at 2 pm
Ticket prices*: Adults $22, Students & Military $10

Box Office: (608) 784-9292
Hours: 11 am to 5 pm Monday–Friday
118 5th Avenue North, La Crosse

September 4–20, 2009

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