The Misanthrope

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Executive Director’s Note

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THE MISANTHROPE

Molière, translated into English verse by

RICHARD WILBUR

Director

RYAN
PUFFER

Set Designer Costume Designer

DILLON IRINA
McARDLE CHRISTEL

Lighting Designer Props Designer Stage Manager

DILLON DAWN DAWN
McARDLE HAVICAN HAVICAN

The Misanthrope is presented by special arrangement with
Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Cast

Alceste........................................ Dustin Luecke Arsinoe........................................ Sara L. Adams
Philinte............................................. Matt Wudi Acaste...........................................Devin Vogel*
Oronte/Guard.................. Avery Gerstenberger Clitandre................................... Joshua Knetter
Celimene.....................................Hope Kirwan* Basque..................................... Dylan Matejka*
Eliante......................................... Emily Oehler*
* = LCT main stage debut

Special Acknowledgments

Thank you to all who made this production possible, including Theresa M. Smerud for photography, CBS
Graphics, Viterbo University, Greg Parmeter, and La Crosse Glass Company.

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Production and Design Staff

Director............................................Ryan Puffer Stage Manager............................Dawn Havican
Set Designer............................... Dillon McArdle Assistant Technical Director................Tim Harris
Costume Designer.........................Irina Christel Set Construction...Sharon Markee, Jim Nelson
Lighting Designer....................... Dillon McArdle Costume Construction..................Beverly Jordi,
Props Designer............................Dawn Havican ........................ Maria Runde, Suzanne Young
Technical Director....................... Dillon McArdle

The Misanthrope

CELIMENE’S HOUSE
Paris, France 1667

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Director’s Note

Tonight you will see a young, Our leading misanthrope
beautiful woman choose a Alceste today would (someone who hates other
husband from a group of eligible be a bearded humans), Alceste, today would be
bachelors. You will also see hipster refusing a bearded hipster refusing to do
privileged rich people sling insults to do things just things just because society says
about their friends behind their because society he should. His lady love, the vain
backs. No, you aren’t watching a says he should. Celimene, could be found at the

reality show on‘Bravo’, you are nearest Starbucks taking selfies.
watching Moliere’s classic 17th century comedy, The pompous suitor Acaste would be posting
The Misanthrope. One of my favorite aspects of pictures on Instagram of himself at the gym.
this play is the fact that it is still very relative to
today’s society. Moliere wrote The Misanthrope I cannot express my thanks enough to this
as a satire of the hypocrisies of French society at trusting, hardworking, and talented team
the time. Satirical views of the errors in societies of actors and designers who helped make
is definitely still an active art form today. this production possible. And thank you, our
audience, for being at this performance.
Along with the art of satire, this show also
presents tropes of humans that we have Enjoy!
continued to encounter for the past 400 years. Ryan Puffer
Director

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Cast Biographies

SARA L. ADAMS (Arsinoe) grew up DUSTIN LUECKE (Alceste) is making
doing theatre in school and locally his sixth appearance onstage at LCT.
before studying theatre at UW Eau Previous shows include The 39 Steps,
Claire. She is happy both onstage and Twelve Angry Men, and Peter and
backstage. Recently she designed the Starcatcher. Dustin works as
props for The Complete Works of Shakespeare a news anchor on WXOW News 19 Daybreak.“Many
(Abridged) and The Gifts of the Magi, stage managed thanks to my wife, Dominique, and son, Damian. You
Billy Elliot and Peter and the Starcatcher, and played are the stars of my life!”
Gretchen in Boeing Boeing. Sara is delighted to play DYLAN MATEJKA* (Basque) cur-
onstage again and would like to thank her family for rently lives in Winona and works at the
the support. Culver’s there. It has been a few years
AVERY GERSTENBERGER (Oronte/ since his last show, but he is excited to
Guard) was last seen as a WBFR Actor get back onstage. Special thanks to his
in LCT’s radio play, Miracle on 34th grandparents for all of their love and support!
Street. He works as a residential EMILY OEHLER* (Eliante) is thrilled
cleaner for Stratton Cleaning Services, to be making her debut on the LCT
as well as a sales clerk at Redemption Bookstore in stage! She would like to thank her
Onalaska. During his free time, he sings on the Worship amazing friends and family for sup-
Team at First Free Church and can often be spotted porting her as she journeys toward
downtown at Jule’s Coffee. He would like to give a spe- her dreams. Special thanks go to Mom, Dad, little sister
cial thank you to his community group and co-workers Megan, Grace, Caleb, and Jacey for believing in her
for their prayers and support. when she didn’t believe in herself.“Life isn’t a dress
HOPE KIRWAN* (Celimene) is excited rehearsal. The curtain is up and you are on, so give it
to take part in her first production your best shot!”
at LCT. While growing up, Hope was DEVIN VOGEL* (Acaste) is extremely
involved in several community theatre excited to take the stage in his first La
and school productions. One of Hope’s Crosse Community Theatre production!
favorite shows was another play by Moliere, Tartuffe. He currently attends the University of
Hope is a relatively new Wisconsinite. She moved to La Wisconsin-La Crosse with an emphasis
Crosse about a year ago to report for Wisconsin Public in theatre performance. He would like to extend his
Radio and has enjoyed getting to know the people and warmest thanks to his parents who always support him
places of southwestern Wisconsin. In her free time, in everything he does.
Hope loves playing music and spending time outdoors.

JOSHUA KNETTER (Clitandre) is a MATT WUDI (Philinte) is so excited to
lover of arts. He has been involved in be taking part of this artistic journey.
theatre since the fifth grade. Since He is a student at UW-L studying
moving back to La Crosse three years theatre performance and broadcasting
ago, he has done six shows with LCT and digital media. You may have seen
and The Muse. In his free time, he writes electronic him previously in LCT’s production of Billy Elliot (Scab/
music and enjoys karaoke nights. Joshua is extremely Posh Dad). He would like to extend a warm welcome to
thankful for his friends for all of their love and support. all that have come to enjoy this wonderful show with
“A big thanks to my dad, my siblings, and my step-mom the cast and crew. He would also like to give a special
for all of our talks. Love you guys.” thank you to all of his friends for their continuous
support!

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Production Staff Biographies

RYAN PUFFER (Director) may be mak- IRINA CHRISTEL (Costume Designer) is
ing his directorial debut at LCT, but he is originally from Kazakhstan. She trained
definitely no stranger to theatre. Ryan at the Technical College of the Textile
is originally from Aberdeen, SD. He re- and Sewing Industries and later gradu-
ceived his bachelor’s degree in English ated from Shakerima University with
Literature and Theatre from Northern State University in an art teaching degree. For many years, she worked as a
2011. After graduating, Ryan moved to Kansas City, MO, technical engineer and fashion designer at the Regional
and worked as a stage manager and production assistant Fashion House in Kazakhstan. After moving to the US,
for several theatre companies, including Egads! Theatre she worked in the bridal industry for ten years. She now
Company, Spinning Tree Theatre, The Monocle, and the works as the prop shop manager for Viterbo University,
KC Fringe Festival. Ryan also worked as a guest artist which is where she earned her BFA. Irina would like to
for Northern State University’s theatre department and thank her very talented sister, Tatyana Arndt, for being
its summer repertory theatre company, The Northern her biggest supporter in costume designs.
Fort Playhouse. At LCT, Ryan is primarily the box office
manager but has also taught youth acting classes, stage DAWN HAVICAN (Props Designer &
managed Wit, and assistant directed Billy Elliot. He Stage Manager) is a regular volunteer
has also appeared onstage in The Lion, the Witch and for LCT having ushered and worked
the Wardrobe, Charlie Brown Christmas, and Stuart backstage for many shows over the past
Little. few years. Dawn made her LCT stage
debut as Sister Mary Ulysses in Sister Act. When you find
DILLON MCARDLE (Set & Lighting little hearts around town you may have Dawn to thank.
Designer) is LCT’s technical director. The goal of thepeytonheartproject.org is to“raise global
A Viterbo University alum, he enjoys awareness about suicide and bullying and help end the
building things, grilling out with stigma surrounding mental health issues.”Dawn would
friends, and blowing snow. He would like to thank her husband, Darryn, for all of his support.
like to thank his lovely wife, Megan, and son, Miles,
who mean the world to him.

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Patron Donor List

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Box Office Policies and Procedures Cameras/Recording/Cell Phones/Pagers

The box office is open 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and The use of cameras, recording equipment, cellular phones and
one hour before performances. General admission tickets may pagers is strictly prohibited in the theatre. You may check these
be charged to a credit card or paid for with a check/cash at the items at the box office. Please leave your seat number at the
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Tickets also may be purchased at lacrossecommunitytheatre.org.
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Parents, please leave your seat numbers with your babysitter. If
All seats should be reserved in advance, including those for they need to reach you during the performance, we will do our
season ticket holders. Reservations for the general public begin best. We do not interrupt the performance to page people for
approximately two weeks before the opening of each show; phone calls.
for season ticket holders about three weeks before the show.
Patron Donors (who have made an additional donation of $100 Flowers
or more per season) may reserve seats at any time. Season
ticket holders may purchase two additional tickets for guests Giving flowers to cast members while on stage is inappropriate.
for each season ticket purchased, and must be for the same per- Flowers may be left in the box office for the stage manager
formance the season ticket holder is attending. If you forget or to deliver or you may hand them to the cast member once he
are somehow prevented from reserving your seats on time, we or she is out of costume. Audience members are not allowed
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performance the original tickets are for.
• In case of emergency, we may (at our discretion) allow the Babies and Small Children
customer to use his or her tickets on another night if tickets
are available. These tickets may not be reserved ahead of time. We welcome children old enough to enjoy our productions.
The ticket exchange fee still applies. For the comfort of all audience members, we ask that children
under 4 not attend productions. Regardless of age, all members
Unable to Use Your Tickets? of the audience must have a ticket for admission.

Sorry, all sales are final. There are no refunds. Please return your Late Seating Policy
unused tickets at least 24 hours in advance of the production
date to receive a receipt for a tax-deductible donation. We strive to begin performances on time. Please allow plenty
of time to find the theatre and to take your seat. If you arrive
more than 15 minutes after the show begins, we reserve the
right to release your seat(s) to someone else. There are no
refunds. Late arrivals will be seated at our discretion.

Weber Center Staff & Board

STAFF MEMBERS Concessions Staff (cont.). . . . . . . . . . . . . Maggie Schoenecker,
Executive Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David R. Kilpatrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerry Strittmater
Weber Center Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . Tim Harris BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Office Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominique Luecke President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Amborn
Bookkeeper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Hofer Vice-President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Ranscht
House Managers. . . . . . . . . Kendra Andreska, April Brown, Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glena Temple
. . . . . . . . . Sharon Dawidowski, Brenna Gustafson, Lisa Keyser Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Michael Hartigan
Concessions Staff. . . . . . . Cassie George, Kelly Krieg-Sigman, . . . .Tim B. Schorr; Dick Spencer; Nancy Wigdahl Sedbrook
. . . . . . . . . . Glenna Krzyzanowski, Janet Loeffler, Dorina Lukins,

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