A Note from the Author of Guys & Does

Book & Lyrics by Frederick Heide & Lee Becker Music

by Paul Libman

We are all hunters. We hunt for bargains, for jobs, for apartments. But only about 5% of us still hunt deer. That’s pretty amazing when you consider that hunting was once the biggest thing that ever happened to our species. The automobile, the TV, and the computer have all been important for a few decades. But we invented hunting at least 100,000 years ago. We can only imagine the party our ancestors threw for the guys who finally figured out how to pull it off. Think of it: we could now address three of our most basic needs–food, clothing, and shelter–in a single act. It’s understandable that we call early versions of ourselves huntergatherers. Or that the first recorded human creations are cave paintings of hunted animals. Or that our predecessors named constellations after hunters like Orion. Many human pursuits have value–logging, for example–but you won’t find a constellation called Louie the Lumberjack.

These days we don’t need to hunt to eat. Indeed, people would look at you strangely if you said you had to go grocery-hunting. That’s because the word hunting implies that what you’re seeking is hard to obtain. You shop for Cheerios. You can’t shop for deer. They won’t cooperate. And that very challenge is what makes hunting so exquisitely rewarding for those who carry on this ancient practice.

Guys & Does is about guys who value hunting as well as something else that can be hard to obtain: a satisfying connection with family. Eighty percent of Wisconsin hunters do so with family members. And each character in our show is pursuing family in his own way. We hope you’ll enjoy watching them pursue it. After all, there are some things we will always find worth hunting.

– Doc Heide

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.

DAN KLARER Performer

STEVE KOEHLER Performer

DOUG MANCHESKI Performer

Guys & Does Musical Numbers

BIO ON PAGE 76

BIO ON PAGE 78

BIO ON PAGE 79

Slapjack Duel Duane & Joe Jimmy

Staghart of the Golden Horns

Act Two

Staghart, Fritz & Duane

Needing the Doe Staghart

Pas De Doe Staghart & White Doe

Guys and Does Fritz & Staghart

Avalon Staghart

Knitting Love Song Duane

Huntin’ Day Reprise ......................................................................... Joe Jimmy

Staghart’s Soliloquy ........................................................................... Staghart

Avalon Reprise ................................................................................... Staghart

Sacred Critter Choir ................................................ Joe Jimmy, Fritz & Duane

Up Nort’ Reprise .......................................................................... Fritz & Duane

Book & Lyrics by Frederick Heide & Lee Becker

Music by Paul Libman

Director & Choreographer Jeff Herbst

Music Director Ryan Cappleman

Music Arranger Colin Welford

Stage Manager Heather Sopel*

Lighting & Sound Designer David Alley

Scenic Designer James Maronek**

Original Costume & Props Designer

Neen Rock*

Costume Redesign by Dan Klarer

Prop Redesign by Lisa Schlenker**

PLEASE NOTE: All guns have been disabled and are incapable of firing.

The Dingleheimer Hunting Cabin, the Northwoods of Wisconsin

Cast of Characters

Fritz Dingleheimer Doug Mancheski*

Duane Puddles & White Doe Dan Klarer*

Joe Jimmy Ray Bob Johnson III & Staghart of the Goldenhorns ........................................ Steve Koehler*

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

**Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829

– THERE WILL BE A 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION –

Musician: Ryan Cappleman

Guys & Does is sponsored by

Door county MeDical center, the corDon FaMily FounDation, tony & JuDy licata nicolet bank, oneiDa nation, henrikSen FiSherieS

MICHAEL CHRISTMAN Scenic Designer

Michael is tickled orange that Cheeseheads is back! He resides in Chicago with his amazing wife Maria but is a proud Cheesehead and Packers season ticket holder. Which is better than winning the lottery…don’t tell Maria! Michael is an 11-year member of IATSE Local 476 Studio Mechanics. Currently, he is a scenic artist and carpenter for NBC TV’s Chicago Fire and sometime set designer for Chicago Med. Welcome all to beautiful Northern Sky Theatre and enjoy Cheeseheads! The Musical!

www.teamcleanyes.com

Northern Sky Is A Proud Member Of

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.

Jim Maronek

Scenic Designer

Jim has designed scenery for at least ten AFT productions, he thinks, as well as their new permanent stage. He has designed maybe thirty sets for the Peninsula Players since he began his career there in 1950. He is now on 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.

ERIC LEWIS Performer

Eric is an award winning multi-instrumentalist musician and producer based in Memphis, Tennessee, and is thrilled to be back at Northern Sky Theater for the first time since 2019. Eric has appeared in many Northern Sky productions over the years, including Fish and Whistle: The Songs of John Prine, Goodnight Irene, and Home for the Holidays. Over the last 16 years, Eric has toured with Nashville-based Jason Petty all over the United States and Canada performing in Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes, Country Royalty, Classic Nashville Roadshow and The Swinging Cowboys. When not touring with Jason, Eric also records and performs with Earl the Pearl and People of the Blues, Gail Bliss, Katie Deal, and Door County favorite Katie Dahl. Each Labor Day weekend Eric hosts an annual concert at the Fishstock Concert Series in Fish Creek and 2023 marks the 25th annual. Eric is a recipient of the Premier String Player award from the Memphis Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for his recorded work on guitar, steel guitar, dobro and mandolin. For more on Eric, you can find him on Facebook, Eric Lewis Music or www.ericlewismemphis.com.