The cast of Antigo Community Theater’s “Damn Yankees,” during a break in rehearsal Tuesday night. |
'Damn Yankees' opens here on Friday Nov. 4, 2009 The curtain rises Friday on Antigo Community Theater’s production of the rollicking musical, “Damn Yankees.”
The show, the first of six evening performances, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Volm Theater at Antigo High School.
The schedule continues with evening shows this Saturday and again on Thursday, Nov. 12, Friday, Nov. 13 and closing Saturday, Nov. 14. A matinee performance will be held this Sunday at 2 p.m.
Advance tickets are $7 and are available at Neve’s Furniture and Flooring. Tickets at the door are $8, with students gaining admission for $5. It is all general seating.
The musical is the tale of an aging baseball fanatic, Joe Boyd, who considers selling his soul to the devil for a chance to become a young hardball hitter and play for his beloved Yankees. It is animated with non-stop hits, including the boisterous “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo.," the sultry “Whatever Lola Wants," and of course “You Gotta Have Heart."
Making their debut performances with ACT are Rusty Mehlberg playing the part of young Joe Hardy, Molly Hoffman as Lola, who usually gets what she wants, Dennis Klement as team manager Benny Van Buren and Steve Kirsch as Rocky.
Returning to the stage are ACT veterans Keith Wolf (Joe Boyd), Bob Lomprey (Mr. Applegate), Darlaen Jansen (Sister), Peggy Benes (Doris), Denise Hale (Gloria Thorpe), Matt Wagner (Linville), Jim Martinsen (Welch) and Bill Eschmann (the Commissioner).
Recent familiar faces on the ACT set are Tina Moreno (Meg), Ron Michels (Lynch), Steve Eckerman (Postmaster), Adam Evans (Guard), and Sharon Barske (Miss Weston).
Rounding out the ballplayers are James Petroskey, Seth Hale, Chris Eckerman, Zach Zalewski and Tony Schuh.
The chorus and fans include Paul Sweeny, Katie Hovland-Frisch, Darlene Eckerman, Hillary Messer-Franz, Rebekah Wolf, Brittany Kirsch, Laura Sweeney, Hannah Lawyer, Emily Merry, Kristine Bie and Shannon Stanton.
The musical is under the direction of Moira Scupien. Laurel Monson is the musical director and Margie Vogel is choreographer. Lynda Eschmann is serving as production assistant. Stage managers are Julie Barger and Karla Martinsen, with set design by Denise Madison.
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