Daniel Schneider
Orsino

Daniel is a staff trainer at Riverfront and has appeared at LCT in many productions, including Cotton Patch Gospel and When We Were Alive. His hobbies include running, bike riding, and reading. His favorite aspect of theatre is the chance to be someone else and team up with others. Dan would like to thank his wife, Mary Lansing, for being supportive.

Jon Krocker
Valentine/Priest

Jon works at Best Buy and teaches skiing and snowboarding. He has appeared onstage at LCT as Harry Witherspoon in Lucky Stiff and as Billy Bibbet in One Flew Over the Cuckoo‚s Nest. His favorite thing about LCT is the great atmosphere and company that makes him keep coming back. Jon wishes to thank his family and friends, and Ashley for putting up with him.

Ellice Peterson*
Curio/Court

Ellice is fourteen and is home schooled. She also attends classes with LCT's School of Theatre Arts. Twelfth Night is her theatrical debut. Ellice's hobbies include playing sports, horseback riding, and music. "Thank you to Anne and Lori for giving me my first shot at this!"

Tim McCarren*
Sebastian

Tim is a sophomore at UW-La Crosse, and this is his LCT debut. He has previously appeared as Bottom in A Mid- summer Night's Dream at UW-La Crosse. Tim loves acting out and telling stories and playing different characters. He would like to thank his friends and family for their support, his parents for coming to see him, and his new friends at LCT.

Erik Meinertz
Antonio

Erik is a music teacher at the International School Moshi in Tan-zania. His previous credits include Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at West Salem and Herr Schultz in last summer's Cabaret. His hobbies include listening to and playing music and video games. He enjoys the challenge of taking on someone else's life. Erik thanks God, his family, and his friends for all their love and support.

Scott Vehrenkamp
Captain

Scott is is a teacher at Children's Palace Pre-School and Daycare in Holmen. His most memorable shows at LCT were as Cheswick in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as Dr. DePinna in You Can't Take It With You. His other credits include roles in The Foreigner, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Othello. His favorite part of LCT is the friendships, old and new. He would like to thank his family and friends for always supporting him.

Sean McDevitt
Sir Toby Belch

Sean works at APAC in La Crosse. He has appeared in many LCT productions, including Godspell and The Women of Lockerbie, for which he received the Award for Excellence in Acting in a Supporting Role at Wisconsin AACT Fest 2007. He also has appeared in shows elsewhere. He loves that LCT is a vibrant organization with an incredible pool of talent. Sean thanks Shakespeare for writing words that make him salivate.

Jim Nelson
Sir Andrew Aquecheek

Jim has appeared in many shows at LCT, including this season's To Kill a Mockingbird as Atticus. He counts Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey and Officer Lockstock in Urinetown as his two most memorable roles. Jim also appeared as Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank at UW-Washington Co. He loves theatre because of the satisfaction of giving an audience a diversion for the evening. Jim would like to thank his parents.

Michael Scott
Molvolio

Michael is a professional storyteller, founded the Old School Entertainment Company, and holds a post-baccalaureate teaching licensure at Viterbo. Previous credits at LCT include as James O'Hanlon in Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus and as Felix in The Odd Couple. He has also appeared on stage with the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre in Alaska. He enjoys kayaking, biking, and cooking. Scott wishes to thank Mom, Dad, Polly, Ian, Emma, and Owen.

Ethan Rogers*
Fabian

Ethan is a freshman at UW-La Crosse, and this is his LCT debut. Hobbies include watching movies and hanging out with friends. His favorite aspect of theatre is that it gives him the chance to take a step out of reality and be someone else. We would like to thank his family and friends, with a special thank-you to his parents for their undying support of him and his participation in the arts.

Jennifer Burchell
Feste

Jennifer is a paralegal with Murphy Law Office and previously appeared at LCT as Miss Tweed in Something‚s Afoot. Other credits include Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Oklahoma! She enjoys knitting at Fitting Knit! and is an active member of Christ Episcopal Church. She loves LCT because it lets those who are fools use their talents! She wishes to thank her wonderful husband, Euel, for his love and support and Brian and Jane Murphy for their patience.

Cory Janda*
First Officer/Court

Cory is store manager at Radio Shack, and Twelfth Night is his debut production. His hobbies include autocross, Wii, and working on cars. He was drawn here by people he's known who have been a part of LCT, and the prospect of acting is what kept him here. He would like to thank his wife for her understanding and encouragement as well as Sheryl Clouse and Christopher Winneman for their help and encouragement.

Jon Hartfield*
Second Officer

Jon is an engineer at Trane, and this is his LCT debut. "LCT is awesome because it stems from a true community effort requiring a dose of teamwork, creativity, and discipline. The result is a contagious excitement and energy for cast and audience alike that is only experienced in live performance." John wishes to thank his wife, Cara, for her encouragement, the LCT staff for their support, and the audience. Special thanks to Anne for casting him in his first LCT play.

Marie Larson
Viola

Marie is a 2008 graduate of St. Olaf College and will be attending graduate school in New York City in the fall. She is currently a substitute language arts teacher. Her many credits include Damn Yankees, The Sound of Music, and Man of La Mancha. She loves theatre because she gets to be someone completely different for a while, laugh, and meet new people. She thanks her family for all of their support.

Diane Breeser
Olivia

Diane is a substitute teacher for the La Crosse School District. She has appeared in numerous productions, including as Miss Maudie in To Kill a Mockingbird and as Gloria in Grace and Glorie at LCT. Her hobbies include walking, reading, environmental issues, and theatre! Diane started at LCT thirty years ago and practically grew up here. It has always been her second home. She thanks her husband, Randy, for running lines with her, and Emily and Ian for supporting their mom's theatre fix.

Kelley Bates
Maria

Kelley is a medical transcriptionist at Gundersen Lutheran and has appeared in many LCT productions, including The Mousetrap and To Kill a Mockingbird. Her hobbies include singing, Cubs baseball, and Vikings football. Her favorite thing about theatre is that it is an exploration of another's head, fictional though they are. She wishes to thank Andy: "Raise your hopeful voice—I'll sing along." Kelley is blessed to be surrounded by gracious, loving friends and family.

Lisa Maria Mobley*
Servant

Lisa is an arts integration specialist, sculptor, fine art painter, and mother/wife extraordinaire. Twelfth Night is her LCT debut. "I want to thank someone I respect, revere, notice, regard, honor, prefer, venerate, esteem, defer to, praise, love, and admire exceedingly: my husband, Russell." She also thanks all who babysat Gary during rehearsals and, finally, "thank you to the little one still in there; you are a blessing."

Nikki Balsamo
Choreographer

Nikki is artistic director at La Crosse Dance Centre and a dance instructor at Viterbo University, where she choreographed How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Seven Deadly Sins. She previously played a soldier in LCT's production of The Nutcracker and was in the chorus for Fiddler on the Roof. She appreciates finding in LCT a community of people with a passion for theatre, and she thanks Anne Drecktrah for this opportunity.

Dillon McArdle
Technical Director/Set Designer

Dillon is from Minneapolis, but grew up in Las Vegas. He received a bachelor of arts degree in technical production and design from Viterbo University. Professional credits include the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, Minn., the Virginia Shakespeare Festival in Williamsburg, Va., and the Commonweal Theatre Company in Lanesboro, Minn. Dillon thanks all the volunteers who have given countless hours of time and, most of all, his fiancé, Megan, who supports him in every way.

Anne Drecktrah
Director
Krista Kuhn
Stage Manager

Krista owns Ellickson Studio. Her previous productions as stage manager at LCT include The Boys Next Door and Urinetown. Hobbies include traveling, movies, and spending time with her hubby and cats. Her favorite part about LCT is the family that each cast becomes. Krista wishes to thank her husband, Dennis, for his patience and understanding.

Mandy Parmeter
Costume Designer

Mandy is originally from Aberdeen, S.D. She received her bachelor's degree in music education from Northern State University, where she discovered a passion for theatre. After a year of teaching music, she moved to Lincoln, Neb., to study costume design. She received her MFA in costume design in May 2005. Her work has taken her from Oklahoma to Washington, Virginia, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Mandy thanks her husband, Greg, for relocating his life to La Crosse. His support is a true blessing and one of the reasons she loves him so much.

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