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25 Year Participant - Joe Horstmeier
The third 25 year member we would like to introduce to you is, Joe Horstmeier. Whether it has been on stage as a performer, behind the scenes on stage crew, on the directing staff, or being a volunteer, Joe has been humbled to be a part of LPI for the past 25 years. Read more about Joe and his wonderful memories from the past years with LPI below.
25 Year Participant - Rita Horstmeier
The second 25 year member we would like to introduce to you is Rita Horstmeier. Rita and her entire family has been involved with LPI in some capacity since the beginning. Her four children, Joe, Nic, Jake, and Alexia have been involved onstage and backstage, and Rita's husband Jeff has done his fair share of volunteer work building sets for LPI throughout the years. Rita is now the head of ticket sales for LPI and has been for the past 17 years!
25 Year Participant - Ed Ritger
In honor of our 25th Anniversary year, we are going to share with you, four people that have been members of LPI for the past 25 years. Keep an eye out over the next few months as we share their memories and stories of the past 25 years. Our first 25 year member we would like to introduce to you is, Ed Ritger. Ed is the only 25 year member that has never been onstage. Ed is the father of Andy Ritger, one of the founders of Lakeshore Productions. Ed has been a "behind the scenes" asset to LPI throughout the years. Read more about Ed below as he reflects back on the last 25 years of LPI.
Tom Berger Announced as Director of 25th Anniversary Show
We are pleased to introduce Tom Berger as our director for our 25th Anniversary show! Tom already has amazing ideas of how to bring the classic story of The Wizard of Oz to life on the Random Lake stage. Read more about Tom below!
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The Wizard of Oz Selected for 25th Anniversary Production
All of us at LPI are thrilled to formally announce our show for our 25th anniversary show for the summer of 2020! We hope you all join us down the yellow brick road this summer for, The Wizard of Oz!
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LPI Welcomes New Board President
LPI is thrilled to welcome Joe Horstmeier as the new board president. Joe has been involved with LPI since day one, as he was a munchkin in Lakeshore’s first production, The Wizard of Oz in 1996. Since then, Joe has been involved with LPI onstage, backstage, on the directing staff, and as a volunteer. Joe is very honored to be chosen to help lead LPI in the years to come as well as to introduce community theater, and all it has to offer, to the next generation. View the full board of directors here.
Living Nativity 2019 - A Look Back
We at LPI would like to thank everyone for making our 5th year of presenting the Living Nativity a success. It truly takes a village to make the story of the true meaning of Christmas come to life each year.
Adding to Our History
Lakeshore Productions is celebrating it's 25th year of providing exciting community entertainment by way of the stage! As we move into the 2020 season we find this is an opportunity to reflect on years past and so many amazing shows.
Call for 2020 Director Applicants
Lakeshore Productions Inc. is looking for a qualified, enthusiastic, and capable director to lead our 25th anniversary show, The Wizard of Oz! Applications are now closed. Interested in helping with this summer's production? Watch for information coming soon!