• Home
  • News
    • UP 200
    • Local
    • Lansing Bureau
    • Washington D.C. Bureau
    • National
    • Insights
    • Watch 19 News Live
    • CBS News Live
    • Report News
  • Weather
    • Forecast + Conditions
    • Current Alerts
    • Interactive Radar
    • Cameras
    • Share Photos/Videos
    • Closings and Delays
  • Sports
  • Features
    • Life in the 906
    • The Yooper Goddess
WZMQ 19 News | CBS | MeTV Marquette
Clear

Marquette
Clear 34°

Clear

Escanaba
Clear 39°

Clear

Houghton
Clear 43°

Fog

Iron Mountain
Fog 34°

Watch
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • UP 200
    • Local
    • Lansing Bureau
    • Washington D.C. Bureau
    • National
    • Insights
    • Watch 19 News Live
    • CBS News Live
    • Report News
  • Weather
    • Forecast + Conditions
    • Current Alerts
    • Interactive Radar
    • Cameras
    • Share Photos/Videos
    • Closings and Delays
  • Sports
  • Features
    • Life in the 906
    • The Yooper Goddess
WZMQ 19 News | CBS | MeTV Marquette
No Result
View All Result
WZMQ 19 News | CBS | MeTV Marquette
No Result
View All Result

Players de Noc to present ‘Lumberjacks in Love’ beginning Feb. 29

by Lily Simmons
February 27, 2024
A A
Performers Mark Cowman, Pete Ammel, Brennan Richardson, and Jim Soderberg rehearse the opening number.

Performers Mark Cowman, Pete Ammel, Brennan Richardson, and Jim Soderberg rehearse the opening number.

ESCANABA, Mich. (WZMQ) – The Players de Noc cast and crew are hard at work preparing for their latest musical.

The theatre group’s production of Lumberjacks in Love opens this Thursday at the Bonifas Theater.

“It’s a story of five lumberjacks in a lumber camp just north of Hayward, Wisconsin in 1912,” said Jim Soderberg, who plays Muskrat. “And of course, as lumberjacks go, we loved to be independent, get to chew and spit and scratch whenever we want to or wherever we want to. Don’t need women in our lives.”

That all changes when a mail-order bride and a secret identity throw some romance—and some comedy—into the mix.

“When you get four semi-burly guys who are looking a little scruffy around the face up there singing and dancing at the same time, what’s funnier than that?” Soderberg said.

Originally produced by a local theater in Door County, Wisconsin, Lumberjacks in Love is a great fit for an Upper Peninsula audience, according to the cast.

“We’re using a lot of Yooper, Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin accents and dialects and things like that,” said Brennan Richardson, known as Moonlight in the production. “It’s almost written for somewhere like the U.P.”

The set includes an extra touch of authenticity.

“Most of the lumber for our set was donated by Dumbrowski Tree Service,” Richardson said. “It’s a great, genuine feel for the set, and it was much appreciated. They also allowed us to go to their lot to take some promotional pictures, which was really fun and really generous of them.”

Lumberjacks in Love is a family-friendly show full of big characters. The Players de Noc believe audiences will love the production just as much as they do.

“People can expect high energy, a lot of laughs, a lot of flannel, some really fun songs,” said Richardson. “It’s a fast-moving show that really keeps you entertained and engaged.”

“We really love the music in this show,” Soderberg added. “It’s really uplifting. It’s funny. Some of it’s quite touching and kind of rousing. It’s just fun to be in and it’s fun to watch.”

Lumberjacks in Love runs February 29 – March 2 and March 7 – 9 at 7:30 p.m., with a 1:30 p.m. performance on March 3. To purchase tickets, click here.

Get WZMQ 19 anytime, anywhere

Download the app

AppleAndroid

Watch on TV

RokuFire TVZeam

Connect on social media

FacebookTwitterInstagram

More

There have been reports of feral pigs causing damages to farms in northeastern Wisconsin.
News

DNR says watch out for feral swine

October 8, 2025
We have tours that leave every 10 minutes from the museum parking lot, and they go all around Lighthouse Park
News

The “Ghosts of Lighthouse Point”

October 8, 2025
There's more to understanding business than what's learned in the classroom.
News

Dress and dine for success

October 8, 2025
The Northern Michigan University Presidential Search Advisory Committee is now more than halfway through its process for choosing a new president.
News

Search for NMU president continues

October 8, 2025
News

Escanaba ballot proposal would put gas utility proceeds toward unfunded pension liabilities

October 8, 2025
News

Preparing for the UP200 Dryland Dash with ‘Top of the Hill Huskies’

October 8, 2025
Next Post

Election officals say Election Day voting turn out is steady

Biden Meets with Congressional Leaders Days Before Shutdown Deadline

  • Home
  • News
  • Weather
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Events
  • Programming
  • Station
WZMQ CBS | 19 News

© 2025 WZMQ, LLC | FCC Public File | EEO Report

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • UP 200
    • Local
    • Lansing Bureau
    • Washington D.C. Bureau
    • National
    • Insights
    • Watch 19 News Live
    • CBS News Live
    • Report News
  • Weather
    • Forecast + Conditions
    • Current Alerts
    • Interactive Radar
    • Cameras
    • Share Photos/Videos
    • Closings and Delays
  • Sports
  • Features
    • Life in the 906
    • The Yooper Goddess
  • Events
  • Programming
    • Programming Guide
    • CBS
    • MeTV
    • Start TV
    • Heroes & Icons
    • Court TV
    • ION
  • Station
    • About Us
    • Community Involvement
    • Mobile App
    • Meet the Team
    • Contact
    • Careers
    • Advertising
    • Request Copy of Story
    • FCC Public File
    • EEO Report
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • UP 200
    • Local
    • Lansing Bureau
    • Washington D.C. Bureau
    • National
    • Insights
    • Watch 19 News Live
    • CBS News Live
    • Report News
  • Weather
    • Forecast + Conditions
    • Current Alerts
    • Interactive Radar
    • Cameras
    • Share Photos/Videos
    • Closings and Delays
  • Sports
  • Features
    • Life in the 906
    • The Yooper Goddess
  • Events
  • Programming
    • Programming Guide
    • CBS
    • MeTV
    • Start TV
    • Heroes & Icons
    • Court TV
    • ION
  • Station
    • About Us
    • Community Involvement
    • Mobile App
    • Meet the Team
    • Contact
    • Careers
    • Advertising
    • Request Copy of Story
    • FCC Public File
    • EEO Report
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our privacy policy.