Spotlight on the cast of

Lone Star/Laundry & Bourbon

  
Kristine Bonner (Stage Manager) has been stage manager for GRCC Players production of Summer and Smoke, the Living on the Edge series by Actors Theatre, and assistant stage manager for Jewish Theatre's production of Laughter on the 23rd Floor.  Kristine has been on stage in the GRCC Players production of Private Eyes.  She is a theater major at GRCC and working her way toward getting her MFA in stage management.
David Fletcher (Roy) is a non-traditional triple threat: he acts, designs sound and manages house.  He has worked in one or more of these capacities for GRCC Players, Aquinas College, Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids, Civic Theatre, Actors' Theatre and Heritage Theatre Group.  Most recently he appeared on stage in The Leiutenent of Inishmore as the guy hanging upside-down.  Dave is also the producer and co-host of Off Stage, On Air, a weekly radio show about theatre in Grand Rapids that you can hear every Monday at 6pm on 1680 AM WPRR.
Michael Kohlenberger (Cletis) has previously acted as Mr. Big in Get Smart with Caledonia Community Players, Mr. Berman/EMT in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing with Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Townsperson in To Kill a Mockingbird with Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Jay in Lost in Yonkers with Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids (directed by Don Rice, by the way). He has crewed The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Going to St. Ives with Actor's Theatre; Grease, The Sound of Music, The Adventures of Nate the Great, Dreamgirls, and Oklahoma! with Civic; as well as Crowns, Bingo! The Musical, Sunday in the Park with George, and The Apple Tree with Circle.
Catharine Trachsel is a 21 year old student at Aquinas College.  Other roles she has played have included Agatha in Guys and Dolls and Polyxena in Hecuba.
Whitney Hershbergeris a recent graduate from Grand Valley State University, where she earned a double B.A. in Theatre and Communications, with an emphasis in public relations. At GVSU, her theatre experience included a wide range of activities from acting to directing. Her previous roles included Barbara in Nickel and Dimed, Katherine in Love's Labors Lost, and the title role in Dolores. She is an Irene Ryan Acting Nominee and a recipient of an American College Theatre Festival Merit Award for directing Seven Passages: The Stories of Gay Christians.
Clara Osbeck just finished performing in Guys and Dolls with Circle Theatre. She has also performed in Civic Theatre’s A Wonderful Life.  Clara has been in many shows about town, such as The Drunkard, in which she played the role of Julia; A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest at Heritage Theatre; Steamship Quanza at Jewish Theatre; Fiddler on the Roof with the cooperation of both Jewish and Heritage Theatres; as well as Honk! and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Circle Theatre.
Kyle Cain (Ray) is thrilled to be a part of the cast of Lone Star.  He was last seen as Junior in Circle Theatre’s production of Escanaba in Love, for which he received a Grand Award nomination. Other favorite roles of his include Edward Rochester from Jane Eyre:  The Musical at Cornerstone University, an ensemble member in Circle Theatre’s Moby Dick:  The Musical, and Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Jenison High School.  Kyle has recently graduated from Western Michigan University with his bachelor of music degree and is pursuing a career as a vocal music teacher.  In his spare time, he enjoys reading, movies, and singing in all kinds of styles.
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