Guys On Ice

By Book & Lyrics by Fred Alley; Music by James Kaplan; Conceived & Researched by Fred Alley & Frederick Heide

The Hit Ice Fishing Musical!

Buddies Marvin and Lloyd spend a winter’s day in a shanty out on the ice, talking about life, love and Leinie’s. Guys on Ice has thrilled audiences throughout Wisconsin, as well
as in Michigan, Oregon, California and New York.

Since 1998, Guys on Ice has played to sold-out houses in Ephraim, Sturgeon Bay, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Madison and played for audiences as far away as California, New York and Oregon. Fred Alley wrote the following description of the show for AFT’s 1998 program:

You've seen them. Little wooden shanties sitting on lake ice. Puffs of smoke rising from chimney pipes. On a quiet day, maybe the static of a tinny radio filters through plywood walls, across the frozen tundra, back to shore. In a cold world, on a cold day, on a frozen lake, these little signs of life are all most people know of a secret culture that thrives right here amongst us. Well, wonder no more. Once again, AFT sets its sights close to home as we bring you our somewhat twisted take on the secret world of ice fisherman. Guys on Ice spends a day in the life of Marvin and Lloyd — fishing buddies and home-grown philosophers. With musical numbers like, "The Wishing Hole," "Ode to a Snowmobile Suit," "Fish is the Miracle Food" and "The One That Got Away," Guys on Ice works not only as a serious anthropological study but as a musical comedy as well.

Produced by American Folklore Theatre at Door Community Auditorium, 3926 Hwy 42, PO BOX 397, Fish Creek, WI 54212

Performances: September 1-24, 2011

Performance Times: Monday through Friday at 7:30pm; Saturday 4pm & 7:30pm

Ticket Prices: Adults $23 Children $13

Call 920-854-6117 for reservations or more information.