The Ice Fishing Play Creative

Director

Mary McReynolds

I am usually on the back-side of Stages of the Range Players productions, facilitating box-office, publicity, printing, etc. This is my second directing opportunity, the first with at the Edge Arts Center in Big Fork facilitated by Patty Feld and Val Conner. In my spare time I do Aging advocacy through Age-Friendly Virginia MN and housing advocacy through Quad Cities United for Housing and the Minnesota Multi-Sector Blueprint on Aging, weaving, and writing poetry and plays. I have loved Kevin Kling's work since the first time I experienced his story telling on Minnesota Public Radio. For me, The Ice Fishing Play has been a dive into aging and the end of life experience. But then, it can be interpreted in so many ways. I hope you enjoy it!

Set Design and Construction

Randy Melhus

Randy has schlepped lots of equipment for Stages of the Range in the past. This is his first time bringing his construction expertise to our productions. We are grateful for all the work he continues to accomplish for us!

Lighting and Sound Tech

Khepra Hainey

Kephra has experience doing tech work through the Rock Ridge Radio Club. Before that she was a costumer with Small Parts Players Regional Childtrens Theatre Company. Kephra is highly involved in school and community. Stages of the Range is excited to welcome her to our crew!

Cover artist

Diane Levar

Find more of Diane's paintings at https://diane-levar-original-paintings.square.site/

Playwright

Playwright, actor, author, storyteller and cultural advocate, Kevin Kling is hailed as a Minnesota state treasure.
His work is infused with an innate sense of humor and reflects the life challenges he has surmounted, including a congenital birth disorder and partial paralysis from a near-fatal motorcycle accident.

He has performed his stories and plays in libraries, school gymnasiums, The Kennedy Center, Off-Broadway, regional theaters, and storytelling festivals around the US. His international tours have included Australia, Europe, and Thailand.

He has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, The McKnight Foundation, The Minnesota State Arts Board, The Bush Foundation, and The Jerome Foundation. He is a McDowell Fellow and has received the Whiting Award, the A.P. Anderson Award, the VSA Jeahny, and the Eric Peterson Award. Kevin was named the Minneapolis Story Laureate in 2014.