*Individual tickets for our 2024 performances go on sale Monday, January 8, 2024.
This year marks Let Me Be Frank Productions’ 25th season of entertainment! To celebrate, we’re kicking off the year by reviving one of our most successful shows of all time — “2 ½ Belgians” — at the Meyer Theatre, February 2-24, 2024. This season is sponsored by Diamonds and Gold Green Bay and Festival Foods.
Our story takes place at the Frosty Tip in Dyckesville, just north of Green Bay. The place and city are the only real factual aspects of the story. The Frosty Tip was run from the 1960s through the 1980s by the Pankratz family. The Pankratz family consisted of nine boys, all of whom went to Premontre High School. Mom and Dad Pankratz funded the private education of their boys by owning and operating the Frosty Tip. Due to having nine boys in a row, friends started calling each boy by the number and order of their births. So, the boys’ names were: 1- 9. Frank was friends with #9 (Mark) in high school and didn’t know his real name until later in life. Of course, Let Me Be Frank takes liberties with this numerical situation and makes a little fun out of it, which is where 2 1/2 comes in. The second oldest (played by Frank Hermans) is quite the large boy and Dad (Herky) and Mom (Mable) call him two and a half because calling him number two would do a disservice to the symbol. Our story takes place in the summer of 1968. The boys are hoping for some of the female persuasion FIBs to make a stop at the Frosty Tip for some flirting and frolicking. Amy Wrigley, Lisa Halas, and Sarah McCaskey stop by in their custom ‘57 Chevy to grab a little grub before heading to Fish Creek. The boys poke a little fun at the Illinois girls, and in turn, the girls poke back. Two and a half is smitten with one of the girls and is hoping for a rendezvous at Peninsula State Park. Hilarity ensues and the music will just blow you away.
The show features Pat Hibbard (#1 and bass guitar), Frank Hermans (#2 ½) Tom Verbrick (#2), Paul Evansen (#3), Blake Hermans (#4), Amy Riemer as Amy Wrigley, Lisa Borley as Lisa Halas, and Sarah Galati as Sarah McCaskey.
Band: John Singer (guitars), Pat Hibbard (bass), Tony Pilz (keyboards), Andrew Klaus (drums).
Lights: Ross Loining
Sound: Kelly Klaus
“2 ½ Belgians” opens at the Meyer Theatre Friday, February 2nd, at 7:30pm with a benefit show for Discover Green Bay. For our opening night performance, $10 of every sold ticket goes to this valuable organization in our community.
“2 ½ Belgians” then runs:
Saturday, February 3rd at 7:30pm
Thursday, February 8th at 7:30pm
Friday, February 9th at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 10th at 7:30pm
Thursday, February 15th at 7:30pm
Friday, February 16th at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 17th at 7:30pm
Thursday, February 22nd at 1:00pm & 7:30pm
Friday, February 23rd at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 24th at 1:00pm & 7:30pm
Tickets are available at meyertheatre.org, ticketstaronline.com, or by calling Ticketstar at 920-494-3401. Doors open to the box office inside the Meyer Theatre for day of tickets one hour prior to each performance.
Two out-of-town performances will be held in February. The first will take place at the Capitol Civic Centre in Manitowoc on Wednesday, February 14th at 7:00 pm. Head to cccshows.org or call 920-683-2184 for tickets and more information. The second out-of-town performance will be at the Southern Door Auditorium on Sunday, February 18th at 3pm. More information, including tickets can be found at southerndoorauditorium.org.
