Lake Geneva actors recreate Packers legend with ‘Lombardi’ on stage
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Actor James McClure, seated right, rehearses his lines for the role of a lifetime portraying Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi at the Geneva Theater in Lake Geneva.
Geneva Theatre Actors Guild members Harold Johnson, from left, Nick Robison and James McClure rehearse from the group’s upcoming production of “Lombardi.”
JaNelle Powers, who portrays Marie Lombardi, wife of coach Vince Lombardi, reads her lines during a recent rehearsal.
James McClure, who portrays Vince Lombardi in the upcoming production of “Lombardi,” goes over his lines during a recent rehearsal.
Harold Johnson, left, and Nick Robison study their lines during a rehearsal session.
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LAKE GENEVA — Green Bay Packers coaching legend Vince Lombardi is coming to life on stage in downtown Lake Geneva.
The Geneva Theatre Actors Guild is presenting the stage production “Lombardi” at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 and again at 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at the Geneva Theater, 244 Broad St.
The play is based on interviews that Lombardi conducted with a reporter, discussing his life and his Hall of Fame football coaching career.
The reporter used the interviews to write a biography entitled “When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi,” which later was adapted into the stage play.
“Through the interviews, you hear about Vince Lombardi’s life,” actors guild member JaNelle Powers said.
The Lake Geneva production will be a readers play, which means actors will have scripts in hand on stage. But they also will be in costumes and will working hard to deliver the characters who are so familiar to fans of Green Bay football.
In the title role is actor James McClure, who said that being a Packers fan since childhood makes portraying Lombardi the role of a lifetime.
“I’m a big fan,” McClure said. “I’m really humbled to be playing him.”
To prepare for the role, McClure read the biography and watched YouTube videos of Lombardi interviews and speeches to study the coach’s mannerisms and demeanor.