MEET THE CAST
NANCY ANDREASEN ENSEMBLE This is the second time Nancy has been in a production of Cinderella . The first time , she played a stepsister and collaborated with her 9-year-old friends on the script , costumes and sets for the “ stage ” in a neighbor ’ s garage . She is grateful to everyone who fills the folding chairs in driveways and the seats in theaters to support live performances . Thanks for coming and enjoy the show !
CALVIN BOMAN ENSEMBLE / FEATURED DANCER Calvin couldn ' t be happier to be back on stage after two years without shows . You might recognize him as Ambrose Kemper in TCR ' s presentation of Hello , Dolly ! He would like to thank the cast and crew for their hard work and his family for their support .
GREG BROWN ENSEMBLE Greg is excited that live theatre has returned ! He has graced the TCR stage in several productions over the past few years , the most recent being The Hunchback of Notre Dame . He has also performed in productions at Hancher , the Paramount Theatre , Coralville ' s Center for the Performing Arts , and with the Tipton Stoplight Players . Greg is retired and lives in Tipton . " Please continue to be safe and by all means , enjoy our show !"
KARISSA BURKHARDT ENSEMBLE / FEATURED DANCER Karissa Burkhardt is very excited to be in her first TCR production ! She previously performed as Maria in The Sound Of Music , Johanna in Sweeney Todd , and Agnes in She Kills Monsters with Theatre
West , Beauty And The Beast and Newsies with City Circle Theatre Company , and the title role in Amahl And The Night Visitors and Cassandra in Persuasion with Chamber Opera Chicago , which toured to NYC , Canada , England , Scotland , and Wales . She is majoring in vocal performance , theatre , and dance at the University of Iowa . Thank you to the cast and crew , and especially Angie , Janelle , Megan , and Lisa , for this wonderful experience !
BRANDON BURKHARDT PRINCE TOPHER Brandon Burkhardt is thrilled to return to TCR , where he previously played Billy Cane in Bright Star at Brucemore and Race in Newsies ! He was a soloist in An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein with Brucemorchestra / Revival Theatre and has performed in Iowa , Chicago , Wisconsin , NYC , Canada , and the UK . Roles include Soldier in Sunday In The Park With George , Beast in Beauty And The Beast , Terry in Side Show , Tony in West Side Story , Jean Valjean in Les Miserables , Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz , Young Charles in Persuasion , and Courier in 1776 . Huge thanks to Angie , Janelle , Lisa , and the entire cast and crew !
AVERY CASSELL ENSEMBLE Avery is so beyond thrilled to be back in the TCR stage again ! I want to give a very special thank you to Angie Toomsen , Janelle Lauer , & Lisa Kelly for the wonderful opportunity to be part of this special production !!!!
18 Rodgers & Hammerstein ' s Cinderella | theatrecr . org