MATTHEW JAMES
DRACULA Elephant Man, and Stanley Kowalski in A
Street Car Named Desire.
Hometown: Iowa City "Thank you to my friends and family for
their continued support."
This is Matthew's ninth production at TCR.
Favorite roles include Kit Marlowe in
Shakespeare in Love, Hamlet in Hamlet,
and Adam in Next Fall.
Other experience includes Thomas
Jefferson in The Gospel According to...,
both roles in The 24th Day, and Worcester,
Francis in Henry IV, Part I.
"Indebted eternally to MJKS, CO-FAM,
QC-FAM, KRLM, SG, the entire production
team, this cast, and misfits everywhere."
*JACOB KOSTIV
THE MONSTER
Hometown: North Liberty
Profession: Retail Banker with Hills Bank
This is Jacob's first production at TCR.
Other experience includes Lucas in
Laughter on the 23rd Floor with ICCT, Miss
Bingley, Mr. Collins and Mr. Wickham in
Pride and Prejudice at Giving Tree Theater,
and A Certain Potions Teacher, The Real
Mr. Moody, 2nd Headmaster, and others
in Puffs at Giving Tree Theater.
"I would love to thank everyone for helping
make my first TCR outing a wonderful
experience, my family, friends and my cat
for their love and support, and Emma for
inspiring me to be as scary as can be."
JOHN MIERSEN
SEWARD
Hometown: Strawberry Point
This is John's fourth production at TCR.
Roles include Will Shakespeare in
Shakespeare in Love, Luke in Next Fall,
and Horatio in Hamlet.
Other experience includes Brick in Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof, Frederick Treves in The
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HANNA MOSTLY
A BRIDE
Hometown: West Amana
This is Hanna's second production at TCR.
She was on costume crew for Wild Party
and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat and played DAPNE#42 in
Hello, Friend (Underground New Play
Festival).
"Practicing this artistic vulnerability is a
hoot, y'all should try it sometime! Thank
you for being here and supporting this
fun stuff. Yes, you."
TAD PAULSON
VAN HELSING
Hometown: Iowa City
Profession: Technical Writer/Editor at
General Dynamics IT
Dracula will be Tad's 11th TCR show
since 2016. Recent roles include Oliver
Addams in Aurora, Frederic Charlus/
Choir in The Hunchback of Notre Dame,
and Charles Babbage in Ada and the
Memory Engine.
Other experience includes Edward Bloom
(Present Day) in Big Fish: The Musical at
Kirkwood Community College, Roger/
Ensemble in The Curious Incident of the
Dog in the Night-Time at City Circle
Theater Co. and James in Circle Mirror
Transformation at Riverside Theatre.
"Tad thanks his beautiful family,
friends, and GFREN Meg for all their
love/support as he indulged his inner
Dutchman and vampire junkie preparing
for this show, dream role, and latest
bizarre accent."
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