MEET THE CAST
Emily Ash( Head Handmaiden / Ensemble) Emily is so thrilled to be back at Theatre Cedar Rapids and a part of Frozen! She was most recently seen on the TCR stage in Hairspray( Amber Von Tussle). Earlier shows include Beauty and the Beast, Carrie: The Musical, Something Rotten!, Rock of Ages, and Mamma Mia! with TCR, Catch Me If You Can with City Circle Theatre Company, and The Rocky Horror Show with RHCR. She would like to thank everyone involved with the show, her mom and dad, her brother Austin, her friends, and Wolfgang, for everything. She dedicates each performance to her Grandma Alice who had a great love of music and the arts.
Noah Clark Blevins( Sven) Noah is excited to return to TCR for his second show as Sven! His last show with TCR was Matilda( Michael Wormwood). A recent graduate of Kennedy High School, Noah has been actively involved in many theater productions and show choir throughout his high school years. He’ s excited to return to TCR and is grateful for the opportunity to bring this story to life. Noah would like to thank his family and friends for their constant support, as well as all of the cast-mates’ hard work and dedication. He hopes you enjoy the show!
Wolfgang Amadeus Borchardt( Sven) Amadeus could not wait to drop right back into another show at TCR. He was recently seen at TCR in Hairspray
( Fender), Jersey Boys( Nick Devito), Beauty and the Beast( The Beast and Prince Adam), Carrie: The Musical( Billy Nolan), Something Rotten!, Rock of Ages( Drew Boley), SpongeBob and Cabaret. Also with RHCR performing The Rocky Horror Picture Show( Riff Raff) as well as in Spring Awakening( Malchior Gabor) with City Circle theater company. He also as always wants to thank all his castmates, crew, pit, and production team for all the hard work they do. And thanks all his family and friends and Emily for supporting him to continue through the arts, especially Shay.
Brandon Burkhardt( Hans) Brandon is excited to be performing again at TCR, where his previous shows include Hairspray( Corny Collins), Beauty and the Beast( Gaston), Carrie: The Musical( Tommy), Something Rotten!( Nick Bottom), Wizard of Oz( Tin Man), Meet Me in St. Louis( Lon), The Sound of Music( Rolf), Cinderella( Prince), Newsies( Race), Mamma Mia!, SpongeBob, and A Little Night Music( Henrik), Bright Star( Billy Cane), and Light in the Piazza( Giueseppe) at Brucemore. Other roles include Eliot Ness in Cleveland( Eliot Ness), LaCage Aux Folles( Jean-Michel), Parade( Young Soldier), Titanic( Charles Clarke / Stevedore), Honk!( Greylag) with Revival; a soloist in An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein with Revival / Brucemorchestra; Something Rotten!( Nick), HMS Pinafore( Captain Corcoran) and Sunday in the Park …( Soldier) with UI Theatre; and Camelot( Lancelot), Beauty and the Beast( Beast), and Side Show( Terry) with City Circle. Thanks to everyone at TCR! Love you all!