MEET THE CAST
KATIE ANDREASEN ENSEMBLE Katie is happy to be back on the TCR stage after taking time off to attend Luther College . At Luther , Katie majored in Political Science and Social Work , while on vocal scholarship . She is grateful to share the stage with her mom , Nancy , who has always been her biggest supporter , both on and off the stage . Katie gives thanks to coffee , cast mates , her partner Matthew , and all of you for making live theatre possible .
NANCY ANDREASEN ENSEMBLE This is Nancy ’ s lucky seventh TCR production because she gets to share the stage with her daughter , Katie ! Nancy was most recently seen in The Drowsy Chaperone ( Mrs . Tottendale ) at MVLCT , and Kinky Boots ( ensemble ) and R & H ’ s Cinderella ( ensemble ) at TCR . She ’ d like to thank Katie for inspiring her to give theatre a try , her family and friends for always cheering her on , and you for coming to the show and supporting the performing arts !
AVERY BOOMS KID ’ S ENSEMBLE Avery , a student at MHS is excited to dance , sing and perform Meet Me In St . Louis tonight . She would like to thank her cast , directors and her supportive friends and family .
JILLIAN BROCK KID ' S ENSEMBLE Jillian is thrilled to be in her first performance at TCR with this talented cast and crew . She has been in productions at Giving Tree Theatre and at her school , St . Joseph in Marion , including Cinderella in Into the Woods JR . She ’ s thankful for the support of her family and friends and looks forward to being in more shows in the future .
GREG BROWN ENSEMBLE Greg loves performing in Christmas shows ! He has graced the TCR stage in several productions over the past few years , the most recent being Cinderella . 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 . " I hope you enjoy our show , and now , All aboard !”
BRANDON BURKHARDT LON SMITH Brandon Burkhardt is thrilled to return to TCR , where he was previously seen in Mamma Mia , The Sound of Music ( Rolf ), Cinderella ( Prince Topher ), Bright Star ( Billy Cane ) at Brucemore , and Newsies ( Race ). He was also Charles Clarke / Stevedore ( Thomas Andrews u / s ) in Titanic with Revival Theatre as well as a soloist in An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein with Revival / Brucemorchestra . Other performances include Captain Corcoran / HMS Pinafore , Lancelot /
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