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MEET THE CAST

(cont.) Many thanks to those
who had faith she would
make it to the big stage and
the direction team for
making it possible. Love to
Ben for always believing in
his Disney Princess. “Enjoy
our show and keep on
wishing on those stars!”

JOEL OCHOA (D’arque/
Ensemble) Joel is a junior at
Cedar Falls High School and
is making his TCR debut. He
has been in shows such as

Seussical the Musical, Mary
Poppins, and Some
Enchanted Evening. Recently,

he was seen as Prince Eric
in The Little Mermaid, and
Barneby Tucker in Hello,
Dolly!, both in his hometown.
He would like to thank his
parents and his vocal
teachers for coaching him
and helping him all the time.
ANDIE PAASCH (Babette)
Andie is excited to be back
on the TCR stage helping to
tell one of her favorite
Disney stories. She took a
brief hiatus from performing,
but most recently was seen
in The Odd Couple at Giving

Tree Theater and has
previously performed at TCR
and Brucemore. When not
on the stage or with her
family, Andie is an early
childhood teacher in the
Linn-Mar district. She would
like to thank the directing
team for such a fun
opportunity and would
like to say “je t’aime mon
chouchous” to Chris, Oliver,
and Adelyn.

KARA RAMIREZ (Madame
De La Grand Bouche) Kara is
excited to be returning to the
TCR stage. Audiences may
have seen her as Lucy in
Avenue Q, an off-key
princess in Disney’s The Little
Mermaid, or as part of Studio
Cabaret. Kara is a
California native. She grew
up in San Diego, graduated
with a BA in Theatre Arts
from California State
University, Fullerton, and
landed in Los Angeles.
While studying improvisation
and sketch writing with The
Groundlings, Kara met an
East Coast guy. He decided
to study law in Iowa and now
they are in the (cont.)