dance at any random time. She’d
like to thank her mom for driving her
to rehearsals, her friends and family
for supporting her, and the amazing
cast and crew.
LANA LODGE
EMILY HOBBS
Lana is excited and grateful to be
sharing the spirit of Christmas from
the TCR stage! Outside TCR, Lana
works at Transamerica, is active
at her church, and enjoys flower
gardening, travel, and spending time
with family and friends. She would
like to thank her family, especially
husband Kevin, for their continual
love and support! “Everything seems
better with our friends and family
intertwined…Merry Christmas!”
LUCAS LOWDER
ENSEMBLE
Lucas has been on the TCR stage
since he was 10 years old with
Elf the Musical being his eighth
show. Some of his past shows have
been My Fair Lady, Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A
Christmas Story, and The Wizard of
Oz. Lucas has also been a part of
other community productions such as
Father of the Bride and the Follies.
Lucas thanks you for supporting TCR
and hopes you enjoy the show!
ANNABELLE MACEK
ELF
Annabelle is excited to be in her first
show at TCR. She is a 5th grader at
Indian Creek and spends her free
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time singing, dancing, tumbling,
and drumming. Her favorite offstage
role is kitty mama to her cat, Max.
Like Buddy, she enjoys the four main
food groups: Candy, Candy Canes,
Candy Corn, and Syrup. Annabelle
would like to thank Joe for being
a crazy fun director and also the
entire cast and team for creating the
magic.
AVA MACEK
ENSEMBLE
Ava is happy to be in her third TCR
show this year! Most recently, Ava
has performed in My Fair Lady and
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat at TCR, The Secret
Garden at Giving Tree Theater
and the Cedar Rapids Follies. She
would like to thank the amazing
Joe Link and the entire cast, crew,
and directing team. “Thank you for
supporting the arts and make sure to
sparklejollytwinklejingle all season
long!”
RIGLEY OHRT
ELF
Rigley is delighted to get the
opportunity to spread holiday cheer
for all to hear in Elf! She has had
the opportunity to perform in shows
with Young Footlighters, Giving
Tree, and last holiday was Molly in
TCR’s production of Annie. Rigley
is a 3rd grader who loves to sing
and dance and spend time with
her family at Disney. She wishes
you and yours a wonderful holiday
season!
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