MEET THE CAST and family for their support. Most of all, Michael would like to thank Rick Smits, who through all things are made possible.
MARGARET GUSTASON WOMENS ENSEMBLE Margaret is thrilled to be back on the TCR stage with such a fantastic show. She’ s previously performed in Andrew Lippa’ s Wild Party( TCR), Green Day’ s American Idiot( TCR), The Crucible( TCR), and as Lilith in ICCT’ s She Kills Monsters. When she’ s not on stage, Margaret is probably doing something weird and nerdy like rewatching Dark Crystal for the 1000x or something. She hopes you all enjoy the show!
ALLIE HAGERMAN NARRATOR Allie couldn’ t be more excited to be back on the TCR stage! Past credits include Peter Pan and Disney’ s Beauty and the Beast. When not performing, you can find Allie brewing coffee at Aurora Coffee Co., spending time with her family, and hanging out with her cat. Allie would like to thank the directing team for giving her the opportunity to play her dream role, and her family and fiancé Daniel for their love and support.
NASH HAYEK KIDS ENSEMBLE Nash has always loved music and he is excited to be in another production. TCR is where his musical life started as Small Boy in Billy Elliot, you may also have seen him in A Broadway Christmas by RTC and Follies 2018. Next year, he will be a 7 th grader at Prairie Point Middle School. He would like to thank his amazing family and especially his Mom for being his chauffeur. He hopes you enjoy the show and have fun!
FREDDIE HOFFMAN KIDS ENSEMBLE Freddie is ecstatic to be performing in his first TCR production. A lifelong fan of the theater, Freddie has attended shows annually at TCR since he was four years old. After watching the falling snow at the end of White Christmas, Freddie has dreamed of a life on stage. He hopes this is the beginning of a long run of theater experiences. Thanks to the AMAZING cast and directors for a great first show!
GERARD HOLDER KIDS ENSEMBLE Gerard is thrilled to be part of TCR’ s production of Joseph! A 6 th grade ELP student at Vernon Middle School, Gerard has previously been cast in The Little Mermaid, participates in show choir, band, jazz band, and choir, and was selected for Opus Honor Choir and Honor Band. Gerard is on the youth counsel board at the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy where he also sings for a youth punk band, Indigo Soul. In his spare time, Gerard develops his D & D campaign, plays whatever instrument is laying around, and reads science fiction and poetry.
D. J. KOHL POTIPHAR / DAN This is DJ’ s sixth main stage show! You may remember him from his roles as Cecco in Peter Pan, a schizophrenic miner in Billy Elliot, Eugene Florczyk in Grease, Harold Ickes in Annie, and Eddie Mackrel in Andrew Lippa’ s