TCR Playbills Les Misérables | Page 13

THE CAST Elizabeth Goff - Elizabeth has been singing since before she could talk and performed her first solo in church at the age of three. Since then, she has been active in local children’s theatre. Elizabeth was Reeky the Skunk in The Old Creamery Theatre’s children’s production Calamity Jane and the Showdown at Dry Gulch, and Miney in TCR’s children’s theatre production A Good Book Goes a Long Way. Last summer, she was featured with her family in a CBS 2 news promo. Elizabeth is so proud to be in this “grown up” production! Erin Helm - Erin is excited to be part of Les Misérables and her first TCR production. Erin is entering into her junior year at the University of Iowa pursuing a major in Theatre, a minor in Dance and a certificate in Arts Management. Erin spent her last summer in North Carolina as a part of the second company of The Performing Arts Project. You may have seen her last in the ensemble of City Circle’s Spamalot or as Margot in Legally Blonde. Erin would like to thank the amazing cast for their talent and encouragement, as well as her Mom, Dad, and sister for the endless support they have given her as her biggest fans. Tracie Hodina- - First off, Tracie would like to thank Leslie and Janelle for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Tracie is so thankful to work with such an amazingly talented group of folks, both old friends and new ones. “Ken, you have made my time preparing for this adventure, one I won’t forget!” Tracie would like to give a HUGE shout out to Danny, her family and friends for supporting her theater habit and giving her the confidence to pursue her dreams. Eric Johnson - Eric is ecstatic to be back on stage after his run as King Herod in TCR’s Jesus Christ Superstar. When he’s not negotiating software and web development contracts for Geonetric, Eric enjoys community engagement, mud runs and all things BravoTV. Eric would like to thank all of his loved ones for their undying supportespecially Taylor Skogman, for sticking by his side through it all. Noah Lauer - Noah is a junior at Xavier High School where he has received numerous honors including being a two year member of the All State Chorus and being selected to perform at All State Speech for solo musical theater. His favorite roles include the King in The King and I, Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Audrey II (the plant) in Little Shop of Horrors, Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus, and Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Noah is excited to be making his TCR debut. He would like to thank his family for their support, Mr. Cervates and Mr. Walker for their direction at Xavier, and Mr. Rob Nassif for the fabulous voice lessons. Sophie Lindwall - This is Sophie’s second show at Theatre Cedar Rapids. She was previously seen in Meet Me in St. Louis as Tootie. She also has been in the children’s choruses of The Follies, The Music Man in Concert, and Carmen. Sophie, age 11, just completed fifth grade at Arthur Elementary School. She would like to thank her family and voice teacher Robert Lindsey Nassif for their support. She also would like to thank Leslie, Janelle, Emma, and Ben for this opportunity. Kevin Moore - K Michael Moore lives in the Iowa City area. While he has worked in the Grandon Studio with TCR on a few shows, this is his first time on the main stage, and his first full musical since about the time of Napoleon. K Michael is a vet of Iowa City theatre, and a co-founder of Fourth Room Theatre. After Les Mis, he will next be seen with Fourth Room in Much Ado About Nothing. He would like to thank AT, Mary and Nat, and Ramses for keeping him sane, and his rowdy band of co-workers for understanding this madness. Many thanks also to Leslie and Janelle for this incredible opportunity. Adam W. Nardini - Adam is absolutely thrilled to be making his TCR debut, playing his dream role: the one that literally inspired him t