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MEET THE PARTICIPANTS
LISA KELLY
THEODOSIA
Lisa is excited to direct in her
second Underground Festival. Last
year, she directed Eine Sitzbank, a
Festival workshop show. Recently
she assistant directed Annie and
Billy Elliot the Musical and stage
managed Vinegar Tom at TCR.
She has also worked backstage for
many other shows in the past few
seasons. She would like to thank
Emma and Rachel for all their hard
work and her cast for making this
such a fun Festival experience.
LIN KEMP
I MARRIED A NUN
Lin was born and raised in Cedar
Rapids and is the author of several
plays which have been produced by
Theatre Cedar Rapids during their
Underground New Play Festival.
NICK KILBURG
THEODOSIA/TINDER NEVER LIES
Nick is thrilled to be back in
the Grandon, having previously
appeared in several Underground
Festival plays over the years, as
well as in TCR’s 2017 production of
The Crucible. His more quotidian
role is that of an attorney in Iowa
City. As always, he is thankful for
the support and seemingly-infinite
patience of his wife, Desirée.
DUANE LARSON
THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT
OUT IN NASA
Duane has been a part of the
TCR Underground Festival since
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it’s beginning in 2010. He has
performed in the Festival and
has had several plays produced,
including Turf (2013), The
Concentrated Masses (2014),
Cutting the Cord (2016) and
Hookup of Justice (2017). He has
acted on stage at TCR, RHCR,
Dreamwell, ICCT, and with other
local theatre groups.
ZAYLA MACKRELL
I MARRIED A NUN
Zayla is very excited for her
debut performance at TCR! In the
past, she has also been involved
in Revival Theatre Company’s
production of Evita and the past
two 24-Hour Play Festivals from
RHCR. She is also an alumni of J.F.
Kennedy’s theatre program. In her
spare time, Zayla enjoys writing
for the stage. She thanks you for
coming to see her and everyone
else in the Underground!
CHEYENNE MANN
SUICIDE ANONYMOUS
Cheyenne is a 16-year-old student
currently enrolled at Linn-Mar High
School. She is thrilled to be making
her debut into public theatre in the
Underground New Play Festival.
BRIAN MARKOWSKI
CONFESSIONS OF A GAY
CATHOLIC
Born in a small wood cabin,
contained within Memorial Hospital
on the Western edge of Chicago,
Il, Brian Markowski entered this
world with one purpose… to make
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