TCR Playbills The Underground New Play Festival | Page 23

MEET THE PARTICIPANTS
WILL REINIG
THE COUNSELORS/SUICIDE
ANONYMOUS
This is Will’s first time performing
in any TCR production and his
first time being on stage in almost
a decade. Despite this lengthy
performance gap, he has worked to
keep his acting skills sharp by acting
uninterested in eating a whole
box of fruit roll-ups in one sitting
and pretending to not care that his
teenage cousin is finally taller than
him. Will is often kept busy off stage
with anxiety from being an ISU fan.
DAVID SCANLON
TINDER NEVER LIES
David is beyond excited to be a
part of the Underground Festival
for a second year, and to help
bring a new story to the community.
Special thanks to Shelby, Michael,
and Nick for being so gracious
with their time, talent, and patience
while we got this little diddy on its
feet. Also thanks Emma, Rachel, and
Janeve for their endless patience
and superior abilitiy to keep a
festival like this on the rails, running
smoothly.
JON SCHOLER
THE COUNSELORS/I MARRIED A
NUN
Jon is very grateful to be a part of
two great shows in this Festival.
JENNA SMITH
SUICIDE ANONYMOUS/
THEODOSIA
Jenna is incredibly excited to be a
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part of the Underground Festival.
Jenna recently was a part of Annie
with TCR, as well as The Giving
Tree’s production of The Elephant
Man. She would like to thank the
directors at TCR for giving her a
chance to perform, her dad for
always supporting her impractical
dreams, Alex for his incredible
patience and love, and Buddy the
Dog for being the best buddy there
is.
JOSEPH ALAN SMITH
SUICIDE ANONYMOUS
Joseph is thrilled to be involved in
this year’s Underground Festival! A
graduate of Iowa State, recent on
stage credits include Annie (TCR),
Grease (TCR), and Secret Garden
(ISU). This is his directorial debut
in the Corridor! Other directing
credits include Leaving Tampa
(One Act Festival at ISU) and
Christopher Durang’s Wanda’s Visit
(One Act Festival at ISU). He’d like
to dedicate this show to all those
seeking light.
BO SPARROW
THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT
OUT IN NASA
Bo is a Cedar Rapids native
performing for the first time at TCR.
HANNAH SPINA
THE EXCEPTIONAL LITTLE
DONKEY
This is Hannah’s first time directing
in the Underground New Play
Festival. She participated in the last
three Festivals as an actor, but has
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