would like to thank her friends , family , and the production team for their support and she hopes you enjoy the show !
Raiya Hurt ( Ensemble ) Raiya is completely overjoyed to be welcomed on the TCR stage for the very first time ! She is excited to move on from her recent trip to the world of razors and meat pies at Kennedy High School into the love filled world of Waitress ! Raiya would like to thank her parents , siblings , nieces , and friends for getting her here . Special shoutout to Yuna and Siyah !
Bre Kenney ( Nurse Norma ) Bre is excited and honored to be part of the regional premiere cast of Waitress at TCR . Previous roles at TCR include the Mayor of Munchkinland in The Wizard of Oz , dream girl in Grease , and most recently , child manager of the School of Rock cast . Special thank you to her parents for showing her what baking can do from a young age , and for letting her steal their KitchenAid mixer once she moved out . Enjoy the show !
Samuel Larson ( Ensemble ) Sam is delighted to be in his first community theatre show ! Before recently graduating from John F . Kennedy High School , he spent his time in show choir and theatre . His most notable roles were Bruce in Matilda , Amos Hart in Chicago , Adult Simba in The Lion King Jr ., and Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd .
He ’ d like to thank his family and his friends , but more specifically his older sibling ( Shay ) for being so supportive and encouraging him to audition for TCR , as well as Nick Hayes for giving him his first theatre experience that inspired him to continue . Eat up !
Shay Larson ( Ensemble ) Shay is so honored to be in a show they ’ ve listened to obsessively for years . This is their third show with TCR and fifth in the community . Most recently , they ’ ve performed in the ensemble in Rock of Ages , been a Phantom in The Rocky Horror Show , and sang in a production of Sondheim on Sondheim . They ’ d like to thank their parents and their little sister for supporting them in auditioning for such a meaningful show , and being so encouraging and endlessly patient . They ’ d like to additionally give many thanks to their little brother , Sam , for sharing this experience with them and helping them create such lovely and wonderful moments on stage together .
Lucas Lowder ( Ensemble ) Lucas is very excited to say that Waitress is his thirteenth show with Theatre Cedar Rapids ! Some of his favorite shows that he has been cast in at TCR have been Mamma Mia !, Hello , Dolly !, Bright Star , and A Christmas Story : The Musical . When not on stage , Lucas studies Architecture at the University of Miami , in Miami , Florida . Lucas thanks you for supporting local community theatre !
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