Lizzie Bowman is a third year student at Heidelberg University, majoring in Musical Theatre and History with a minor in Literature. In the past she has been in The Little Mermaid (Ariel) and while attending Heidelberg, The Music Man (Mrs. Squires), Mamma Mia! (Chorus), Cabaret (Rosie), Oedipus Rex (Chorus), She Kills Monsters (Agnes), and Freaky Friday (Gretchen). Lizzie has also been a production member in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and The Penguin Tango.

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Elayna Brock is a sophomore musical theatre major at Heidelberg University, she has appeared as the Sphinx in the Greek Plays, Joan in Fun Home, Torrey in Freaky Friday, and most recently Ashlee in Dance Nation. Elayna is excited to be back on the stage once again this year, but she couldn’t do it without the love and support of her friends and family. She also wants to thank the amazing cast and crew for the hard work and dedication.

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Michelle Chen is a Junior Musical Theatre and English Writing Major with a Theatre Education minor at Heidelberg. In previous years Michelle has been in multiple shows offered at Heidelberg. She was in The Music Man and Mamma Mia! her first year. She was also the assistant costume designer for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Last year, Michelle was in the cast of She Kills Monsters as Evil Tina, Oedipus as ensemble/chorus and Lysistrata as an old woman, and the assistant costume designer for 9 to 5. This year Michelle has performed in the cast of Freaky Friday and helped in the costume shop as the costume assistant designer.  Michelle is so excited to work with the wonderful cast of Dance Nation playing Connie. Though Covid is a big part of this year's shows, she is so excited to perform on stage with the cast and be a part of the theatre once again.

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Riley Gibson is a junior at Heidelberg University majoring in musical theatre. She has participated in 14 productions throughout her middle school, high school, and college career. At Heidelberg, she has been in The Music Man, Macbeth, Mamma Mia, Cabaret, She Kills Monsters, Freaky Friday, Elf and Dance Nation. She has also been in Titanic at The Ritz Theatre. She has worked production on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, The Penguin Tango, and Dog Sees God. She has also assistant directed the shows Lysistrata, Oedipus and Elf.

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Caira Goldstein is a Senior at Heidelberg University. She is a Musical Theatre major. She was previously in Elf, Fun Home, Lysistrata, Oedipus Rex, Macbeth, The Music Man, Cabaret, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Mamma Mia!, Sister Act, and A Grand Night for Singing. She was also the assistant director for Freaky Friday. She also performed in the masterclasses of Tom Cippulo and Jeff Blumenkrantz here at Heidelberg. Caira thanks you for supporting our program and hopes you enjoy the show!

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Jack Mills is a freshmen musical theatre major. He has performed in Heidelberg’s productions of Freaky Friday, and Elf. He will also be a part of the upcoming shows 9 to 5, and Heathers. Jack is a member of Heinotes. Jack is thrilled to be a part of this production of Dance Nation, as the character Luke. He wants to thank his friends and family for their continuous support. He would also like to thank the cast and crew for their hard work and dedication. Hope you enjoy the show!

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Solana Petrone is a sophomore Musical Theatre major here at Heidelberg and is thrilled to be back on the stage and making beautiful art through the pandemic. She has previously appeared in Cabaret (Kit Kat Dancer, Trumpet), Oedipus (chorus), and Lysistrata (Old Woman) and is so excited to continue her theatre career at Heidelberg. She would like to thank Stephen Svoboda and David Cotter for believing in this department and working so hard to let us do shows!

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Elias Rousculp is supremely excited to be performing this show in Gundlach Theatre. He would like to thank his parents for their undying love and support. He also would like to thank all of the amazing friends he made along his journey here for making his transition to small town life bearable. He would also like to thank the fantastic women (and Jack) in this show who have been so understanding as he struggled with this role, which was far and away the most difficult part he has played to date. He also would like to thank Dr. Carol Dusdieker for being a level headed, voice of reason in his life and an incredible mentor. This will likely be Elias' last role in Gundlach theatre, so lastly he'd like to thank you, the audience, for your support of local arts here in Tiffin, Ohio. None of this would be possible without you. Thank you!

Julia Schaefer is a freshman double major in English and Theatre from Grafton, Ohio. She has previously been seen in Freaky Friday and Elf. In high school, she was seen as Morticia in The Addams Family and worked as a choreographer for her school’s production of Into The Woods. Special thanks to her Berg family for making her first year so fun!