Jen Ford (Rona Lisa Peretti) is thrilled to be back on stage with Revival Theatre Company. Jen has been performing in theatre productions in the area for several years. Some of these include; Catch Me If You Can (Paula Abagnale) with City Circle, Mama Mia (Tanya) with TCR, Newsies (Medda Larkin) with TCR, The Rocky Horror Show (Magenta) with RHCR, Victor Victoria (Norma) with RTC and several years performing with the Cedar Rapids Follies. Jen resides and works in Cedar Rapids, is Mom to 5 awesome kids and GiGi to Oliver and Presley! Thank you to her family and friends for always being so supportive and encouraging, especially to her husband Matt for running things at home while I play on stage. Thank you to Brian and RTC for this wonderful opportunity and to the amazing cast, production team and crew for their hard work and support!

Patrick Du Laney (Douglas Panch) BROADWAY: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. CHICAGO: The Adding Machine (The Hypocrites), Cabaret (The Paramount Theatre). NATIONAL TOURS: Gypsy, A Christmas Carol. REGIONAL: Into the Woods, Our Town(Kansas City Rep), title roles in Macbeth and Floyd Collins, Pierre in the regional premiere of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, A View From the Bridge, Title of Show, Ears on a Beatle, and seven seasons with Riverside Shakespeare. Founding member of The Alaska Shakespeare festival and Iowa’s own Crooked Path Theatre Company. EDUCATION: MFA in Acting, The University of Missouri, Kansas City. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Patrick dedicates this performance to his fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Seymour
*This Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, and the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Allison Dixon is elated to be returning to the
Revival Theatre Company stage! She is a L.A.
native (that’s Lower Alabama) and currently calls
Nashville home by way of NYC. She is a proud
alumnus of Western Carolina University BFA
Musical Theatre, and NYC Stella Adler School
of Acting. Select regional credits include: The
Boy Who Kissed The Sky (Alliance Theatre), Les
Misérables (Connecticut Repertory Theatre),
Beehive (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), A Chorus Line
(Springer Opera House), SUDS! (Highlands
Playhouse), The Yellow Wallpaper (Atlanta
Musical Theatre Festival), Honk! (Revival Theatre
Company), Mary Poppins (City Circle Theatre
Company), The Lost Colony (2014), and Della’s
Diner National Tour (2015). | IG: @allisonpdixon |
“In here, life is beautiful.”

Anthony J. Hendricks (Mitch Mahony) is thrilled to be playing Mitch Mahoney in the Revival Theatre Company’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. A resident of the area for six years, Anthony has been performing in community and regional theatre across the Midwest for the past 30 years. After earning a Bachelor’s in Theatre Performance from Western Illinois University, he made Iowa City home, participating in productions with various local theatres. Some favorite roles include Leading Player in Pippin (ICCT), Che in Evita (City Circle), JoAnn in Company (ICCT), Man #2 in Songs for a New World (City Circle), Frank in Rocky Horror Picture Show (Circa 21), Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop (Mockingbird on Main), Balaga in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Riverside), and most recently, Jim Conley in Parade in Concert (Revival). Anthony thanks the cast and crew for their hard work and hopes you enjoy the show!

Bryant Duffy Spelling Bee marks Bryant’s sixth
production with Revival Theatre Company, he
was previously seen in, Parade: In Concert (Det.
Starnes), Honk! (The Cat), Titanic (Henry Etches),
Chaplin, (ensemble) and, 9 to 5 (Dick Bernly).
Other recent credits include: School of Rock
(ensemble) The Rocky Horror Show (Brad Majors),
Eddie & Dave (Valerie Bertinelli), The Importance
of Being Earnest (Algernon Moncrieff), and
Cabaret (Ernst Ludvig). Bryant is on the board of
directors for RHCR Theater, and studied theatre
performance (acting) at the University of Northern
Iowa. Thank you for supporting the arts in Cedar
Rapids! Please support Revival Theatre Company
by attending the rest of their fantastic 2024-25
season! Enjoy the show!

Kimi Galang Villegas (Marcy Park, she/her) is so excited to be making her Revival Theatre Company debut! Originally from Fresno, CA, Kimi graduated with her BA in Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies from UC Berkeley, and is now based in NYC. Her favorite credits include THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Wednesday Addams, Landmark Musical Theatre), SPRING AWAKENING (Ilse, Ray of Light Theatre), THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Millie Dillmount, Phoenix Players), and AMERICAN IDIOT (Whatsername, BareStage Productions). Love and gratitude to God, the RTC team, her mom Cristina, boyfriend Dylan, her agent Chondra Profit at FireStarter Entertainment, mentors, and loved ones for their undying support. Kimi would like to dedicate her portrayal of Marcy to her younger self and would like to let her know that she doesn’t have to try so hard to live up to her own expectations; everything will be okay and then some. @oneinkimillion www.kimigalangvillegas.com

Jeffrey Harrington is studying acting as an
undergraduate student at the University of Iowa.
He graduated from Washington High School in
2023 where he played roles such as Bat Boy
in BatBoy: the Musical, Oliver Rivers in Puffs!,
and Dennis in the One Act Play that Goes Wrong.
Most recently, he played Moritz in Spring
Awakening this last May at City Circle Theatre
Company in Coralville. You may have also
seen him as Nigel Bottom in Something Rotten!
at TCR last winter. Spelling Bee is his first time
working for Revival Theatre Company and he’s
grateful for the opportunity. Who’s ready to
spell bee?

Seth Turner (William Barfee) is an actor and singer based out of New York City and is so so so excited to be bringing Spelling Bee to life. Recent credits include You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Spring Awakening (Roxy Regional), Cinderella (Winnipesaukee playhouse). TV: CJ’s Grill (Tubi). This show is one he has wanted to be a part of for so long, and hopes if this is your first time experiencing it, it can become one of your most memorable experiences watching live theatre. Proud Graduate of AMDA (NYC)

Eloise Prince is a senior at CR Washington High
School. There, she is very involved in the Fine Arts
department including choir, speech, show choir,
and drama. Some of her favorite roles have been
Julia in 1984, Shelley in Bat Boy, Leanne in Puffs,
Mother in Trail to Oregon, and Cady in Mean Girls.
She is president of the Drama Club, Thespian
Troupe #2814 and co-president of her school’s
chamber choir, the Madrigal Singers. This will be
her second show with Revival Theatre Company,
after playing Iola in the concert version of Parade.
This show has been such an enriching experience
for her and she is so grateful for the directing
team, cast, and crew. She hopes you have as much
fun watching the show as she does performing it!

Brian is the Executive and Artistic Director of Revival Theatre Company where the company has become known for its innovation in bringing uniquely intimate presentations to the stage along with their highly regarded yearly concert productions that involves nearly 100 performers. During the past 10 years Brian has directed more than 30 stage productions, earning him high praise for his dynamic and richly layered productions. The Gazette wrote, “Artistic Director Brian Glick has a knack for his wonderful elite talent for his productions on stage and behind the scenes…” and In recent seasons, Brian has directed the midwest premiere of Dogfight and staged the Iowa premieres of White Christmas and Grey Gardens. Brian has developed musical pieces in non-traditional spaces, creating intimate and contemporary experiences for the actors and the audience.

As a freelance director, Brian has worked on operas, musicals, and plays. Brian produced and directed Side Show as a fundraiser for Families Helping Families and Baby for The Young Parents Network. Most recent credits include: Jim McDonough’s Holiday Grande tour, Victor/Victoria, Parade In Concert, Evita, and Funny Girl with RTC, Amy at the Opus, working with Orchestra Iowa on A Sondheim Cabaret, working on La Boehme, Carmen, Don Giovanni and La Traviata with the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre.

​The Music Man with Theatre Cedar Rapids & Orchestra Iowa (Collaboration Award Winner) and multiple concerts and fundraisers. Brian has also worked with the Cedar Rapids Follies as a designer and stage manager.

Brian was honored to work with The New York Drama League, where he worked with Tony nominated Director, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Opal with Broadway composer and lyricist Robert Lindsey-Nassif, Academy and First Stage teacher with the Omaha Community Playhouse. Brian’s strong leadership and vision has caught the attention of industry professionals across the region.

In 2019 Brian staged a new world premiere of the musical Chaplin, before its London premiere. ​in 2020, Brian was the recipient of the CBJ’s Forty Under 40 of most influential leaders.

Brian was the founder, creator, and producer of Iowa Concert of Hope, a relief concert to benefit those who suffered loss from the 2020 derecho that hit Cedar Rapids and the state of Iowa. Concert performers included most notably, Ron Livingston, Tim Shew, Linda Eder, Betty Buckley, Edwin McCain, Kim Scharnberg, Elena Shaddow and Chris Brubeck.

Megan Helmers is a Minneapolis-based choreographer whose work has been featured across the midwest. Megan’s recent choreography includes Carrie the Musical, Something Rotten!, Cabaret, The SpongeBob Musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Sound of Music and Hello, Dolly! for Theatre Cedar Rapids; Titanic, Brucemorchestra XIV, Oklahoma! and Chaplin for Revival Theatre Company; Little Shop of Horrors, Kinky Boots, Cabaret, Godspell, A Christmas Story, Disney’s Newsies, Elf the Musical and Billy Elliot at the Des Moines Playhouse; and Adore Us! Line, Fun Home, and Company at Iowa Stage Theatre Company. In addition to her work with area theaters, she has choreographed productions for the University of Central Missouri, Simpson College, Iowa State University, Grandview University, and many more.

Megan’s most recent work as a Director/Choreographer includes Theatre Cedar Rapids’s School of Rock, Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre’s Heathers: The Musical, Bring it On, The Des Moines Playhouse’s A Chorus Line and Disney’s Freaky Friday; Noce’s Tick, Tick . . . Boom! and Murder Ballad; Tallgrass Theatre’s Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, The Revolutionists, The Bridges of Madison County, and Ordinary Days.

Megan works in digital marketing for the arts at Capacity Interactive and has taught various dance styles for the Drake University Theatre Department, The School of Classical Ballet and Dance, and more. meganhelmers.com

Matthew is pleased to be making his Revival Theatre Company debut. A few recent credits include Broadway: MJ The Musical. Regional: Escape To Margaritaville, 42nd Street (Arrow Rock Lyceum) 42nd Street, Passing Through, Cyrano (Goodspeed), 42nd Street (Riverside), Knoxville (Asolo Rep), In The Heights, Man Of La Mancha (PCPA), Sweeney Todd (Ensemble Theatre Company). Most recently he published his first volume of poetry titled A Smile Remembers. Endless gratitude to his parents for their support and his dog Dixie for her love and companionship.

Scott Olinger (Scenic/Lighting/Projection Designer ) serves as the Head of Design and Production for the Cornell College Department of Theatre and Dance where he has worked since 2000. Recent designs include Parade in Concert and Over the Rainbow for Revival Theatre Company, Christmas with Wartburg on IPTV, Ordinary Days at UNI, Tosca and Cosi Fan Tutte for Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Rock of Ages and Sponegebob: The Musical for TCR, Sondheim on Sondheim at City Circle, and Macbeth and A Chorus Line at Cornell. Upcoming designs include Next To Normal for Revival Theatre Company, Cendrillon for Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, and The WIld Party at City Circle. He holds an MFA in Design from Penn State University and a BA in Theatre from the University of Northern Iowa. Scott also serves as lighting designer for the midwest band The Pork Tornadoes, and is the director of lighting for RGS Productions.

HARRIET BUTLER (SM) is thrilled to make her RTC debut! Recent regional credits include Split with the New London Barn Playhouse and Transport Group (ASM), Child of Aphrodite with The VORTEX (SM), Richard III with Austin Shakespeare (SM), the 2024 Pre-Professional Company Showcase with ZACH Theatre, The Girl Who Became Legend with ZACH Theatre and The Kennedy Center (Takeover SM), and Sweeney Todd with Theatre Under the Stars (ASM). She would like to thank her family, friends, and Joey for their unending support! @harriet.butler

Melonie Stoll (Costume Designer) fifth season as
costume designer for Revival Theatre Company.
She is a freelance designer who has worked with
many area theatres including TCR and RHCR.
Favorite shows include Honk! (RTC) Chaplin (RTC)
Mamma Mia (TCR) A Doll’s House (TCR) The Rocky
Horror Picture Show (RHCR) The Wizard of Oz Jr.
(RHCR) and Comedy of Errors (Riverside)

Robert Kurt is a new addition to the Revival Theatre Company. He has spent many years in local community theater companies design and building theatrical sets and spending time on stage acting. In 2018 his set for, She Loves Me won “Best Scenic Design” from the ICTA. He has had other sets nominated for the same award.

He and his wife Erin have 4 adult children, a dog, a two cats. They reside in Coggon, Iowa.