Bryant Duffy Spelling Bee marks Bryant’s seventh
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!

Tommy Ratkiewicz-Stierwalt (Frances) is thrilled to be making his debut at Revival Theatre Company in La Cage Aux Folles! Tommy is an actor known for NBC’s Chicago Fire and Miguel in Max Allan Collins’ (Road to Perdition), Death by Fruitcake. Favorite credits include: Tarzan in the area premiere of Tarzan and Joseph Bell/Wallace Hartley in Titanic (The Spotlight Theatre), Motel in Fiddler on the Roof (QCMG), Robert in Company (BBT), Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (CCSP) and Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Show (Circa 21). “Love to my Fans, Friends & Family!” B.A. Musical Theatre, Graceland University. FB/IG: @tomratstie www.tommyratkiewicz-stierwalt.com

Born and raised in Oklahoma, I am an early-career theatre artist currently based in New York City.  In the spring of 2024 I will graduate from Otterbein University with a BFA in musical theatre and a minor in dance. As an actor I strive to bring people together and create thought provoking performances.

Sam Brackley (Chantal): Thrilled to be back in the birdcage for the third time! National Tour: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical,  NYC: Broadway Backwards. Regional: La Cage aux Folles (Signature Theatre, Music Theatre of Connecticut), Joseph… Dreamcoat, 42nd Street, The Wizard of Oz (Kansas City Starlight), Saturday Night Fever (Theatre by the Sea), Beauty and the Beast (John W. Engeman Theatre), Mary Poppins. Television: Sam can currently be seen in the first season of Julia(MAX) as the fabulous Coco Van! Love to Mom and Dad, Thom, The Roster Agency, and friends!

Benjamin is a New-York-based actor who has acted across the country and sang across the globe.  A graduate of Christopher Newport University with a BA in Musical Theater, Benjamin has been seen successfully performing in theaters around the nation and on board cruise ships around the world!

Originally from Richmond Virginia, he began performing at Shuffles Dance Center; where he got his foundation in acting, singing, and dancing. Benjamin then enrolled in the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community where he began to fine tune his craft and worked hard to improve his skills.

When Benjamin is not performing, he enjoys collecting antiques for his absolutely gorgeous apartment and running around Manhattan with his friends! Feel free to look around his website and get to know him a little better.   Hope you enjoy!

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.

Matthew Meckes
Recent credits include Broadway: MJ The Musical. Regional: 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.”

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

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)