EARTHUS TERMINUS
by EMILY KAUFMAN-BELL
cast
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Foeb | DALE LEONHEART**

Dale is a second-year MFA candidate in Acting. She is honored and thrilled to bring Earthus Terminus to life alongside such talented and thoughtful artists.

 

IOWA Theatre Arts

Dirk | NICK HULL*

 

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 Bob | ZOE HOFFENBERG*

From a young age, Zoe adored all aspects of performance from playwriting to singing. She is a sophomore from Seattle, Washington and is double majoring in English & Creative Writing and Theatre Arts, on the Musical Theatre track. This past year she played Maya in Myocardium; Graphite with Dreamwell Theatre, and 1/2 Man 1/2 Woman in Side Show. Zoe is deeply grateful for the unwavering support of her parents, and their tolerance of her incessant singing. 

Jeff | ASH WASEK*

 Ash is a first-year undergraduate majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in mathematics. Much on the contrary, Ash has a wild passion for theater. In the past year, they have assisted in directing Into the Woods, The Bold, the Young, and the Murdered, and had the opportunity to play Keri in The Bold, the Young, and the Murdered. Ash is forever grateful for their mentor and friend Melissa Champion for pushing Ash to pursue theater in college. In addition, they would like to thank their family and friends for their endless support.  

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Madame President | KAYLA LEACOCK**

Kayla Leacock is beyond thrilled to be in Earthus Terminus! Select credits include: National Tour: PAW Patrol Live! (Rocky), Rosie Revere Engineer & Friends (Ada Twist) Regional: The Color Purple (Nettie), Hurricane Diane (Renee), Bad World: A New Musical 
(Linnea), Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical (Lily Polkadot), Hairspray (Dynamite) University 
of Iowa: Adaku (Mma), Far Away (Harper). Special thanks to my family and friends!

 

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Speaker of the Mouse | ABBY WEISS*

Abby Weiss is a fourth-year theatre arts major with a minor in English and a certificate in event 
management. Abby has had so much fun participating in past productions at the University of 
Iowa such as Sideshow (Roustabout/Ensemble), Macbeth (Caithness/1st Murderer), Home Is 
Where the TV Is (Mallory/#1), Razor Creek (Small Willa/Others), and When It Matters 
Most (Receptionist). She has had an amazing time working on Earthus Terminus during this entire process. Abby would like to send a huge thank you to her friends and family for always supporting her!

Secretary of the Seas | AVA HENRIE*

Ava Henrie (she/her) is so excited to be performing in her first University of Iowa production. Her 
favorite roles she's had are Meg March from Little Women and Brigitta Von Trapp from The Sound of 
Music. The coolest theatrical experience she has had was performing on the State Theatre stage in 
Minneapolis, Minnesota. She wants to give a shoutout to her mom, because she always does, and hopes you enjoy the show!

IOWA Theatre Arts

Mayor | CHASE HOHMANN*

 

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Piscator | AVA SLATER*

Ava is a second-year undergraduate student double majoring in English Publishing and Theatre Arts. She is so excited to bring the wacky world of Earthus Terminus to life with such talented and fun collaborators. A thousand thank yous go to her biggest supporters, her mom and dad, for always reminding her that she is enough.  

*Undergraduate student. 

**Graduate student.

UI Theatre is dedicated to providing hands-on theatre experience for both undergraduate and graduate students.