Far Away – Meet the Cast

FAR AWAY BY caryl churchill DIRECTED BY meredith g. healy Meet the cast
Joan \| MADDIE RODRIGUEZ* Maddie Rodriguez is a third-year undergraduate studying theatre and ethics & public policy at the University of Iowa. Some of her previous works at the university include Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Swifties, Dance Nation, Men on Boats, Braided Sorrow, and Mother:Knife. She's so grateful to the wonderful team of Far Away for creating a lovely space to explore such a fascinating show.
Harper \| KAYLA LEACOCK** Kayla Leacock is beyond thrilled to be in Far Away! Select credits include: National Tour: PAW Patrol Live! (Rocky), Rosie Rever 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). Special thanks to my family, friends, and the entire theatre department!
Todd \| EPHRAM SINNWELL* Ephram is a second-year undergraduate studying screenwriting and theatre arts at the University of Iowa and is thrilled to be taking on his fourth acting credit as Todd is Caryl Churchill’s Far Away for the 2025 Iowa Director’s Festival. He was recently seen as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes & The West End Horror, Dolabella/Pompey/Investigator/Osiris in Spells for Going Forth By Daylight, as well as a revolutionary in Marie Antoinette. Ephram hopes you’ll enjoy this abstract piece as species, occupations, and nationalities collide during wartime.
The Parade \| CHARLOTTE LARSEN*
The Parade \| JENNA SCHNELLBACHER*
The Parade \| KATHLEEN GODSEL*
The Parade \| HARVEY HAGGAS*
The Parade \| GABBY JOHNSON*
The Parade \| NORAH LOGAN*
The Parade \| SOREN MARTIN*
The Parade \| REYNA MCDERMOTT*

FAR AWAY
BY caryl churchill
DIRECTED BY meredith g. healy
Meet the cast

Joan | MADDIE RODRIGUEZ*

Maddie Rodriguez is a third-year undergraduate studying theatre and ethics & public policy at the University of Iowa. Some of her previous works at the university include Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Swifties, Dance Nation, Men on Boats, Braided Sorrow, and Mother:Knife. She's so grateful to the wonderful team of Far Away for creating a lovely space to explore such a fascinating show.

Harper | KAYLA LEACOCK**

Kayla Leacock is beyond thrilled to be in Far Away! Select credits include: National Tour: PAW Patrol Live! (Rocky), Rosie Rever 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). Special thanks to my family, friends, and the entire theatre department!

Todd | EPHRAM SINNWELL*

Ephram is a second-year undergraduate studying screenwriting and theatre arts at the University of Iowa and is thrilled to be taking on his fourth acting credit as Todd is Caryl Churchill’s Far Away for the 2025 Iowa Director’s Festival. He was recently seen as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes & The West End Horror, Dolabella/Pompey/Investigator/Osiris in Spells for Going Forth By Daylight, as well as a revolutionary in Marie Antoinette. Ephram hopes you’ll enjoy this abstract piece as species, occupations, and nationalities collide during wartime.

The Parade | CHARLOTTE LARSEN*

The Parade | JENNA SCHNELLBACHER*

The Parade | KATHLEEN GODSEL*

The Parade | HARVEY HAGGAS*

The Parade | GABBY JOHNSON*

The Parade | NORAH LOGAN*

The Parade | SOREN MARTIN*

The Parade | REYNA MCDERMOTT*

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