Jordan could not be more excited to be a part of Uncle Vanya adapted by Annie Baker at the University of Iowa. Her love for theater began in middle school. Jordan’s college production credits include Romeo and Juliet (Juliet, Iowa City Community Theatre), Lil G: A Gatsby Remix (Peaches, University of Iowa), Dance Nation (Maeve, University of Iowa), Indoctrination of Bananas (University of Iowa), and Romeo and Juliet (Lady Montague, University of Iowa). Jordan would like to thank her family and friends for their endless support in her theater journey.

Hunter Meyer is a 2^nd year in the MFA acting program. Recent University of Iowa credits include Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Rossa in salt tongue, and Tom in Tom & Eliza. Other favorites are Howard in Moon Over Buffalo at Tent Theatre, Doug in Gruesome Playground Injuries at the 50^th Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Des Moines, and Miles in She Kills Monsters at Missouri State University. He is so grateful that you made your way to this production and hopes you enjoy the show!

Alicia is a second-year MFA acting candidate. Favorite credits include the Nurse in Romeo & Juliet, Katrine Stockmann in An Enemy of the People, Beatrice in Sigh No More, Elizabeth Lavenza in Frankenstein, Norma Valverde in Hands on a Hardbody, and Shrek in Shrek the Musical. Special thanks to her supportive and loving friends and family, as well as the entire cast and crew of this production. 

Ephram is a third-year undergraduate at the University of Iowa studying theatre arts. He was seen recently in UI’s productions of Marie Antoinette, Far Away, and Romeo & Juliet. Ephram is thrilled to be playing Serebryakov in Uncle Vanya, a character so similar to himself that he’s found it difficult throughout the rehearsal process to distinguish where Ephram ends, and Serebryakov begins. I mean their shared traits are endless. Late sixties? Rheumatism and/or gout? User of an orthopedic cane? Renowned scholar and professor struggling to maintain relevance in his remaining years? Ephram’s having a hard time not thinking he was type cast. This show has created some serious cognitive dissonance and identity issues for him… Oh, also, Ephram would like to thank his family, friends, and community who have supported him throughout this process… though, in all honesty, it hasn’t been that hard because, again, Ephram really is just playing himself. 

Raphael Thomé is a second-year MFA acting candidate. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he worked in TV shows and movies such as Pelé – Birth of a Legend and The Text, a Coca-Cola short. In 2018, he came to the United States to pursue an undergraduate degree in Film Production at Cal State Northridge. There, he got involved in stage productions and had a chance to play Tartuffe, Laertes in Hamlet, and direct Ionesco’s The Killing Game. At Iowa, he was seen as Fersen in Marie Antoniette, Hovstad in An Enemy of the People, Lord Capulet in Romeo & Juliet, Nathaniel in Stained Glass, and now he is thrilled to play Astrov alongside such passionate actors.