Meet the Cast

A Plant. By Jarek Pastor. Grey photo of theatre building.

Cast of A Plant
Lab \| LULI GOMEZ TERUEL Luli Gomez Teruel is a third-year MFA actor at the University of Iowa. Born and raised in Salta, Argentina, she’s one of the founding members of the children’s theater company “La Autentica.” Favorite performance credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena) with the Prague Shakespeare Company, Three Sisters (Natasha), Orlando (Sasha/Marmaduke), Seven Spots on the Sun (Monica), HIR (Paige Connor), The Penelopiad (Penelope), a staged reading of Making Charlie (Charlie), Marathon 33 (Rita Marimba), and a workshop performance of Monument (4 Sisters) (Mac). Visit www.luligomezteruel.com to learn more about her.
Andam \| CASS CHIA Cass Chia is a senior English and creative writing major and theatre arts minor. She brings her love for theatre, writing, and performance all the way from her home of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She has previously performed in the University of Iowa's workshop production Pointillism as Eloise, and this year's Ten Minute Play Festival's Familiar Faces as Juno. She would like to thank her parents for supporting her dreams of coming to America as well as Ann and Jarek for trusting her with the incredible role of Andam!
Speaker \| LIAT GRAF Liat Graf is a third-year MFA acting candidate at the University of Iowa. Liat has studied and performed in a variety of places in the US including the Williamstown Theatre Festival, The PIT in New York City, Improv Boston, and Suzanne Dellal in Tel Aviv. She is grateful to be taking part in this unique production with these wonderful artists.
Receiver \| EMMA SCHROEDER Emma Schroeder is a first-year majoring in business management with a minor in theatre arts. She’s participated in her school theatre for four years and hopes to continue acting at Iowa. Emma is excited to be in her first production, A Plant. Emma thanks the crew for being unapologetically themselves and making her nights exciting. Ann Kreitman, the director, has made it into her quote book when she said, “Your body will remember what it needs to remember.” Thank you Ann.
Receiver \| KELLI TOSIC Kelli Tosic is delighted to be performing in her first production at the University of Iowa. She is a first year theatre arts major and Spanish minor and runs on the University’s cross-country and track teams.
Receiver \| ALEXIS VASELOPULOS Alexis Vaselopulous is a senior studying theatre arts and psychology at the University of Iowa and is very excited to be a part of this show! Recent credits include You are Not Alone in the Void (Joan) and Shakespeare in Flux (Richard Burbage/ King James I). Alexis would like to thank the entire A Plant team and cast for being so awesome to work with and her friends and family for all their love and support.
Receiver \| ALBERT WILLIAMS Albert Williams a third-year student at the University of Iowa and excited to be involved.
Receiver \| OLIVIA WOJCIK Olivia Wojcik s a first-year student, double majoring in social justice and theatre arts. She is excited to expand her horizons in the years to come!

Cast of A Plant

Lab | LULI GOMEZ TERUEL

Luli Gomez Teruel is a third-year MFA actor at the University of Iowa. Born and raised in Salta, Argentina, she’s one of the founding members of the children’s theater company “La Autentica.” Favorite performance credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena) with the Prague Shakespeare Company, Three Sisters (Natasha), Orlando (Sasha/Marmaduke), Seven Spots on the Sun (Monica), HIR (Paige Connor), The Penelopiad (Penelope), a staged reading of Making Charlie (Charlie), Marathon 33 (Rita Marimba), and a workshop performance of Monument (4 Sisters) (Mac). Visit www.luligomezteruel.com to learn more about her.

Andam | CASS CHIA

Cass Chia is a senior English and creative writing major and theatre arts minor. She brings her love for theatre, writing, and performance all the way from her home of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She has previously performed in the University of Iowa's workshop production Pointillism as Eloise, and this year's Ten Minute Play Festival's Familiar Faces as Juno. She would like to thank her parents for supporting her dreams of coming to America as well as Ann and Jarek for trusting her with the incredible role of Andam!

Speaker | LIAT GRAF

Liat Graf is a third-year MFA acting candidate at the University of Iowa. Liat has studied and performed in a variety of places in the US including the Williamstown Theatre Festival, The PIT in New York City, Improv Boston, and Suzanne Dellal in Tel Aviv. She is grateful to be taking part in this unique production with these wonderful artists.

Receiver | EMMA SCHROEDER

Emma Schroeder is a first-year majoring in business management with a minor in theatre arts. She’s participated in her school theatre for four years and hopes to continue acting at Iowa. Emma is excited to be in her first production, A Plant. Emma thanks the crew for being unapologetically themselves and making her nights exciting. Ann Kreitman, the director, has made it into her quote book when she said, “Your body will remember what it needs to remember.” Thank you Ann.

Receiver | KELLI TOSIC

Kelli Tosic is delighted to be performing in her first production at the University of Iowa. She is a first year theatre arts major and Spanish minor and runs on the University’s cross-country and track teams.

Receiver | ALEXIS VASELOPULOS

Alexis Vaselopulous is a senior studying theatre arts and psychology at the University of Iowa and is very excited to be a part of this show! Recent credits include You are Not Alone in the Void (Joan) and Shakespeare in Flux (Richard Burbage/ King James I). Alexis would like to thank the entire A Plant team and cast for being so awesome to work with and her friends and family for all their love and support.

Receiver | ALBERT WILLIAMS

Albert Williams a third-year student at the University of Iowa and excited to be involved.

Receiver | OLIVIA WOJCIK

Olivia Wojcik s a first-year student, double majoring in social justice and theatre arts. She is excited to expand her horizons in the years to come!