IVCC Fine Arts has announced the entire cast for the next spring play, “Hello Dolly!”
The cast list includes:
- Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi — Tamra Challacombe
- Mrs. Irene Molloy — Rebecca Eltrevoog,
- Minnie Fay — Ali Rimmele,
- Ernestina — Kelly Johnson
- Ermengarde — Seth Edwards,
- Horace Vandergelder — Greg Tullis
- Cornelius Hackl — Jake Jakielski
- Barnaby Tucker — Gennaro Piccolo
- Ambrose Kemper — Xavier Barham
- Rudolph Reisenweber — Doug Bartelt
The company ensemble includes Tyler Bienemann, McKenzie Bruce, Azlyn Bachman, Ethan Darrow, Lucas Fraga, Eva Horwath, Matt Masters, Katie Monaghan, Ellie Radtke, Jacob Roller, Reid Rynke, Michael Shaw, Alex Stafford and Nikki Walsh.
Guest artist Tamra Challacombe is a director, choreographer, and mentor to many aspiring young dancers. Challacombe has also operated dance studios, worked for the Peoria Ballet, and has appeared in film with her husband, Dan Challacombe.
Director and choreographer Don Grant Zellmer said, “I’m so very happy to be able to work with Tamra again — all these years after we first performed together. She is the consummate professional triple-threat, warm and wonderful, and no one is a stranger for very long. In a way, she’s already a ‘Dolly.’ I think everyone involved is going to not only enjoy this experience of working with a guest artist, but learn a lot — and have a ball doing it!”
The play will be performed April 3-13, 2025. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m. Online ticket sales begin Monday, March 3, and a link to the online box office will be available at the IVCC Theatre website: https://www.ivcc.edu/theatre.