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Sam Nelson
as Usnavi
Sam is a senior this year. He was a Nubian in Aida, and is excited to be a lead in this musical. Sam would like to thank his friends and family for all of their support. He would like to also give a shout out to Abbi Blais, for her assistance in calming him. Samuel's performance is dedicated to his friend, Grace Karkoska.
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Derek Plagman
as Sonny
Derek is a senior at Mankato East and has been preparing his whole life for his role as Sonny. His prior involvement in theatre includes the makeup designer and artist for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and his breakthrough role as Ed in the 2014 spring performance of You Can't Take It With You. Derek would like to dedicate his performance to his bae; you know who you is.
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Erika Dobie
as Nina Rosario
Erika is a senior at Mankato East and has enjoyed her time on the stage. She loves singing and is so glad that almost every production has given her a chance to sing. She has thoroughly enjoyed being in this show and thanks her castmates and crew for being awesome.
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Trevin Wacker
as Kevin Rosario
Trevin was thrilled to once again be a part of a musical so he could post memes about it on the Facebook page. He would once again like to thank the mysterious M, whose real identity was recently revealed to be Tyler Perry’s Madea. He would like to thank his sister Kaylyn, for not rolling her eyes too much when he sang in the car.
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Rebecca Gomez
as Camila Rosario
Rebecca is a junior at Mankato East, and this will be her first high-school drama performance, though she has participated in set crew for Alice in Wonderland. She has been in choir since seventh grade and is currently in Concert and Chamber Choir. Rebecca hopes that you will all enjoy this performance.
