Elf: The Musical

Buddy -
Dan Chevalier is thrilled to be back at The Rose after previously appearing as White Rabbit in WONDERLAND: ALICE'S ROCK & ROLL ADVENTURE. Over the past decade, Dan has appeared on stage at many theatres in the Omaha area, including the Omaha Community Playhouse, Bellevue Little Theatre, Chanticleer Theatre, and Shelterbelt Theatre. Some favorite roles include Snail in A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAG, Bud in GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!, and Alexander T. Wolf in THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS. Dan is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Jovie -
Regina Palmer is an Omaha based actress, model, teaching artist, and licensed massage therapist. She's had the amazing opportunity to perform on multiple stages in the Omaha, NE area including the Omaha Community Playhouse, the Blue Barn Theater, Nebraska Shakespeare, and The Rose Theater, as well as had the unique experience of performing In Traverse City, MI with the theater group Parallel 45. Some of her favorite roles include Ti Moune in ONCE ON THIS ISLAND with Snap! Productions, Quincy/Bart in MR. BURNS with Parallel 45 Theatre, and Dotty Moffett in CAROLINE OR CHANGE at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Regina is planning on relocating next Summer and looks forward to making art in her hometown until then.

Walter Hobbs -
Anthony Clark-Kaczmarek is thrilled to be on stage as Walter Hobbs in ELF THE MUSICAL at The Rose Theater. He has been an actor and director in the Omaha metro for more than 20 years. Anthony is a previous Theatre Arts Guild Award, Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award, Elaine Jabenis Award, Barbara Ford Award, and Mary Peckham Award-winning actor. He has the honor of being the Principal at Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School.

Emily Hobbs -
Melissa King is thrilled to be making her debut at The Rose Theater! She has been seen most recently as Mrs. Phagan in PARADE at the Omaha Community Playhouse, as well as many other productions in the Omaha theater community over the past few years. She is a wife, a mother to two beautiful girls, and an artist of all kinds. When not performing, she enjoys writing novels and designing and sewing clothing.

Michael Hobbs -
Josiah is thrilled for the opportunity to return The Rose this holiday season. After debuting as Claude Herdman in last year’s THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, he is excited to be back on stage! Josiah lives in Gretna with his parents and two sisters. He attends the 6th grade at the Gretna Middle School. Besides acting, he enjoys hanging out with his friends, playing piano and percussion, singing in show choir, playing baseball, and cheering on the Chicago Cubs

Santa Claus -
Zach Kloppenborg is thrilled to be performing in another production at The Rose Theater! He is an Omaha actor and designer whose past acting credits include: Scurvy Sam and others in JUDY MOODY & STINK; THE MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD TREASURE HUNT (The Rose); the Musician in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (OCP); Carmen Ghia in THE PRODUCERS (OCP); Drake and Greylag in HONK! JR. (The Rose); and Fighting Prawn and others in PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (The Rose). He spends most of his free time rearranging furniture and slowly killing houseplants with his wife of seven years, Mariel, and their cockapoo, Ozzy

Director -
Matthew’s recent directing credits at The Rose include PRANCER and A CHRISTMAS STORY. Other directing credits include CYRANO with Parallel 45, THE SPARROW, TWELFTH NIGHT and ANON(YMOUS) at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, WUTHERING HEIGHTS at the Mint Theatre in New York, and WHACKED FAIRY TALES at Twin City Stage. His plays have been workshopped/produced by Wordsmyth Theatre Company, Horse Trade Theater Group (NYC), Reverie Productions (NYC), Tri Sate Actors’ Theatre, and Magic Chicago. Matthew’s work for MagicMouth Theatre won a New Horizons Playwriting Award and the company premiered a new magic-theatre piece, A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE with Parallel 45 in Traverse City, MI. He is the former artistic director of the Children’s Theatre of Winston-Salem and completed a fellowship with the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis under the mentorship of Peter Brosius. Matthew assisted Peter Brosius on productions of 500 HATS OF BARTHOLEMEW CUBBINS and A CHRISTMAS STORY. He is a former Managing Director of the Yale Cabaret where he produced over 14 world premieres. Matthew is also the recipient of a Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Fellowship in Entrepreneurship, a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, and a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf. He holds a BA in Theater from Wake Forest University and received an MFA in Theater Management from the Yale School of Drama. He is in his sixth season as artistic director of the The Rose.