Minori is super excited to be joining Crane River for the first time. Minori is originally from Japan, and a junior student majoring in Musical Theater at University of Nebraska-Kearney. Most recently in Kearney Community Theater she appeared in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Tintinabula. Her past dance and theater credits at UNK include It’s Essential:Tradition Re-Envisioned, Art IN Motion, When Plants Align, (Dis) Connected, The Creation of the World and other business as a movement actor, and Tartuffe as Flipote. She also participates in several musical ensembles such as Choraleers, Collegium, and Nebraskats at UNK. Minori would like to thank her family and friends for always supporting her along the way of her wonderful performing life.