Nakiya Rice (Frau Blücher) Nakiya graduated from Bloomington High School, where she developed her love for theatre with roles like Marie in Cinderella the Musical, Esmeralda in Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Miss Medda in Newsies. When she is not on stage, Nakiya studies Psychology & African-American Studies at Illinois State University. She is most excited to finally be in her first musical at Community Players Theatre with one of her closest friends!.