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Adapted by Jessica Bedford, Kathryn MacMillan,
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DESIGN/PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director & Co-writer: Kathryn MacMillan Co-writers: Charlotte Northeast, Jessica Bedford, Meghan Winch Producer: Damon Bonetti Stage Manager: Kat Kelly Assistant Stage Manager: Eilis Skamarakas Lighting Designer: Alyssandra Docherty Costume Designer: Janus Stefanowicz Assistant Costume Designers: Megan Rose Wieder & Asaki Kuruma Set Designer: Meghan Jones Technical Director: James Mobley Sound/Projection Designer: Damien Figueras Props Designer: Saria Rosenhaj Choreographer: K. O'Rourke Fight Director & Intimacy Director: Eli Lynn Dramaturg: Autumn Storm Blalock Dialect Coach: Len Kelly Production Manager: Hunter Smith |
FEATURING:
Charlotte Northeast J. Paul Nicholas Erin Read Kimie Muroya Lex Thammavong Cassandra Alexander David Pica LaNeshe Miller-White Anna Faye Lieberman Madeleine Garcia Anthony Diaz |
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Charlotte Northeast (Jane Eyre & Co-Writer)
(she/her) is an actor, director, educator, administrator, and writer who called PAC her artistic home for ten years. Highlights include Mary Stuart, Creditors and Fair Maid of the West. She is a two-time Barrymore Award winner for her work at InterAct and Lantern Theater Company. Graduate: Circle in the Square. Other credits: Act II Playhouse, Theatre Exile, Passage Theatre, Azuka, Montgomery Stage, Hedgerow, Tribe of Fools, Orbiter 3 (Barrymore Nomination), Delaware Theatre Company and the Walnut Street Theatre. Co-creator and performer of The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Abridged) and solo show They’ve All Gone & We’ll Go Too (Edinburgh Fringe). From fifth grade book report to this show, exploring Charlotte Brontë’s work has been a true joy. Thanks and love to Lisa and Angela. Charlotte lives with her husband, son and too many cats in Collingswood, NJ. Visit: www.charlottenortheast.com |
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J Paul Nicholas (Rochester)
is excited to bring Rochester to life with this wonderful company. He was most recently seen on stage off-Broadway in Love Stories at The Mint. Before that he was in The Corpse Washer at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Oslo at Marin Theatre, Honor Killing at Florida Studio Theatre, The Invisible Hand at Cleveland Play House, and in the national tour of the Broadway phenomenon, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time. Locally, Paul has worked as an actor, director, and fight choreographer, at Theatre Exile, The Wilma, Interact, Inis Nua, People’s Light, and for White Pines Productions. He has also been seen on several TV series, including opposite Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown; as Attorney Linden Delroy on Law & Order: SVU; and currently as Detective Mike Adams on FBI. Paul earned an MFA from the Academy for Classical Acting at GWU. Please visit JPaulNicholas.com. |
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Erin DeBlois Read - Aunt Reed/Jane 1
is a theatre artist and arts administrator who was raised in the South and has proudly called Philadelphia home for nearly two decades. A graduate of Florida State University, Erin has worked locally with Act II Playhouse, Arden Theatre Company, Simpatico Theatre, and Theatre Horizon, among others. She is delighted to be making her PAC debut with this group of artists. Thanks to KC, Damon, and all the dear ones that hold my heart every day. www.erindebloisread.com |
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Kimie Muroya, 室屋季美恵 (Bessie/Jane 2)
(she/her) is delighted to be returning to PAC after having last been seen in 2019’s The Sea Voyage! She is a Philadelphia based actor, a founding member of Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists and has performed regionally with such theatres as Quintessence Theatre Group, InterAct Theatre Company, Theatre Exile, Montgomery Theatre, Hedgerow Theatre Company, Shakespeare in Clark Park and more. Her feature film debut, Antarctica, premiered at the 2020 Raindance Film Festival in London and is now available on Amazon Prime. Upcoming: Meet Murasaki Shikibu Followed by Book-Signing, and Other Things with Tiny Dynamite, Macbeth with Delaware Shakespeare, and a season-long Resident Actor Candidacy with Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble! Thanks to Mom, Otosan (父), Mikito and Kayla for all their love and support! Website: kimiemuroya.com. Instagram: @kimie.muroya. As always, Black Lives MATTER. |
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Lex Thammavong (Helen/Jane 3)
(they/she) is an actor, singer, and playwright based in Philly, their hometown. She obtained her BFA in Musical Theatre with a minor in Creative Writing from The University of the Arts, where they were a Student Valedictory Speaker. Recent credits include playing "Pamela" in Head Over Heels at Theatre Horizon and "Mimi" in Rent at the Media Theater. Whether exploring characters like “Ariel” in The Tempest at Delaware Shakespeare Company, or "Rosaura" in EgoPo's Life is a Dream, Lex strives to find new ways to explore, revitalize, and decolonize the classics. As a member of PlayPenn's playwriting group, The Foundry, and resident playwright with Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists, they also love collaborating on brand new works, whether devising at workshops, performing in Philly Fringe, or producing original work. She thanks her family, friends, and collaborators for their support! |
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Cassandra (Cassie) Alexander (Child Jane)
is a Philadelphia-based actor, teaching artist, theatre maker, and arts administrator. Her acting credits include performances with PAC, Delaware Shakespeare, Revolution Shakespeare, Tiny Dynamite, Alterra Productions, Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival, Hip to Hip Theatre Company, and Hampstead Stage Company. Favorite credits include Rosalind (As You Like It), Woman (Talk to Me Like the Rain), and Puck (A Midsummer Night’s Dream). She holds degrees in Theatre & Drama and Arts Management from Indiana University, although her love of classical theatre blossomed while studying abroad at Shakespeare's Globe in London. Next up: Imogen in Cymbeline for Delaware Shakespeare’s 2023 Community Tour. |
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David Pica (Brocklehurst, Dr. Carter, Priest, St John)
(he/him) is an Actor, Text Coach, Teaching Artist, Director. PAC Credits: The White Devil, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore; Regional credits: Arden Theatre, Hedgerow Theatre, Delaware Shakespeare, New Light Theatre, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Theatre Exile, Theatre in the X, Lantern, Azuka, Inis Nua, Tiny Dynamite, Revolution Shakespeare, Commonwealth Classic, Quintessence Theatre Group, & Greenfield Collective. He trained at Millikin University, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and with The Factory. Love to Brett. |
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LaNeshe Miller-White (Miss Scatcherd, Mrs. Fairfax)
(she/her) is an actor and arts administrator in the Philadelphia area. Recent credits include: Lorraine in Inis Nua's staged reading of "Nine Night", lead character in the world premiere of Theatre in the X's "The West Philly Meeting," and Emilia in Theatre in the X's Othello. LaNeshe is a co-founder and Executive Director of Theatre in the X, an organization founded in 2013 to provide opportunities to artists of color in the city and accessible theater for audiences. She is also an adjunct professor in Drexel University's Theatre Department and the 2022 Story Changers Awardee for the Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival. |
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Anna Faye Lieberman (John, Lydia, Grace Poole, Briggs)
(she/they) is a scrappy, queer, theatre artist who is stoked to work with PAC! Passionate about the development of new works and the subversion of classics, they are a grounded storyteller with deep roots, who helps shape characters with their expansive, wacky imagination and love for deep investigation of the human experience. She wants to unleash your inner weirdo. They love cowboys, dirt, and their pets. Recent credits include: Head Over Heels (Theatre Horizon), 10 Dates with Mad Mary (Inis Nua), Into The Woods (Arden Theatre Co.) Carroll County Fix, (Azuka Theatre.) UArts BFA Musical Theatre, Class of 2020. Love to Dan, Dale, and LP. For Grandma. @annaliebz www.annafayelieberman.com |
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Madeleine Garcia (Miss Temple, Blanche, Diana)
is an actor and teaching artist in Philadelphia. Most recently in the Walnut’s “Last of the Red Hot Lovers”, Delaware Theater Co’s “Here You Come Again”, and the Montgomery Theater’s “Native Gardens”. Other credits include commercial work for “WAWA”, White Castle, and ESPN. She so grateful for this amazing opportunity to work with such a gifted cast & crew! |
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Anthony Diaz (Mason, Robert)
is a Philadelphia-based actor and graduate of Rutgers University, where he earned his BA in both English and Theater. In his Philly debut with the Latin X theater company, Teatro Del Sol, he played Creon in their production of Oedipus El Rey. He has also worked with Delaware Shakespeare Company, South Camden Theatre Company and performed in a number of readings for PAC and Theatre Ariel. Always happy to be working locally, Anthony is humbled and thrilled to be a part of Jane Eyre. He'd like to thank his family, friends and college mentor for their love and support. |
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Kathryn MacMillan (Director, Co-Writer)
is a prolific, award-winning theater director with regional and off-Broadway credits, including Unraveled (off-Broadway); Grounded and The Niceties (InterAct); Betrayal, Arcadia, Uncle Vanya, and Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Lantern Theater Company); Fully Committed (DTC), and Athena (Theatre Horizon). KC’s accolades include recent Barrymore Award nominations for directing The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged (Tiny Dynamite; also co-writer) and The Revolutionists (Theatre Horizon); Doubt (named one of the Best Plays of 2015 by the Philadelphia Daily News); and The Beauty Queen of Leenane (named Best Production of the 2013 season & Best Director by Philadelphia Weekly, who called her “sensationally gifted”). In 2015, KC was named one of Billy Penn’s Who’s Next: 16 Young Philadelphians Shaping the Arts Scene. She was a member of the Barrymore-nominated ensemble of PAC’s Fair Maid of the West. KC recently became the Artistic Director of Inis Nua, and continues as the Producing Artistic Director of Tiny Dynamite. |
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Jessica Bedford (Co-Writer)
is a Philadelphia-based actor, director, dramaturg, playwright, and teacher. She has been seen onstage at McCarter Theatre, Walnut Street Theater, Lantern Theatre Co, Montgomery Theatre, Act II Playhouse, Tiny Dynamite, Theatre Horizon, People's Light and Theatre Co. and other stages in the Philadelphia area. Recent directing credits include Delaware Shakespeare, the Philadelphia Artists' Collective, Act II Playhouse, DeSales University, and the McCarter. As a writer, her works have been produced with Passage Theatre, 1812 Productions, Recognize Theatre, Act II Playhouse, Tiny Dynamite, Villanova University Theatre, Juniper Productions, and Riverside Theatre (Iowa). Jessica has taught at Villanova University, Temple University, DeSales University, and University of the Arts. She was a finalist for the 2018 F. Otto Haas Emerging Artist Award from Theatre Philadelphia and a 2012 finalist for NY Stage & Film’s Founder Award. She is a professor of theatre at DeSales University. Villanova University, MA; Queens University, MFA. |
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Meghan Winch (Co-Writer)
is a Philadelphia-area dramaturg, actor, and playwright. She is the Associate Artistic Director of Tiny Dynamite, where she co-wrote The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged and wrote Georgiana Recovered in Time — a serial play-by-mail set in the world of Pride and Prejudice, co-created with designer Natalia de la Torre. She has dramaturged more than 40 productions at theaters including the Lantern (resident dramaturg), Shakespeare in Clark Park, Tiny Dynamite, Hedgerow Theatre, Theatre Horizon, Iron Age, and Beacon Theater. As an actor, she’s appeared at Tiny Dynamite, the Lantern, Shakespeare in Clark Park, and Hedgerow. She earned her MA in Theatre with a focus on dramaturgy at Villanova University. This, and everything else, is for Eliza and Colin. |
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Kat Kelly (Stage Manager)
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Eilis Skamarakas (Assistant Stage Manager)
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Alyssandra Docherty (Lighting Designer)
(she/her) is a Philadelphia-based lighting designer originally from Vernon, NJ. After graduating from DeSales University, she continued her training as an apprentice at Goodspeed Musicals in Connecticut. She then spent five seasons as the Lighting Supervisor at Philadelphia Theatre Company. She has toured internationally with Koresh Dance Company and BalletX to stages in Belarus, Mexico, Bermuda, Serbia, Italy, and all across the USA. Local credits: Here You Come Again (Delaware Theatre Company), The Garbologists (Philadelphia Theatre Company), Carmen Suite (Philadelphia Orchestra with Brian Sanders’ JUNK), Man of La Mancha (Delaware Theatre Company), The Play That Goes Wrong (1812 Productions), Spring Series at The Mann (BalletX). She has also designed for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Virginia Stage Company, and Florida Repertory Theatre, among others. Her designs have been recognized with Barrymore and Ostrander Award nominations in Philadelphia and Memphis respectively. www.alyssandradocherty.com |
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Janus Stefanowicz (Costume Designer)
is the Costume Shop Manager and Resident Costume Designer for Villanova University’s Theater Department where she has worked for over 30 years. She is also an adjunct professor for the Villanova Graduate Theatre and Studio Art Department. Her designs have also graced the stages of many Philadelphia regional stages including The Philadelphia Theatre Company, The Lantern Theatre, Theatre Horizon, The Wilma Theatre, Delaware Theatre Co, Act ll Playhouse, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Tiny Dynamite, and 1812 Productions. She has been nominated for 17 Barrymore Awards with 3 wins for Best Costume Design. |
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Meghan Jones (Set Designer)
is elated to join the creative team for Jane Eyre. She designs throughout the Philadelphia region. She is currently the Technical Director & Production Manager for the Theater and Dance Dept. at Ursinus College where she teaches theater production and technology. She holds her MFA in design from Temple University. Most appreciation to PAC’s Staff, Cast, and Crew for all their support. www.mcjonesdesigns.com |
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James Mobley (Technical Director)
(he/him) James has been technical director and resident designer for the Rutgers theater program since 1993. Prior to coming to Rutgers, Jim worked professionally in various venues, including the Des Moines Metro Opera, U.C. Berkeley Repertory Theater, The Kansas City Lyric Opera, The Missouri Repertory Theater, Lakeview Theater Company, Greystone Productions of West Virginia, and Circle Repertory Theater (off Broadway, NYC). He received a B.S. in Technical Theater and Design from Northwest Missouri State University and an M.F.A. in scenic design from West Virginia University. His interest in theater began while he was in high school, where he was the first student scenic designer to design a main stage production (God’s Favorite) and was also a member of The International Thespian Society, Troupe 3289. |
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Damien Figueras (Sound & Projection Designer)
is a two-time Barrymore nominated sound designer, composer and video designer. Recent credits include: Party Face (Off-Broadway, NY City Center), A Hit Dog Will Holler (Azuka Theatre), Kiss (Wilma Theatre), Athena (Theatre Horizon), The OK Trenton Project (Passage Theatre), We Can't Wait (Tiny Dynamite), The Cake (Lake Dillon Theatre Company), Beehive (Walnut Street Theatre). Damien is the Production Manager for Wolf Performing Arts Center and the Resident Sound and Video Designer at Arcadia University. He is a proud member of USA829. As always, he would like to dedicate his work to the memory of his mother. DFigueras.com |
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Saria Rosenhaj (Props Designer)
is thrilled to be working with The Philadelphia Artists' Collective for the first time. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 2021, with a B.A. in Literatures in English, and since then has worked as a properties manager for several local theaters. Most recently, Saria acted as the props designer for Bryn Mawr College and CCP’s collaborative production of Media/Medea. She is excited to be working on this world premiere adaptation of a beloved classic. Saria would like to express her deepest thanks to Amy Radbill and Justin McDaniel for providing four years of extraordinary education, and for their indefatigable, ongoing support. |
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K. O'Rourke (Choreographer)
(she/her) Bicoastal actor, choreographer, educator. AEA, SAG-AFTRA. Recent theater: Cabaret (Bristol Riverside), Dot (People’s Light). Recent TV: FBI (CBS), #MiniMocks (Comedy Central). Recent Film: Dark State. Research/Studies: Intimacy and movement, trauma-Informed teaching artist, Russian speaker, yoga instructor. Barrymore nominations for Best Featured Performance, Detroit (Philadelphia Theater Company), Taming of the Shrew (Lantern). Barrymore nominations for Outstanding Choreography, Emma (Lantern) It Girl (Simpatico), Anna (EgoPo). Director of Programming for Dancing With The Students. Next: Cabaret at BRT, The Ramayana in Indonesia (EgoPo Classic Theater, Kalanari Theatre Movement, Papermoon Puppet Theatre), Education: MA (Villanova), MFA (Temple University). Slava Ukraini! |
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Eli Lynn (Fight & Intimacy Director)
(they/them) is a certified Intimacy Director with Intimacy Directors & Coordinators, a Barrymore Nominated fight director, and an actor in the greater Philadelphia area. Recent Intimacy credits: Head Over Heels (Theatre Horizon), The Light; Motherf*cker With The Hat (Theatre Exile), A Streetcar Named Desire (Arden Theatre), Wine In The Wilderness (PAC), Carroll County Fix (Azuka Theatre), Love Notes (Bearded Ladies), Shakespeare in Love; Such Things As Vampires (People’s Light), Dance Nation (Wilma). Recent Fight credits: Shakespeare’s R&J (New Light Theatre), The Moors (Rutgers Camden), Little Women (Quintessence), Shakespeare in Love (People’s Light), ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore (Barrymore Nomination, PAC), QvK; The Sea Voyage (PAC), Moby Dick (Hedgerow). They are also an Artistic Associate at Philadelphia Artists’ Collective. Love always to Vanessa. Soli Deo Gloria. www.Eli-Lynn.com |
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Autumn Storm Blalock (Dramaturg)
MA, is an interdisciplinary artist and Theater for Health researcher originally from PG County, MD. A published playwright and scholar, her most recent works examine the way that Black people are visually interpreted onstage. Her work in theater scholarship has been recognized by the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) among others. When she is not contributing to the literature Autumn is an administrator and dramaturg. Her recent credits include serving as stage manager for the PAC production of "Wine in the Wilderness" and as dramaturg for Inis Nua Theatre’s production of "Nine Night". Autumn is honored to be a part of this team. She holds a Master’s degree in Theater and a Certification in Nonprofit from Villanova University. |
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Len Kelly (Dialect Coach)
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