Pride and Prejudice
Show Information
The Ruth & Nathan Hale Theater
under the direction of
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EXCECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jennifer Hill Barlow Blake Barlow
PROUDLY PRESENTS
Adapted by
Melissa Leilani Larson
Based on the Novel "Pride and Prejudice" by
Jane Austen
Starring
James Carter, Lauren Pope, and Elena Belén Shill
Featuring
Marie Jacobs Aro, Jenna Ann Bagley, Anne Post Fife, Matt Kohler, Emma Lamm, Marshall Lamm, Sydney Claire Olson, Emily Faith Thurman, Kylee Thurman, and Kim Wille
with
Kim Abunuwara, Brae Anderson, Braden Clement, Delayne Bluth Dayton, Isaac Gates, Merci Collins-Hase, Thomas Rigby Judd, Parley Lambert, Dustin Parmley, Anthony Tibolla, Zöe Wilde
DIRECTOR
Kymberly Mellen
CHOREOGRAPHER
Nick Garner
PRODUCERS
Jennifer Hill Barlow
Kacey Udy
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Brighton Sloan
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Chris Vlamakis
DIALECT COACHING BY
Dianna Graham
SCENIC DESIGN BY
Jo Winiarski
LIGHTING DESIGN BY
Renee Fowler
SOUND DESIGN BY
Richie Trimble
PROPS DESIGN BY
Megan Heaps
Pride and Prejudice is produced by special arrangement with Stage Partners. www.yourstagepartners.com
The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.
Cast List
Elizabeth Bennet
Elena Belén Shill MON, WED, FRI
Lauren Pope TUE, THU, SAT
Jane Bennet
Kylee Thurman MON, WED, FRI
Jenna Ann Bagley TUE, THU, SAT
Mary Bennet
Emma Lamm MON, WED, FRI
Marie Jacobs Aro TUE, THU, SAT
Kitty Bennet / Georgiana Darcy
Kim Wille MON, WED, FRI
Emily Faith Thurman TUE, THU, SAT
Lydia Bennet
Sydney Claire Olson
Fitzwilliam Darcy
James Carter
Colonel Fitzwilliam
Dustin Parmley MON, WED, FRI
Thomas Rigby Judd TUE, THU, SAT
George Wickham
Parley Lambert MON, WED, FRI
Brae Anderson TUE, THU, SAT
Charles Bingley
Isaac Gates TUE, THU, SAT
William Collins
Anthony Tibolla
Charlotte Lucas
Zöe Wilde
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Kim Abunuwara MON, WED, FRI
Delayne Bluth Dayton TUE, THU, SAT
Caroline Bingley / Anne de Bourgh
Merci Collins-Hase
Mr. Bennet
Marshall Lamm MON, WED, FRI
Matt Kohler TUE, THU, SAT
Mrs. Bennet
Anne Post Fife
Understudies
Marie Jacobs Aro CHARLOTTE LUCAS U/S
Kim Wille LYDIA BENNET U/S
Sydney Claire Olson CAROLINE AND ANNE U/S
Dustin Parmley FITZWILLIAM DARCY U/S
Thomas Rigby Judd GEORGE WICKHAM U/S
Isaac Gates WILLIAM COLLINS U/S
Delayne Bluth Dayton MRS. BENNET U/S
Production Team
DIRECTOR
Kymberly Mellen
CHOREOGRAPHER
Nick Garner
PRODUCERS
Jennifer Hill Barlow
Kacey Udy
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Brighton Sloan
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Chris Vlamakis
DIALECT COACHING BY
Dianna Graham
SCENIC DESIGN BY
Jo Winiarski
LIGHTING DESIGN BY
Renee Fowler
SOUND DESIGN BY
Richie Trimble
PROPS DESIGN BY
Megan Heaps
Scenes and Musical Numbers
• Scene 1 •
The Bennet Home in Longbourn
• Scene 2 •
A Ball at Lucas Lodge Estate
A Ball at Lucas Lodge Estate
• Scenes 3 •
A Bedroom at the Bennet Home
• Scene 4 •
Countryside near Netherfield Park
• Scenes 5 •
The Yard of the Bennet Home
• Scene 6 •
The Bennet Home
• Scenes 7 •
Netherfield Park Estate
• Scene 8 •
The Bennet Home
• Scene 9 •
A Walking Path to Meryton
• Scene 10 •
A Bedroom at the Bennet Home
• Scene 11 •
A Ball at Netherfield Park Estate
• Scene 12 •
The Bennet Home
Intermission
• Scene 1 •
Rosing Parsonage
• Scene 2 •
Rosing Park Estate
• Scene 3 •
Rosing Parsonage
• Scene 4 •
London
• Scene 5 •
Rosing Parsonage
• Scene 6 •
The Bennet Home
• Scene 7 •
Pemberley Estate
• Scene 8 •
The Bennet Home / A Beach in Brighton
• Scene 9 •
An Inn in Lambton
• Scene 10 •
London
• Scene 11 •
The Bennet Home
• Scene 12 •
London
• Scene 13 •
The Bennet Home
• Scene 14 •
The Yard of the Bennet Home
Director's Note
Welcome to Pride & Prejudice! We've had so much fun in the design and rehearsal rooms and have long looked forward to sharing our joy and artistry with you.
I have a confession: I'm not a Janeite. I'm not even particularly a Darcy fan-girl. What I am is a lover of wonderfully peculiar people—and Jane Austen certainly gives us plenty of those. In this production, we've leaned wholeheartedly into the wonderfully specific behaviors, rhythms, and quirks that make each character feel utterly distinct...and surprisingly familiar.
Around the rehearsal room, we've semi-jokingly referred to our production as Love on the Spectrum: Regency Edition. Now that is a show I'm obsessed with. Whenever I lose hope in humanity or get bogged down by life's darker shadows, I sit down for a good binge session of Love on the Spectrum. There is something deeply courageous about watching people pursue love with such sincerity, celebrating every tiny victory, and surviving every awkward disappointment. It reminds me that beneath our supposed sophistication, we're remarkably simple creatures. We all want to love and be loved.
Although, if I'm being fair, I don't actually believe in "the one. "I don't think love is simple. I believe in conscientious choice and daily attention.
This year, my husband and I celebrate thirty-one years of marriage, although it has often felt like at least seven different relationships. (Think Taylor Swift eras.) Every few years, one of us changes so dramatically that we find ourselves saying, usually in the middle of an argument, "I don't even know you anymore!"
I used to think that was something to mourn. Now I think it's one of life's great gifts. I've had the privilege of loving many different versions of the same man, and he has conscientiously chosen many different versions of me. Again and again and again.
Maybe that's why one of my favorite moments in the novel isn't a declaration of love at all. It's Elizabeth's realization after reading Darcy's letter: "Till this moment I never knew myself." Austen seems to suggest that genuine love begins not with finding the right person, but with becoming honest enough to know yourself.
We can only meet the people we love at the place they are willing to meet themselves.
That's the journey every couple in Pride & Prejudice is on—not just Elizabeth and Darcy or Jane and Bingley, but Charlotte and Mr. Collins, Lydia and Wickham, and even Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Every relationship succeeds or fails according to the stories these characters tell themselves about who they are and who the other person is.
So I invite you to find yourself among these familiar archetypes. Perhaps you'll recognize Lizzy's quick tongue, Jane's reserve, Darcy's social anxiousness, Mary's earnestness, Mr. Collins's spectacular inability to read a room, Mr. Bennet's retreat into sarcasm, Mrs. Bennet's frantic attempts to control those she loves, Charlotte's practicality, Caroline's insecurity, Wickham's effortless mask, or Lydia's impulsiveness. These aren't simply Regency personalities. They're human ones.
That's why we continue reading Austen's novels and flocking to every adaptation within driving distance. Truthful writing—and truthful acting—holds, as Shakespeare wrote, "the mirror up to nature." Through Austen's wit and delicious dialogue, we catch glimpses of our own pride, our own prejudice, and perhaps our own capacity to grow.
We hope you'll also catch a few musical Easter eggs we've tucked into the production—a tiny nod to Bridgerton to help bridge the centuries for younger audiences. More importantly, we hope you'll fall in "like," or perhaps even in love, with these remarkable characters all over again.
And if this production sends you home looking at someone you love with just a little more curiosity, a little more generosity, and a renewed willingness to choose them as they are today—not as they were five years ago—we will have done our job.
As Jane and Bingley so beautifully express:
"I feel you understand me."
"I believe I do."
- Kymberly Mellen
Meet the Cast
Elena Belén Shill
Lauren Pope
Kylee Thurman
Jenna Ann Bagley
Emma Lamm
Marie Jacobs Aro
Kim Wille
Emily Faith Thurman
Sydney Claire Olson
James Carter
Dustin Parmley
Thomas Rigby Judd
Parley Lambert
Brae Anderson
Braden Clement
Isaac Gates
Anthony Tibolla
Zöe Wilde
Kim Abunuwara
DeLayne Bluth Dayton
Merci Collins-Hase
Marshall Lamm
Matt Kohler
Anne Post Fife
Ashley Buhrley
Anna Dalley
Kylie Kartchner
Meet the Production Team
Kymberly Mellen
Nick Garner
Chris Vlamakis
Dianna Graham
Jo Winiarski
Renee Fowler
Richie Trimble
Megan Heaps
Brenda Van der Wiel
Shannon Hutchins
Melissa Leilani Larson
Theater Staff
Executive Leadership
Artistic Director
Jennifer Hill Barlow
Executive Director
Blake Barlow
Executive Creative Producer
Kacey Udy
Production
Director of Production
Meagan M. Downey
Technical Director
Matt Haley
Assistant Technical Director
Jordan Edkins
Director of Engineering and Facilities
Rob Kinmont
Production & Scenic Design Manager
Jason Baldwin
Audio Supervisor
Timothy Riggs
Associate Audio Supervisor
Richie Trimble
Audio Engineer Technician
Devon Parikh
Audio Engineer
Jackson Daneluk, James Ewell, Andy Keele, and Amelia Sheldon
Head of Lighting and Media
Renee Fowler
Head Electrician
Kai Sadowski
Lighting Technician
Michael McGarry and Seth Mergist
Light Board Operator
Gabi Pack, Matthew Uppencamp, and Ray Woichik
Lead Automation Programmer/Rigger
Ryder Spotts
Automation Programmer/Operator
Collin Ohran, Andrew Oliverson, Alena Rodriguez, Noah Sheen, Cynthia Sweeney, and Justin Williams
Costume Director
Kimberly Fitt
Lead Cutter/Draper
Jessica Barksdale
Draper/Cutter
Danielle Dulchinos and Molly Hartvigsen
First Hand
Kristal Berger and Monica McNeill
Costume Shop Coordinator
Alyssa Baumgarten
Costume Shop Assistant
Rowan Forsyth and Megan Conde
Craft Artisan, Stitcher, and Wardrobe Maintenance
Sarah Baldwin, Christa Didier, Naomi Hall, Amy Handy, Katie Harper, Mckayla Howlett, Keri Johnson, Sarina Johnson, Brienna Michaelis, Becky Ribeira, Velma Rippstein, and McKayla Taylor, with special thanks to Rebecca Fenton
Resident Assistant Costume Designers
Lexi Goldsberry, Ryver Mecham, and Lili Riberia
Hair & Makeup Supervisor
Melinda Wilks
Hair & Makeup Lead
Emilie Ronhaar
Hair & Makeup Assistant
Krista Sommer, Brooklyn Tolley, Mattie Victor, and Bekah Wilbur
Wig Crew
Nicole Madsen, Emilie Ronhaar, Brooklyn Tolley, Mattie Victor, and Sydney Weight
Wardrobe Supervisor
Danielle Tanner
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor
Carli Bringhurst
Lead Dressers
Danielle Hendrickson, Ri Mosswood, Alexis Sanders, and Seneca White
Wardrobe Crew
Madison Greer, Addysn Kidd, Carlie McCleary, Deanne Moses, Zach Raddatz, Alyssa Steck, Annika Stenquist, and Kate Watkins
Child Guardian
Alyssa Steck
Master Carpenter/Shop Foreman
David Knowles
Lead Carpenter
Jaren Raymond
Carpenters
Boston Anglesey, Zippy Hellewell, and Garion Jorgensen
Lead Metal Fabricator
Jay Johnson
Metal Fabricator/Carpenter
Steven Fordham and Ian Scott
Purchasing Coordinator / Draftsperson
Elisabeth Goulding
Props Supervisor
Megan Heaps
Props Artisan
Katelyn Hales, Allen Lafferty and Lucinda Lai
Scenic Charge Artist
Morgan Dawn Golightly
Scenic Artist
Malorie Hansen and Amanda Ruth Wilson
Director of Stage Management
Shae Candelaria
Resident Stage Manager
Jordan Liau
Production Stage Manager
Anna Birch, Tannah O'banion, Christopher Vlamakis, and Ashtyn Waters
Sub Stage Manager
Courtney Byrom and Makelle Young
Deck Supervisor
Sydnie Evans
Deck Lead
Lex Fabbian, Dylan Marshall, Kara McCarthy, and Cheyenne Proctor
Deck Hand
Taylor Bearss, Asher Candell, Katelyn Hales, Hudson Heath, Mya Odom, Thomas Petrucka, and Sophie Shepherd
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Jeremiah Christenot
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Sean Firmage
Marketing
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Brighton Sloan
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Curt R. Jensen
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Kyra Bayles
Video Content Creator
Josh Beck
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Ryan Ward
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Joe Cook
Director of Human Resources
Juli Adams
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Troy Anderson
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Gary Hill
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Don Alden
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Britney Wood
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Kaitlin LeBeau
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Tia Trimble
Assistant Front-of-House Manager
Andrew Mallory
Front-of-House Lead
Brian Bigler, Georgi Ana Brown, Brielle Giles, Logan Kneeland, Rylie Rhees, Laney Sharp, Parker Smith, and Jodi Wilson
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Director of The Ruth Academy
Victoria Fowler
Director of Educational Programming & Enrichment
Jon Liddiard
Associate Academy Director
Amelia Rose Moore
Office Manager
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Acting Instructors
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Bronwyn Andreoli, Amanda Baugh, Amanda Crabb, Kristian Huff, Marcie Jacobsen, Rex Kocherhans, Chelsea Lindsay, Amelia Rose Moore, Brandalee Bluth Streeter, Brad Summers, and Marcie Yacktman
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Christian Wawro
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Hale Center Foundation for the Arts & Education
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Cody & Anne Swenson
Board Chair
Greg Cook
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