Charlotte Blumenthal, Austen's Pride, August 2025

BLUMENTHAL ARTS

R. ERIN CRAIG HOPES TO PRODUCE AUSTEN’S PRIDE ALL THE WAY TO BROADWAY

STORY BY Keith Loria

Although she attended Baldwin Wallace University for musical theatre and moved to New York afterwards to try and kickstart her career, R. Erin Craig realized quickly that performing was not the best road for her.

“At one point, I realized I didn’t feel I had what it takes to be a great performer,” she said. “I envy performers and marvel at them—how amazing it is that they can do what they do and be so vulnerable for all of us, but I didn’t think I had the drive or talent to be that.”

The problem was, she didn’t know anything else. There were no classes on how to be a general manager or producer, and she knew she wanted to continue being involved in the theatre world.

So, she landed a job working for producer Alecia Parker, and her group had just moved Chicago to Broadway from the Encores! series at the New York City Center in 1996, and Craig had the opportunity to learn quickly what it meant to make a show.

“I’m just a theatre kid and I love the live art and the collaboration of making a show and being able to bare witness to and support all the creative and technical and all the people who excel in their lane and putting it all together,” Craig said. “Something that gives the audience a special experience.”

PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF

Over the last few decades, Craig has built a storied career developing, mentoring and producing new artists and works through her work as a producer, production manager and general manager.

Her latest project is Austen’s Pride, though it took some convincing to get her involved.

“I was introduced to the show by a mentor of mine, Charlotte Wilcox, who is a longtime general manager, and she told me this was a beautiful show about Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice, and she wanted to introduce me to the writers,” Craig recounted.

Her initial response? “I don’t think so. I’m not a Jane Austen person. I never read Pride and Prejudice and never seen the movies, so I’m not the right person.”

But Wilcox persisted and eventually, Craig met Lindsay Warren Baker and Amanda Jacobs, who wrote the book, lyrics and music for the show. Since they were from her hometown of Rochester, NY, the trio felt an immediate bond and things started to feel like a good fit.

“I decided to work with them on the development stuff and help them along the way, but I still had not read the book or knew much about it,” she said. “We got through a run-through in the studio, so I figured I better go and see what’s going on, and about a quarter of a way through, when Elizabeth Bennet sings her what I call her ‘I-want song,’ I had tears of joy in my eyes. This was beautiful and not old-fashioned and dusty, and I had very incorrect predisposed understanding of who Jane Austen was. I knew I had been wrong.”

THE CHARLOTTE AUDIENCE

With Craig now on board as a producer, things were in motion to get Austen’s Pride on the fast-track to a stage in front of a live audience.

“It started with coming up with a plan for the show,” she said. “Prepandemic, we had done a developmental production at A.C.T. of

Connecticut, and we moved the show to Seattle and had a wonderful production there, but then everything stopped,” she said. “Coming out of the pandemic, I knew that this story has the potential to have a great, long life ahead of it. That means everything from a hopefully New York production to another tour to performances being done by schools and community groups and other professional theater companies all over the world.”

The show was relaunched with a Carnegie Hall concert in the summer of 2023 and then the conversations started for a tour. It started with performances at STAGES St. Louis and then Craig felt the Blumenthal would be a perfect home to start the tour.

“I talked with Tom Gabbard (CEO of Blumenthal Performing Arts) about doing a tour before coming into New York and felt his city was so primed for a show like this—the audiences are so brilliant and exciting,” Craig said. “Tom was on board and wanted to be the first, so Charlotte is really the start of our mini-tour and we are excited about what the audiences will say about it. It’s all about building the future life that comes after.”

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R. Erin Craig/La Vie Productions LLC Daniel Wallace Ltd. Pamela Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra The Fourth Act LLC Joe Grandy Ryan R. Ratelle Alex Marrs/Annie Shea

Alana Graber Lindsey & Benjamin Weisman Lee Adhemar G.Feldshon. Brian Curl Erik Saul/Laura Orlando A.C.T. of Connecticut The 5th Avenue Theatre STAGES St Louis

Presents

Book, Music & Lyrics by

LINDSAY WARREN BAKER & AMANDA JACOBS

OLIVIA HERNANDEZ as Jane Austen

FEATURING WITH TRAVIS ANDERSON DELPHI BORICH MICHAEL BURRELL PAUL CASTREE SARAH ELLIS KATE FAHEY MATT GIBSON JAZMIN GORSLINE DAN HOY ABIGAIL ISOM KEITH JOHNSON GRAHAM KEEN ADDIE MORALES KEVYN MORROW CALI NOACK DIANICA PHELAN BRETT RAWLINGS DREW TANABE COLE THOMPSON CAROLINE SANTIAGO TURNER SALLY WILFERT

SCENIC DESIGN JOSH ZANGEN

ORCHESTRATIONS

AMANDA JACOBS

NATIONAL MARKETING CONSULTANT

CLINT BOND, JR. ON THE RIALTO

COSTUME DESIGN EMILY REBHOLZ

LIGHTING DESIGN JASON LYONS

SOUND DESIGN PHILLIP PEGLOW & MICHAEL PRIETO

WIG & HAIR DESIGN TOMMY KURZMAN

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER DREW NEAL

CASTING TRC COMPANY, CLAIRE BURKE, CSA

COMPANY MANAGER JIM HARRISON

GENERAL MANAGER CATALYST THEATRICALS LAURA JANIK CRONIN

Choreographed by LISA SHRIVER

Directed by IGOR GOLDIN

EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION BROADWAY & BEYOND THEATRICALS

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT DOWNRIGHT PRO & SIGHTLINE PRODUCTIONS

Austen’s Pride was produced in March 2019 by A.C.T. of Connecticut (Artistic Director, Daniel C. Levine), in October 2019 by the 5th Avenue Theatre (Producing Artistic Director, Bill Berry & Managing Director, Bernardine C. Griffin), and in August 2025 by STAGES St. Louis (Executive Producer, Andrew Kuhlman & Artistic Director, Gayle Holsman Seay).

CAST

(in order of appearance)

Cassandra Austen DIANICA PHELAN

Jane Austen OLIVIA HERNANDEZ

Mr. Bennet KEVYN MORROW

Mrs. Bennet SALLY WILFERT

Mary Bennet ........................................................................................................................... SARAH ELLIS

Catherine “Kitty” Bennet ................................................................................................... CALI NOACK

Jane Bennet .................................................................................................................... ADDIE MORALES

Lydia Bennet ........................................................................................................................... KATE FAHEY

Elizabeth Bennet ............................................................................................................. DELPHI BORICH

Charles Bingley COLE THOMPSON Redcoats TRAVIS ANDERSON, MATT GIBSON, KEITH JOHNSON, DREW TANABE

Fitzwilliam Darcy DAN HOY

Caroline Bingley SARAH ELLIS

Mr. Collins PAUL CASTREE

George Wickham MICHAEL BURRELL

Lady Catherine de Bourgh ......................................................................................... SALLY WILFERT

Tom Lefroy .................................................................................................................. MICHAEL BURRELL

Georgiana Darcy .................................................................................................................... CALI NOACK

Mr. Gardiner ....................................................................................................................... PAUL CASTREE

Mrs. Gardiner .......................................................................................................................... SARAH ELLIS

SWINGS

GRAHAM KEEN, BRETT RAWLINGS

STANDBYS AND UNDERSTUDIES

Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

For Jane Austen – JAZMIN GORSLINE

For Cassandra Austen – JAZMIN GORSLINE, CAROLINE SANTIAGO TURNER

For Mrs. Bennet/Lady Catherine – JAZMIN GORSLINE

For Tom Lefroy/George Wickham – TRAVIS ANDERSON

For Mr. Bennet – PAUL CASTREE

For Jane Bennet – CAROLINE SANTIAGO TURNER

For Elizabeth Bennet – CAROLINE SANTIAGO TURNER

For Caroline Bingley/Mary Bennet/Mrs. Gardiner – ABIGAIL ISOM

For Kitty/Georgiana – ABIGAIL ISOM

For Lydia Bennet – ABIGAIL ISOM

For Fitzwilliam Darcy – MICHAEL BURRELL

For Charles Bingley – GRAHAM KEEN

For Mr. Collins/Mr. Gardiner – MATT GIBSON

Dance Captain – GRAHAM KEEN

Production Stage Manager – DREW NEAL

Assistant Stage Managers – ROBERT MILLS, BECKY ABRAMOWITZ

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I

“Choices” ................................................................................ Cassandra, Austen, Company

“Isn’t She Wonderful?” ....................................................Bingley, Darcy, Jane, Elizabeth

“When I Fall in Love”................................................................................. Austen, Elizabeth

“My Dearest Jane (First Letter)” ............................................................................. Caroline

“Silly Girls” .................................................................................................................. Mr. Bennet

“My Dearest Jane (Second Letter)” ....................................................................... Caroline

“Meeting Mr. Collins” ................................................................................. Austen, Company

“Meeting Mr. Wickham” Austen, Elizabeth, Jane, Kitty, Lydia, Redcoats “My Dream” Wickham, Company

“The Netherfield Ball” Bingley, Austen, Elizabeth, Company

“My Poor Nerves” Mrs. Bennet

“Not Romantic” Austen, Company

“My Dearest Jane (Third Letter)” Caroline

“The Proposal” .................................................................................................................... Darcy

“Why”....................................................................................................................................Austen

ACT II

“Take a Walk” ................................................. Austen, Elizabeth, Darcy, Male Ensemble

“Darcy’s Letter”..................................Austen, Elizabeth, Darcy, Wickham, Georgiana

“When I Fall in Love Reprise” ................................................................ Austen, Elizabeth

“I Can’t Resist a Redcoat” .............. Lydia, Cassandra, Austen, Wickham, Redcoats “The Portrait Song” ...................................................................................... Elizabeth, Darcy

“What if Lydia Ran Away” ....................................................................... Austen, Company

“I Think You’re Wonderful” .............................................................................. Bingley, Jane

“Fine Eyes” Darcy

“Finale” Elizabeth, Darcy, Austen, Company

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

The musicians in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

WHO’S WHO in the CAST

OLIVIA HERNANDEZ (Jane Austen)

Broadway: Days of Wine and Roses, Plaza Suite. Other credits: Austen’s Pride, Carnegie Hall; Ragtime, NY City Center; Master Class, Bay Street; Guys and Dolls, The Guthrie; Oklahoma! and Mary Poppins, TUTS; Songs for a New World, Paper Mill; Camelot, Gulfshore. BFA in Musical Theatre from The University of Michigan. Love to SD & LOVF. For Mom. @oliviahernandezofficial “Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience—or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.”

TRAVIS ANDERSON (Redcoat) Recent credits: North American Tour of Cats, North Shore Music Theater, Theatre Aspen, The Lexington Theatre Co., The History Channel, Arts Center of Costal Carolina. University of Michigan BFA MT ’22. Thanks to Lisa, Igor, Claire Burke, Spencer Gualdoni, Judy and Jenna at BWA, Telly Leung, Cynthia K. Westphal, Jess Cummings, Mom and Dad, and everyone at STAGES. It’s an honor to be on this Austen’s Pride team.

DELPHI BORICH (Elizabeth Bennet) Broadway: Into the Woods, Camelot Off-Broadway: Bus Stop (Classic Stage Company/NAATCO/Transport Group). Regional credits include originating the role of May Welland in Karen Zacarías’ The Age of Innocence (Old Globe, Arena Stage), Austen’s Pride (The 5th Avenue Theatre), Twelfth Night (Dallas Theatre Center), Our Town (Lyceum Theatre), and Beauty and the Beast (Theatre Under the Stars). TV: “American Classic” (MGM+), “FBI: Most Wanted” (CBS), and “WeCrashed” (AppleTV). Proud graduate of Syracuse University. For this team. @delphiborich

MICHAEL BURRELL (George Wickham, Tom Lefroy) Michael is an NYC–based actor who has appeared in productions across the globe. International: An American in Paris (Théâtre du Châtelet). Select Regional: The Rocky Horror Show (Bucks County Playhouse), Joseph... Dreamcoat (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Beauty and the Beast (Olney Theatre Center, TUTS), Sunset Boulevard (ACT of CT), Meet Me In St. Louis (The Muny). TV: “The

Gilded Age” (HBO). B.F.A. Texas State University. Thanks to TRC, this creative team, and his team at CGF and Bohemia. Love to Hadeline and his family. www.michaelburrell.com  @michaelpburrell

PAUL CASTREE (Mr. Collins, Mr. Gardiner) Broadway: Water For Elephants, Disaster!, 9 to 5, Young Frankenstein, High Fidelity, All Shook Up, Movin’ Out, Saturday Night Fever, Footloose, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Grease!. Recordings: Nine original cast albums, and the Grammy nominated concerts of Dreamgirls and Hair. National Tours: Joseph...Dreamcoat, Bye Bye Birdie. Television: “Nurse Jackie”, “Caroline In The City”. Paul was Jinx in the Off Broadway, Los Angeles and Toronto productions of Forever Plaid - L.A. Ovation and Canada’s Dora award winner.

SARAH ELLIS (Caroline Bingley, Mary Bennet, Mrs. Gardiner) NYCbased creative catch-all in theatre, film, commercial, and symphony work, including the First Nat’l of A Gentleman’s Guide... Select performing credits: Pittsburgh CLO, Ogunquit, The Rev, KC Starlight, MT Wichita, Riverside, Geva, Arrow Rock, Northshore MT, Florida Studio, Gateway & Engeman Theatres. Select creative credits: TheatreSquared’s A Gentleman’s Guide… (Choreographer), Fulton Theatre’s Jesus Christ Superstar (Directing Associate for Deidre Goodwin). Co-Creator of award-winning MT SHORTS. BFA Penn State. For Daddio. www. meetsarahellis.com @iamsarahellis

KATE FAHEY (Lydia Bennet) National tour debut! Regional: Ariel Moore in Footloose (The New London Barn Playhouse), The Music Man and R+H’s Cinderella (Broadway Sacramento). Proud Penn State MT Grad. Many thanks to the Austen’s Pride creative team and TRC. Kate would not be here without the support of her loving family and her amazing partner, Daniel. Mom, this one is for you.

@katefahey4

MATT GIBSON (Redcoat) Broadway: Gypsy. US AEA Tour: Annie (Bert Healy), UK, Ireland, & Toronto: Joseph... Dreamcoat (Reuben, Pharaoh). London: My Favorite Things:

R&H 80th Anniversary Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, PBS); NYC: Empire (New World Stages), Help (The Shed), Austen’s Pride (Carnegie Hall), On a Clear Day, Finian’s Rainbow, New Girl in Town (Irish Rep), I Am Harvey Milk (Avery Fisher Hall), The Underclassman (Duke 42). Regional: Over 35 AEA principal roles. Film: Wonka. www.mrmattgibson.com @mrmattgibson

JAZMIN GORSLINE (Standby) Over the past year, experiences include Mary Poppins and Bye Bye Birdie (The 5th Ave), Master Class (Riverside), and Tell Me on a Sunday (Judson Theatre). Other favorites: Christine Daaé in Love Never Dies in Hamburg, My Fair Lady National Tour, Carnival! at The Kennedy Center, Off-Broadway’s The Sorceress, and regionally She Loves Me, Hello, Dolly!, Fiddler, Guys and Dolls, and Carousel. Master of Music from Eastman School. www. JazminGorsline.com

DAN HOY (Fitzwilliam Darcy)

Broadway: Pirates! The Penzance Musical (OBC - Arnaldo, u/s Pirate King), Harmony (OBC - u/s Lesh, Harry, Bobby; Swing). Tour: Cats (Munkustrap). Off-Broadway: Between the Lines (u/s Oliver, Frump, Martin). Select Regional: Frozen (Hans), Into the Woods (Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince), Beautiful (Gerry), Great Comet (Anatole), Carousel (Billy), Rock of Ages (Drew), Next to Normal (Gabe), Pippin (Pippin), Last Five Years (Jamie), Glass Menagerie (Jim), Seagull (Trigorin). TV: “Elsbeth” (CBS). AEA. AGMA. BWMT ‘18. UIA Talent. www.danhoy.org | @dan_jhoy

ABIGAIL ISOM (Standby) National Tour debut! Favorite credits include Come from Away (Janice) at The Muny; Fun Home (Medium Allison), Equus (Jill Mason), and Doubt (Sister James) at the Fulton Theatre; Steel Magnolias (Annelle) at Stages St. Louis; Windfall (Hannah Higley) directed by Jason Alexander at Bay Street Theatre. Thanks to Stewart Talent, the entire casting & creative teams and everyone who made this production possible. Love to friends, family, and Caroline. @abigailisom

KEITH JOHNSON (Redcoat): Austen’s Pride (STAGES St. Louis), Aida (STAGES St. Louis), Lippa’s Wild Party (Lyric Theatre), Ragtime (STAGES St. Louis), In The Heights (Mill Mountain),

Ragtime (MTW), Dreamgirls (Arrow Rock), Bring It On (HSVPA), Cats (San Diego Music Theatre), A Chorus Line (Rocky Mountain Rep). Keith attributes his success to the Holy Spirit’s guidance; God’s provision; and the unshakeable support from his family, Isaiah, Michelle, Judith, and Ms. McGraw! BBDD Phil 4:8. k.john3454

GRAHAM KEEN (Swing, Dance Captain) National Tours: Pretty Woman (1st National), White Christmas, Young Frankenstein. Regional: Goodspeed, Bway at Music Circus, The Muny, TUTS, Gulfshore Playhouse, Ogunquit, Maltz Jupiter, Music Theatre West. TV: “Modern Love” (Amazon). Endless gratitude to friends and family (and beagle mix Raina) who make life beautiful.

ADDIE MORALES (Jane Bennet) National Tour: Les Misérables. Select credits: Austen’s Pride (Stages St. Louis), West Side Story (Barrington Stage Company - Berkshire Theatre Award, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Casa Mañana), In The Heights (Marriott Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse), Evita (Drury Lane Theatre), The Sound of Music (Marriott Theatre - Jeff Award Nomination), and American Mariachi (Two River Theater). TV: “Law and Order: SVU”. Thanks to CTG and the entire creative/casting team. Special love to my family and Jordan! @addie_amber

KEVYN MORROW (Mr. Bennet) Broadway: Floyd Collins, Our Town, Moulin Rouge!, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Bandstand, Dreamgirls, A Chorus Line, Scarlett Pimpernel, The Color Purple West End: Ragtime (Olivier Best Actor Nominee). Tour/Regional: Hadestown (Hades-Elliot Norton Best Actor Winner), Lion in Winter, Radio Golf, Driving Miss Daisy. Film: A Complete Unknown, The Christmas Letter, Stayin’ Alive. TV: Recurring- “L&O,” “FBI:MW,” “ENY,” “The Path,” “911,” “Elementary.” Guest - “Blue Bloods,” “Instinct,” “Person of Interest,” “The Good Wife,” “Colin in B&W,” “When They See Us.”

CALI NOACK (Catherine “Kitty” Bennet, Georgiana Darcy) Cali Noack is beyond excited to be making her professional debut with Austen’s Pride! She is a recent graduate of Webster University’s Sargent Conservatory where she played the roles of Pegasus “Myths and Hymns”

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and Jane Doe “Ride the Cyclone”. She wants to thank her entire family and friends for all their love and support. 1 Corinthians 16:14 @cali.bella

DIANICA PHELAN (Cassandra Austen) closed out the recent Into the Woods revival on Broadway as Cinderella, reprising the role on tour. Broadway: School of Rock, King and I. Favorites: Beauty and the Beast (Belle/CSTC), Here Lies Love (The Public), Sound of Music (Maria/La Mirada), West Side Story (Maria/Paris Châtelet), Carousel (Julie Jordan/NAAP), Pirates of Penzance (Mabel/CTRep), Gentleman’s Guide (Siblella/Bway on Demand). Film: Marry Harry (Amazon Prime). Telly Award-winning Producer. Voice Teacher. @dianicaphelan wwww.DianePhelan.com Love to Rogier.

BRETT RAWLINGS (Swing) National Tour debut! Regional: Crazy for You (Junior, Ogunquit Playhouse), 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina), A Chorus Line (Greg, Argyle Theatre), Escape to Margaritaville (Ensemble/Swing, Engeman Theatre), Newsies (Albert) and High School Musical (Troy, Casa Mañana). Huge thank you to the casting and creative teams for this opportunity, and to his family, friends, and DGRW for their unwavering support. TCU MT ‘21! @brettrawlings

DREW TANABE (Redcoat) is grateful to be a part of this Austenian story. He was most recently seen at Madison Square Garden in the musical Annie starring Whoopi Goldberg. Other Off-Broadway credits include Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road (York Theatre), For Your Consideration (Daryl Roth Theater), and the New York Workshop of Anne of Green Gables. Many thanks to Jeremy & DGRW and his family and friends for all of their love and support. Gaman.

COLE THOMPSON (Charles Bingley) Broadway and National Tours: Into the Woods. Off-Broadway: White Rose: The Musical, Regional: We Shall Someday (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Mamma Mia!, Seussical Education: BFA in Musical Theater the University of Michigan for Music Theatre. Got Jane in a “Which Bennet Sister Are You?” BuzzFeed quiz. @_cole__thompson

CAROLINE SANTIAGO TURNER (Standby) is delighted to join this production! Selected credits: Friends! The Musical Parody OffBroadway (Monica), Royal Caribbean Entertainment, Norwegian Cruise Line, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Phoebe), Little Women (Jo), Barbecue (Barbara). Proud STL native and alum of Indiana University’s Musical Theatre program. Huge thanks to Michele at Take 3, TRC, Gayle, Igor, Lindsay, and Amanda for this opportunity. Love and gratitude to Mom, Dad, Christina, and Hannah! carolinesantiago.com/ @carolinesantiagoturner

SALLY WILFERT (Mrs. Bennet, Lady Catherine de Bourgh) Broadway: Assassins, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, King David. Nat’l Tour: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Off-B’way: TREVOR, See Rock City, Make Me A Song: The Music of William Finn, Prince and The Pauper. Regional Faves: Sweeney Todd, Secret of My Success, Mamma Mia! (TUTS), Damn Yankees, Footloose, Les Misérables, (P’burgh CLO), The Light in the Piazza, (REV), Little Miss Sunshine (La Jolla), Kiss Me, Kate (The Maltz), Marry Me A Little (Cincinnati Playhouse) www.sallywilfert.com

LINDSAY WARREN BAKER (Book, Music & Lyrics) is a consent-forward, multi-hyphenate theatre artist specializing in stage direction, theatrical intimacy direction and choreography, writing, and teaching with experience in a wide range of genres. In addition to Austen’s Pride, collaborative works with Amanda Jacobs include Daniel, Lily, and Truth in Beauty. Based in Rochester, NY, Lindsay works with Eastman Opera Theatre, JCC CenterStage, Blackfriars Theatre, and more. Select directing credits include Beautiful, Something Rotten!, Indecent, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Ordinary Days, The Wolves, Hamlet, Into the Woods, and Proving Up. At the Eastman School of Music, she is an Instructor of Opera, Acting Coach, and Intimacy Director. She also teaches in the Theatre and Dance Department at Nazareth University. Lindsay holds degrees from Empire State University and St. Olaf College, with additional training from the National Theatre Institute, SITI Company, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, and is a Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE) Educator Advocate.

AMANDA JACOBS (Book, Music, Lyrics & Orchestrations) is recognized most for her 25-year journey with Austen’s Pride - A New Musical of Pride & Prejudice (Carnegie Hall, 2023; Seattle 5th Ave, 2019; Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival, 2016; LaMirada, 2015; NYMF 2011-Stage Entertainment Award, Most Promising Musical). Other honors include Carnegie Hall debut with The Song Cycles of BEACHY HEAD; JASNA International Visitor, 2014). Other collaborative works with Baker: Daniel, Lily, and Truth in Beauty. Additional works: Learning How to Drown (with Patricia Noonan), The Up Side of Down (with Y York). Jacobs holds a PhD in Educational Psychology specializing in learning environments in the Arts. A native of Macon, Georgia, she earned her Bachelor of Music from Wesleyan College.

IGOR GOLDIN (Director) Austen’s Pride (Carnegie Hall, Seattle 5th Ave, ACTofCT). NYC: Yank! (Drama Desk nom, Outstanding Director of a Musical); With Glee, A Ritual of Faith (both NY Times Critics’ Picks). Passing Through (Goodspeed); Mystic Pizza (NY Premiere, Engeman); Reindeer Sessions, 26 Pebbles (both World Premieres, The Human Race); Songs For A New World (Cape Playhouse); Matilda (Regional Premiere, Tuacahn); Adam Gwon/Michele Lowe’s The Proxy Marriage (Goodspeed Fest); Sweeney Todd (SALT Award nom, Director of the Year, The REV); Finalist: SDC Joe A. Callaway Award: Distinguished Direction. Academic Department Director, Musical Theatre Performance: AMDA College for the Performing Arts.

LISA SHRIVER (Choreographer) Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar, The Farnsworth Invention, The Story of My Life, Ring of Fire. Selected Off-B’way/Regional: Into the Woods (Roundabout Theatre; The Old Globe; Menier Chocolate Factory); Rock of Ages (The 5th Avenue); Austen’s Pride (Carnegie Hall, 5th Avenue), Beautiful (Village Theatre), Waitress (5th Avenue, TUTS) Film: A Beautiful Mind, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, Tony &Tina’s Wedding, Hysterical Blindness (HBO). TV: A Very Murray Christmas, Broad City, The Detour, Evil. Other: Phish’s New Year’s Eve Concert at MSG (5 years), Show Director for Disney Cruise Line and Busch

Gardens. Thank you to my Associate Choreographer, Graham Keen, and my agent, Max Grossman (UTA). Love to Mom, Brian and Viola.

JOSH ZANGEN (Scenic Design) Select credits; Live Concerts/Tours: Justin Timberlake, James Taylor, Jack White, Outkast, Kylie Minogue, Rihanna, The Killers, Aerosmith, Billie Eilish, and others. Theatre: Spiegelworlds’ award-winning Absinthe, Empire & Vegas Nocturne, Singing in the Rain – São Paulo, Nickelodeon – Storytime Live!, Hurly Burly Show (UK), Marvel Universe Live Age of Hero’s, Jurassic World Live, Ringling Bros. Circus 2024 Relaunch. Ceremonies: 1st European Games Baku, Abu Dhabi 44th & 53rd Eid Al Etihad, Asian Games Jakarta –Opening/Closing Ceremonies. Theme Park: Sea World – Orca Experience. Macy’s award-winning holiday windows ‘Yes Virginia’. PY1 Venue with Guy Laliberte. Esports: Riot Games Worlds 2021, 22, 23 & MSI 2022.

EMILY REBHOLZ (Costume Design) Broadway: Gutenberg! The Musical, Jagged Little Pill (Tony Award nomination), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Getting the Band Back Together, Indecent, Oh, Hello on Broadway, If/Then, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson. Emily has worked extensively Off-Broadway and Regionally. She has designed for both the Muny and the Opera Theater of St. Louis, receiving a St. Louis Theater Circle award for Chicago at the MUNY (2021). MFA:Yale.

JASON LYONS (Lighting Design)

Jason Lyons’ work spans Broadway, regional theater, dance, international productions, cruise ships and architectural projects. At The Muny, his credits include Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables, The Little Mermaid, Bring It On, and Frozen. He is a professor at Emerson College and the founder of Designing Stories, a mentorship platform for emerging designers. Explore more at jasonlyonsdesign.com

PHILLIP PEGLOW (Sound Design)

Phillip is a New York City based sound designer, engineer, and consultant. In conjunction with his design partnership Broken Chord, his work on Broadway has been heard in the world

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premiere of Eclipsed and The Parisian Woman. His Off-Broadway, tour and regional theater work have taken him from The Public and Atlantic theaters in NYC to the Geffen Theater in Los Angeles and the Salzburg Marionetten in Austria. He holds an MFA in Sound Design from the Yale School of Drama and is a proud husband and father to his two sons.

TOMMY KURZMAN (Wig & Hair Design) Broadway: Uncle Vanya, I Need That, Gutenberg: The Musical!, The Cottage, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Pictures From Home, The Collaboration, Macbeth, Mrs. Doubtfire, All My Sons, True West, Saint Joan, Little Foxes, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, The King & I and Bright Star. Off-Broadway credits include: Little Shop of Horrors – Westside Theatre, Titanique, The Play that Goes Wrong, Manhattan Theatre Club, MCC, The Atlantic and The Public. Regional credits include: The Muny, Hartford Stage, The Huntington, Geva Theatre, Resident Ensemble Players, Cape Playhouse, Signature - VA, and MSM. @Tommykurzmanwigs

TREY COMPTON (Associate Director) is a proud dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States, raised in Pittsburgh, and now a New York City-based director. Regional credits include The Fulton, Riverside, Pittsburgh CLO, The Engeman, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Millbrook, Cortland Repertory, and Sierra Repertory. As an associate director, Off-Broadway credits include Yank! (The York) and White’s Lies (New World Stages,) with additional regional credits at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Goodspeed, and Ogunquit Playhouse. Trey has been involved with the development of Austen’s Pride for ten years, spanning readings, workshops, and regional productions leading up to this tour. Upcoming, he is directing The Shark is Broken at The Fulton Theatre. Lots of love to Lara. treycompton.com | @treycompton

ANDREW NEAL (Production Stage Manager) Broadway: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, King Kong, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Cyrano de Bergerac, Wicked, Fosse, Les Misérables, Sly Fox, La Cage aux Folles. National tours: Aladdin, Jersey Boys, Chicago, Wicked. Off-Broadway: A Night With Janis Joplin, In Transit,

The Marvelous Wonderettes, Power Plays, All In The Timing, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. Thank you Joas XO

THE TRC COMPANY (Casting) Led by partners Claire Burke, Kevin MetzgerTimson, Xavier Rubiano, and Peter Van Dam. Broadway: Dead Outlaw, BOOP! The Musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Left on Tenth, The Outsiders, SIX, Aladdin. National Tours: The Phantom Of The Opera, Water for Elephants, Beauty and The Beast, The Wiz, Back To The Future, Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables. The TRC Company is proud to continue the casting legacy of Tara Rubin Casting and Johnson-Liff Casting.

BROADWAY & BEYOND THEATRICALS (Exclusive Tour Direction) is dedicated to the distribution and creation of quality branded theatrical content for traditional and non-traditional venues throughout North America and beyond. BBT’s Booking Division delivers quality productions tailored to a venue’s size and budget. BBT’s Content Division offers commercial producers and IP stakeholders strategic management, consulting services and distribution solutions, while producing quality theatrical content in New York and for the road.

CATALYST THEATRICALS (General Management) Catalyst Theatricals champions unusual, inspired, and passionate creative voices through management and small business services. Representative productions: Broadway/National TouringAusten’sAusten’s Pride (2025), All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2026), MARIAN (Regional 2026), My First Ex-Husband (Touring 2025-26), Fraggle Rock Live (Int’l Tour 2026), Cagney (PreBroadway 2026), When Elvis Met the Beatles (Ogunquit Playhouse 2025), The Naughty List (NYC Winter 2025). Young Audiences Productions for Rockefeller Studios: Sesame Street the Musical (Kennedy Center 2025), The Very Hungry Caterpillar (US/Int’l Touring). Business management: The Rock Shop; Creative Licensing; In Fine Company.

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R. ERIN CRAIG / LA VIE

PRODUCTIONS LLC (Producer) has spent her career to date developing, mentoring, and producing new artists and works through her work as Producer, Executive Producer, General Manager, Production Manager, and Consultant for theatre, film, music, and special events for nearly 30 years. Current commercial projects include: Austen’s Pride, and a new play by Ed Schmidt called Mr. Rickey Calls A Meeting. Select past Broadway and Off-Broadway projects include: In the Heights, High Fidelity, The Velocity of Autumn, The Evolution of Mann, Right Before I Go, Himself and Nora, Stalking the Bogeyman, The Jazz Age, Irena’s Vow, How We Got Away With It (feature film), Easter Mysteries (musical film), Chicago, Annie Get Your Gun. Member-Broadway League, Off-Broadway League, Educator and Mentor. Houses on the Moon Theater Company, Board Member. Erin also serves as the Producing Director for A.C.T. (A Contemporary Theatre) of Connecticut. Thank you to everyone who has given of their talents and time to bring Austen’s Pride to life. I am truly grateful. www.lavieproductions.com | www.austensprideamusical.com

DANIEL WALLACE (Co-Producer) is a producer and production designer with experience in theatre, television, independent film, trade shows, and live events. Design credits include The Jerry Lewis Telethon, The Miss America Pageant, Showtime and Lifetime comedy specials, Women’s Sports Foundation, Variety Foundation of New York, and product launches for Solvay, Novartis, and Abbott Laboratories. Producer credits for trade shows include broadcast industry camera demonstrations for Sony, Ikegami, Canon, and Panasonic. Theatrical producer credits include: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet (NY / London), Three Sides (NY), By Jeeves (London), The Gronholm Method (LA), and The Realistic Joneses (Broadway 2014). Daniel is a proud member of the United Scenic Artists and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

PAMELA HURST-DELLA PIETRA AND STEPHEN DELLA PIETRA (Co-Producers) The Della Pietras are thrilled to be part of the Austen’s Pride team and are proud supporters of the arts. Their actress/singer-

songwriter daughter Ava Della Pietra has graced Broadway and National Tour stages since age 7. Avadon Broadway LLC. Tony-nominated. Lead Producers: Maybe Happy Ending; co-producers: Gypsy, Sunset Boulevard, Good Night ,and Good Luck, The Last Five Years, Hell’s Kitchen, Buena Vista Social Club, Our Town, Romeo + Juliet, The Notebook, The Prom, and more.

THE FOURTH ACT LLC (Co-Producers) invests in and develops theater that both learns and teaches about the human spirit. Steve and Paula Reynolds are pleased to be a part of Austen’s Pride as it builds on the Jane Austen collection we know and love. This is a story that is set in time but is timeless. The music, the color and the passion speak to all of us. Recent credits include Operation Mincemeat on Broadway and the West End and Come From Away on Broadway and across the world.

JOE GRANDY (Co-Producer) Broadway: The Prom (Drama Desk Award, Tony Nomination). Joe received his MBA from Columbia Business School and currently works at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. He is thrilled to join the incredible team of Austen’s Pride. Many thanks to Erin.

RYAN R. RATELLE (Co-Producer, Publicist) is a New York City based producer, publicist, and creative with nearly twenty years of experience working on Broadway. He is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of RRR Creative / RRR Productions (Triple R), a boutique creative agency based in New York City. Current and past clients include a wide range of productions, personalities, and events. As a producer, Ryan is currently represented with the national tour of Austen’s Pride and the Whitney Houston biopic, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” by Sony Pictures, now streaming on all digital streaming platforms. He has several projects in development, including Merrilee Mannerly, Alice in Dragland, and the 40th Anniversary Tour of Nunsense: A-Men! RRRCreative.com.

ALEX MARRS / ANNIE SHEA (Co-Producers) Alex Marrs (she/ her) is a nonprofit arts professional working Off-Broadway at Primary Stages. Board Member: Colt Coeur.

Annie Shea Hulcher (she/her), firsttime producer also working in General Management at FGTM. Produced the concert Eli Bolin and Allison Posner: Together Again for the First Time Christopher Newport University alumnae.

ALANA GRABER (Co-Producer) is thrilled to be on the Austen’s Pride team! Having first fallen in love with the musical at Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival, she’s been following the project ever since. By day, Alana specializes in touring attractions. A former booking agent for CAMI Music, and booker / event producer for Blumenthal Performing Arts, in Charlotte, NC, Alana is now the Director for Live at the Meyerhoff / Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

LINDSEY AND BENJAMIN

WEISMAN

(Co-Producers) are delighted to be a part of the Austen’s Pride Team. Lindsey is a Director at Merrill Lynch and the co-founder of Boonton Rainbow Pride. Benjamin is the Director of Development for Playwrights Horizons and serves on the Town Council in Boonton, NJ. They love theater, travel, visiting vineyards and, most importantly, playing with their animals. Cheers to the whole team! They couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the journey for this beautiful and important show.

THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE

(Originating Theater - October 2019) Now entering its 37th anniversary season, Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre is acclaimed as one of America’s leading musical theater companies. Under the leadership of Executive Director, Bill Berry, approximately 6 million patrons have enjoyed nearly 150 musicals produced on the theater’s mainstage, including 26 new musicals, 10 of which went on to Broadway and garnered 14 Tony Awards. These include: Hairspray (2003 Tony Award-winning Best Musical), Memphis (2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical), The Wedding Singer, Shrek, Catch Me If You Can, and Aladdin. The 5th is one of the largest performing arts employers in the Pacific Northwest. Additionally, the company’s Education and Engagement programs have positively impacted and inspired 1 million students in Washington State. www.5thAvenue.org.

A.C.T. (A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE) OF CONNECTICUT

(Originating Theater - Mar/April 2019) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) professional theatre located in Ridgefield, CT. Founded in 2018 by Katie Diamond, Daniel C. Levine and Bryan Perri, and along with the more recent addition of R. Erin Craig, A.C.T. of CT presents limited engagement runs of wellknown musicals, as well as worldpremiere productions by the next generation of writers and composers. In addition to fully produced mainstage productions, A.C.T. of CT’s programing also includes a New Works Series, a Broadway Unplugged Series, and an extensive theater education program. With its 184 seats and turntable stage, the theater offers an intimate, unique, and immersive theatrical experience for its patrons. A.C.T. of CT’s mission is to elevate the level of entertainment in Fairfield County and to foster a sense of community through the arts by producing exceptional theater and encouraging an environment of inclusivity and artistic excellence. www.actofct.org.

STAGES ST. LOUIS (Originating Theater - July/Aug 2025) is a not-forprofit musical theatre organization, now in its 39th year, dedicated to producing high-quality theatre and advancing the art form through performance and education. Founded in 1987 by Jack Lane and Michael Hamilton, STAGES now presents its season at The Kirkwood Performing Arts Center and reaches nearly 50,000 patrons annually. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Gayle Seay and Executive Producer Andrew Kuhlman, STAGES employs the region’s top musical theatre artists for all productions, including its first World Premiere, THE KARATE KID –The Musical, in 2022. STAGES is also home to the STAGES Performing Arts Academy which serves students through classes, camps, productions, and outreach programs. In its 39 years, STAGES St. Louis has produced 130+ productions and continues to inspire, educate, and engage the St. Louis community through musical theatre.

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

CATALYST THEATRICALS

Laura Janik Cronin

Claire Kedjidjian, Katherine Boener

Lily Miller, Jonah Goldman, Chris Singleton

EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION

Broadway & Beyond Theatricals

Tracey Stroock McFarland, Ryan Bogner

Jaymi Gilmour, Megan Savage Kelsey Young, Zach Hedner

COMPANY MANAGEMENT

Company Manager..................Jim Harrison

Assistant Company Manager..................Lily Miller

CASTING TRC COMPANY:

Claire Burke CSA, Kevin Metzger-Timson CSA, Xavier Rubiano CSA, Peter Van Dam CSA, Tara Rubin CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, Louis DiPaolo CSA, Spencer Gualdoni CSA, Olivia Paige West CSA, Frankie Ramirez CSA

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR SIGHTLINE PRODUCTIONS

Ryan Murphy

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT DOWNRIGHT PRODUCTIONS

Arianna Knapp & Michael Richter

LEGAL COUNSEL

Ben Feldman, Esq. FELDMAN, GOLINSKI, REEDY+BEN-ZVI PLLC

NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE

RYAN R. RATELLE/RRR CREATIVE

NATIONAL MARKETING CONSULTANT CLINT BOND JR./ON THE RIALTO

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Production Stage Manager..................Andrew Neal

Assistant Stage Managers....Robert Mills, Becky Abramowitz

Associate Director

Associate Choreographer

Associate Scenic Designer

TREY COMPTON

GRAHAM KEEN

STEPHEN CARMODY

Associate Lighting Designer ....................................CAT GIRARDI

Associate Costume Designer

Associate Wig & Hair Designer

MAEVE ROSE

HEATHER HARDIN

Intimacy Director ............................... LINDSAY WARREN BAKER

Production Carpenter

MATTHEW MCKIM

Head Carpenter SHANE LOWRY

Assistant Carpenter

ALYSSA CARGILL

Production Electrician ERIK PLATH

Head Electrician .................................................. ALEX MICHELS

Assistant Electrician

Production Sound Engineer

BRADEN PAULEY

MICHAEL PRIETO

Head Audio............................................................... KYLE IRWIN

Assistant Audio

Head Properties

Wardrobe Supervisor

Hair & Wig Supervisor

DREW JANINE

ABBIE GARRISON

STEPHANIE EBELING

KITTY LIPSKI

Music Copying . ALEX JACKSON, JACOB FJELDHEIM,JOSEPHINE

BEARDEN FOR J&J MUSIC PREPARATION

Keyboard Programmers RANDY COHEN, NICHOLAS SCHENKEL

Dialect Coach

Music Contracting Consultant

Music Contractor

Associate Music Contractor

Carpenters

Welder/Carpenter

PAMELA RECKAMP

HALEY BENNETT

KRISTY NORTER

JULIE FERRARA

RYNE HALSTEAD, QUINN MCGAUGH, MIKEY

STICKNEY, WALKER SWANN

SAGE STITH

Properties Supervisor (STAGES St. Louis) RACHEL SEABAUGH

Asst. Props. Supervisor (STAGES St. Louis) MAKAYLA RODGERS

Props. Artisan ...........................................................ALEX CONN

Scenic Paint Charge

IZZY LAMBERT

Asst. Scenic Paint Charge SARAH NOWAK

Scenic Artists MAX FLORIDA, KAYLEE RYAN

Education Director

BRIAN CURL

Housing & Travel .................................................... ROAD REBEL

CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Scenic items fabricated by PRG Scenic Technologies, a division of PRG Broadway, L.L.C. Show Control and Scenic Motion Control featuring STAGE COMMAND SYSTEMS® by PRG Scenic Technologies, a division of PRG Broadway L.L.C. Sound equipment from Sound Associates, Inc. Props fabrication by STAGES St. Louis and Brenbri Properties. Costumes by Anna Light Costumes, Bethany Joy Costumes, Dawson Tailors, Hook and Eye Studio, Period Corsets, Siam Tailors, T. O. Dey, Sarah Barbour, Natalie Burton, Marie Deserto, Elizabeth Eisloeffel, Olivia Kirschbaum , Chloe Levy, Nell Walker, Thandi Moore, Clare Lippincott, and STAGES St. Louis Costume Shop (Costume Shop Manager, Erica Jo Lloyd). Lighting Shop Crew: Will Hansen, Nick Godfrey, Heather Jaskson, Rachael Plath, Sasha Casucci. Sound Shop Crew: Kevin Higley, Kris Werking, Hannah Maloy, Josh Karpoff, Tommy Cronin, Carlos Garcia, Denise Hills, Andy Leviss, RJ Hetman. STAGES St. Louis Technical Staff: Josh Aune, Doug Chapis, Ace Young, Max Viau.

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Robert and Lauri Craig, Kirkwood Performing Arts Center and the City of Kirkwood, The REV Theatre Company & Brett Smock (Producing Artistic Director), La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, McCoy Rigby Entertainment, Nazareth University Theatre and Dance Department, Eastman School of Music, Simon Matthews, Bruce Ostler, Kate Bussert, Mark Orsini/Bonnie Davis - Bret Adams Ltd, Jeremy Handelman, Randy Donaldson, Gregory Franklin, Tina Marie Casamento, Jennifer Johns Grasso, Greg Everett, Daniel C. Levine, Bernie Griffin, Tom Gabbard, Doug Stearns, Jason & Jackie Grund, Richard Peters, Michelle Moss, Thomas Rennie, Donna Langman, Tony Castrigno, Craig Horsley, Blossom Chu, Mike & Nancy Flaherty, Julie Azar, Kelley Funderburg, Dina Martin, Joan D. Thomas, Raymond Mehler, Jack Mehler, Rosemary Newman, Daniel Padnos, Bernard Vyzga, Melissa Gooding, Jim Alleman & Barbara Miller, William Graber, Michael Maher, Judith Manocherian, Sandy McDade, Matt & Terri McKnight, Chris & Kendall Perry, Tony Scialli, Judith A. Smith, Karen Tognoli, George Torrgler, William Wallace, Howard Wexler, Cheryl Wiesenfeld, Claire Wilkes, Claudia Zahn, Adam Zalma.

THE ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS EMPLOYED IN THIS PRODUCTION ARE MEMBERS OF ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, THE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

The musicians employed in this production are members of the Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians.

United Scenic Artists • Local USA 829 of the I.A.T.S.E. represents the Designers & Scenic Artists for the American Theatre

ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers (IATSE Local 18032), represents the Press Agents, Company Managers and Theatre Managers employed on this production.

Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.