PRODMGR
Sense and Sensibility
by Kate Hamill (based on the novel by Jane Austen)
Directed by Rafael Untalan
Cast should examine the rehearsal schedule at https://www.unl.edu/prodmgr/nrt and cancel any current conflicts and avoid any future ones. This avoidance includes:
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Auditioning for overlapping productions.
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Registering for night classes.
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Registering for classes whose syllabi include conflicting requirements.
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Scheduling work hours which conflict with rehearsals and/or performances.
These productions are considered curricular for JCSTF students. Reschedule or suspend conflicting extracurricular activities.
Alura Long |
Elinor Dashwood |
Danielle Stolze |
Marianne Dashwood |
Gage Boardman (EMC) |
Margaret Dashwood |
Karen Sternberg (AEA) |
Mrs. Dashwood / Anne Steele |
Toby James |
John Dashwood |
Annie McClory |
Fanny (Ferrars) Dashwood |
Eli Smith |
Edward Ferrars |
Domonique Champion (AEA) |
Colonel Brandon / Robert Ferrars |
Lucas Jackson |
John Willoughby |
Ren DeFor |
Sir John Middleton |
Jackson Wells |
Mrs. Jennings |
Sydney Kwasa |
Lucy Steele |
Members of the Cast |
Gossips, Servants, and Others |
AEA - Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
*Nebraska Repertory Theatre Guest Artist
EMC - The Equity Membership Candidate Program (EMC) permits actors and stage managers in training to credit theatrical work in certain Equity theatres towards eventual membership in Equity.
First Rehearsal: August 21; Performances: September 28-October 7
Character Descriptions
Elinor Dashwood: The eldest Dashwood sister; intelligent, sensible.
Marianne Dashwood: The middle Dashwood sister; sensitive, passionate.
Margaret Dashwood: The youngest Dashwood sister; 10-13 years old.
Mrs. Dashwood: Mother to the Dashwood sisters; recently widowed.
John Dashwood: Elder half-brother to the Dashwood sisters (from their father’s side); no blood relation to Mrs. Dashwood. Not unkind, but easily led.
Fanny (Ferrars) Dashwood: Wife to John Dashwood, sister to Edward and Robert. Conniving, strong-willed, nasty.
Edward Ferrars: Brother to Robert and Fanny; a gentleman, a bachelor. Introverted, kind, earnest, awkward.
Robert Ferrars: Younger brother to Edward and Fanny; a callow young man.
Colonel Brandon: middle-aged bachelor; worldly, honorable, loyal.
John Willoughby: a handsome and dashing young man
Sir John Middleton: A jovial country gentleman, and distant relation to Mrs. Dashwood.
Mrs. Jennings: A good-natured, boisterous woman; mother-in-law to Sir John, and terror to the countryside.
Lady Middleton: An over-bred lady
Lucy Steele: A young girl with no fortune.
Anne Steele: Lucy’s sister; indiscreet.
Also, to be doubled with the cast:
Gossips 1- 5: A chorus of high-society creatures; always watching, observing, judging, delighting. “Not necessarily malicious.”
Servants, including Thomas.
A Doctor