Jane Eyre
29th November 1995
Wichita Theatre, Kansas
This world première production of Jane Eyre opened at the Wichita Centre for the Arts, in Wichita, Kansas on 29th November 1995.
Jane Eyre is published by Music Theatre International (MTI) in New York and is available for professional and amateur production worldwide. For further information about the show and upcoming productions click here.
Jane Eyre
| Book by | John Caird |
| Music and Lyrics by | Paul Gordon |
| Based on the Novel by | Charlotte Brontë |
Creative team
| Director | John Caird |
| Set Design | John Napier |
| Costume Design | Scott Rott |
| Lighting Design | Sean Roberson |
| Sound Design | Tracy Tuttle |
| Prop Design | Tom Mittlestadt |
| Orchestrator | Larry Hochman |
| Vocal Arrangements | Michael Rafter |
| Musical Arrangements | Laura Bergquist |
| Musical Supervisor | Michael Rafter |
| Assistant Director | Michelle Joyner |
| Production Stage Manager | Jenny Robinson |
| Producing Director | Kathryn Page-Hauptman |
Cast
| Jane Eyre | Marla Schaffel |
| Jane’s Father | Anthony Crivello |
| Jane’s Mother | Heather Ayers |
| Jane, aged 10 | Jennifer Bedore / Taryn Southern |
| John Reed, Jane's Uncle | Paul Jackson |
| Mrs. Reed, his wife | Charlene Ayers |
| John Reed Jr, their son | Ryan Bogner |
| Eliza Reed, their daughter | Alexa Teichgraber |
| Georgiana Reed, their daughter | Natasha Neely |
| Bessie, their servant | Heather Bloomgren |
| Mr. Brocklehurst, the owner of Lowood School | Don Richard |
| Miss Temple, Principal of Lowood School | Heather Ayers |
| Miss Scatcherd, a teacher | Martha Hawley |
| Helen Burns, a pupil at the school | Angela Lockett |
| Schoolgirls | Allison Anderson / Mackenzie Brown / Christina Cox / Michelle Dalrymple / Megan Drew / Tracy Gardner / Natasha Neely / Chatney Noble / Elizabeth Skrebes / Alexa Teichgraber / Dayna Walker |
| Mrs. Fairfax, Housekeeper at Thornfield Hall | Martha Hawley |
| Adèle aged 10, Mr. Rochester's ward | Ashley Sinclair |
| Grace Poole | Charlene Ayers |
| Edward Fairfax Rochester | Anthony Crivello |
| Blanche Ingram, Rochester's fianceé | Nicole Dooley |
| Lady Ingram, her mother | Charlene Ayers |
| Lord Ingram, her brother | Charles Parker |
| Mary Ingram, her sister | Mary Jeanette Warlick |
| Colonel Dent | Don Richard |
| Mrs. Colonel Dent | Heather Ayers |
| Mr. Eshton | Paul Jackson |
| Amy Eshton | Tracy Gardner |
| Louisa Eshton | Angela Lockett |
| Lady Lynn | Heather Bloomgren |
| Frederick Lynn | Chad Frisque |
| Mr. Mason | Charles Parker |
| Carter, a surgeon | Paul Jackson |
| Coachman, to Mrs. Reed, Bessie's husband | Paul Jackson |
| John Eyre, Jane's paternal uncle | Charles Parker |
| Bertha Mason | Heather Ayers |
| Clergyman | Charles Parker |
| Briggs, a solicitor | Don Richard |
| St. John Rivers | Chad Frisque |
| Diana Rivers, his sister | Heather Bloomgren |
| Mary Rivers, his sister | Nicole Dooley |
| Hannah, their servant | Angela Lockett |
| Old Man | Don Richard |
| Vicar | Chad Frisque |
| Other parts played by members of the company. | |
Orchestra
| Conductor / Piano | Laura Bergquist |
| Keyboards | Steve Rue / Susan Hearn |
| Bass | Joshua Pickinpau |
| Percussion | Ginger Zyskowski |
Production Staff
| Orchestra Contractor | Russ Widener |
| Music Assistant | Steve Rue |
| Score Preparation | Craig Curry |
| Copyists | Harold Steinhardt / Howard Begun |
| Technical Director / Master Carpenter | James Chesick |
| Carpenters | Sergio Omar Guiterrez / Jamison Rhoades |
| Costume Shop Supervisor / Assistant Designer | Lorie van Dyke |
| Milliner | Michael Hansen |
| First Hand | Rhonda Allison-Westlake |
| Stitchers | Lorraine Anthony / Cindy Baize / Marilyn Heffner / Calla Wiemeyer / Sharon Austin |
| Property Crew | Heather Holiday / Kris Schindler / Gretchen Coch |
| Assistant Stage Managers | Jennifer Austin / Elizabeth Harrison / Derek Butler |
| Scenic Artists | Phil Robl / Judy Clark Skerl |
| Spotlight Operators | Andy Stowers / Dennis Roberts / Brian Roberts / Jamison Rhoades / Derek Butler |
| Graphic Designer | Kim Curry |
| House Manager | Joan McConnell |