Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre presents
WRITTEN BY KATE HAMILL
DIRECTED BY CHRISTINE HAMEL
DECEMBER 8-10, 2023 CFA 109
855 COMMONWEALTH AVE. BOSTON, MA The world premiere of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY was produced by Bedlam (Eric Tucker, Artistic Director; Andrus Nichols, Producing Director).
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEATRE PRESENTS
Written by
KATE HAMILL Directed by
CHRISTINE HAMEL DECEMBER 8-10, 2023 CFA 109 855 COMMONWEALTH AVE BOSTON, MA BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Runtime: 2 hours and 15 minutes with a 10 minute intermission
CAST MRS. JENNINGS/GOSSIP
Alexandra Dagen
FANNY DASHWOOD/GOSSIP
Arabella Benjamin
SIR JOHN MIDDLETON/GOSSIP
Charles Berger
ANNE STEELE/GOSSIP
Haley Lynch
JOHN DASHWOOD/SERVANT/GOSSIP
Jack Essner
JOHN WILLOUGHBY/GOSSIP
Jack Greenberg
EDWARD FERRARS/GOSSIP
Jacob Schmitt
MRS. DASHWOOD/GOSSIP
Jenna Burns
LADY MIDDLETON/DOCTOR/
Jayce Ross
MRS. FERRARS/GOSSIP MARIANNE DASHWOOD
Josephine Goldfarb
MARGARET DASHWOOD/GOSSIP
Lila English
ROBERT FERRARS/THOMAS/GOSSIP
Lucas Connor
ELINOR DASHWOOD
Robbie Rodriguez
LUCY STEELE/GOSSIP
Sarah Coleman
COLONEL BRANDON/GOSSIP
Zachary Kautter
PRODUCTION TEAM DIRECTOR
Christine Hamel
STAGE MANAGER
Dany Dakhlallah
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Jasper Bartkovich Ethan Chang Owen Sloane
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Imayah Hawkins Jack Dillon
CO-MOVEMENT COORDINATORS
Jayce Ross Jacob Schmitt
DIALECT CAPTAIN
Sarah Coleman
COSTUME COORDINATOR
Jenna Burns
INTIMACY COORDINATOR
Haley Chey Lynch
MUSICIANS
Haley Chey Lynch Jack Greenberg Zachary Kautter Jackson Pope Lorenzo Gallegos Jr.
DIRECTOR AND PLAYWRIGHT Christine Hamel (DIRECTOR) is an actor, director, voice coach and scholar, and has worked on and Off-Broadway and regionally, for productions at the Cort Theatre, Huntington Theatre, PTP/NYC, Olney Theatre Center, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Speakeasy Stage, Lyric Stage Company, and others. Her current research is on the social, political, and ethical aspects of vocal identity, and she is co-author of Sounding Bodies: Identity, Injustice, and the Voice (Bloomsbury/Methuen). Christine is an Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting at Boston University School of Theatre, a designated Linklater voice teacher, and a certified teacher of the Chekhov acting technique. Christine was recently named Granada Artist-in-Residence at UC Davis, where she devised and directed the original work Alone/Together. Kate Hamill (PLAYWRIGHT) is a playwright and actor based in NYC. She has spent multiple seasons on the most produced playwright list in American Theatre Magazine. Her most recent work includes MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON-#2B at Kansas City Rep/Portland Center Stage, EMMA at The Guthrie, DRACULA at Classic Stage Company, LITTLE WOMEN at Primary Stages/Jungle Theater and MANSFIELD PARK at Northlight Theater. Kate’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s SENSE & SENSIBILITY (in which she originated the role of Marianne Dashwood) had its world premiere offBroadway, produced by Bedlam. It was named one of the "Top Ten Plays of 2014" by both Ben Brantley of the New York Times and by the Huffington Post, which called it “the greatest stage adaptation of this novel in history.” It reopened in New York in 2016 at the Gym at Judson where it ran for almost 300 performances. Other plays include VANITY FAIR which debuted at The Pearl Theater with an extended run and was seen in a co-production between Shakespeare Theater in DC and American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Her adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE started at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in a production that moved to Primary Stages. She is published by Dramatists Play Service and TRW Plays.
ABOUT BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS SCHOOL OF THEATRE The School of Theatre at Boston University College of Fine Arts offers conservatory-style education for the study of acting, management, design, production, and all aspects of the theatre profession within the setting of a major research university. The School of Theatre seeks to provide students with opportunities for artistic growth through rigorous curriculum, professional connections, and an emphasis on collaboration and new work. Learn more about the current BU School of Theatre production season at bu.edu/cfa/theatre/season. Learn more at bu.edu/cfa/theatre And find us on social media @buarts, @bu_schooloftheatre