(SUMMIT, NJ) -- The Summit Playhouse presents Kate Hamill's adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility from October 21 to November 5, 2022. This adaptation of Jane Austen's novel follows the fortunes and misfortunes of the Dashwood sisters after their father's sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. The production is directed by Susan Speidel.
The cast includes Guiliana Bartucci (Elinor Dashwood); Christine Talarico (Marianne Dashwood); Peter Despres (Edward Ferrars); Jason Kruk (Colonel Brandon); Nick Foil (John Willoughby); Karen Thornton (Mrs. Dashwood); Laetitia Hubert (Margaret Dashwood); Matt Marino (John Dashwood); Rachael DiMichino (Fanny Dashwood); Lorraine Ford DeMan (Mrs. Jennings); Charles Grayson (Sir John Middleton); Noah Kudman (Gossip #1) Robert Ferrers, Thomas, Ball Guest; Lisa Barnett (Gossip #2) Lady Middleton, Mrs. Ferrers; Jessica Phelan (Gossip #3) Lucy Steele, Ball Guest; Susan Hagen (Gossip #4) Anne Steele, Ball Guest; Robert Podolak (Gossip #5) Doctor, Servant, Ball Guest,
The production team includes Jenna Burke, Assistant Director; Joann Scanlon, Producer; Pam Heller, Assistant to the Producer; Kenneth Herr, Assistant to the Producer; Fred Cuozzo, Stage Manager; Roy Pancirov, Set Design/Construction; Jenna Burke, Set Decorator; Fran Harrison, Costume Chair; Ann Lowe, Costume Assistant; Amanda Ciurciu, Assistant; Joe Hupcey, Lighting Designer; and Matthew Bene, Lighting Operator.
Tickets are available for purchase online. The theater is located at 10 New England Avenue in Summit, New Jersey.
The Summit Playhouse, a non-profit community theatre, was founded in 1918 as a World War I relief organization. Since then, they have mounted over 300 productions, and are one of the oldest continuously operating community theatres in the United States. They produce three Main Stage shows a year, with performances in November, February/March, and April/May. Kaleidoscope Youth Theatre presents a Junior production in December and July, a full-length musical every summer, and various workshops throughout the year.
