Northanger Abbey

By Jane Austen
Adapted by Tim Luscombe
Directed by Joanie Schultz
October 2 – November 10, 2013

Jane Austen’s hauntingly romantic comedy.

Jane Austen has a high time with the literature of her day, as 17-year old Catherine, a voracious reader, makes the Gothic tale she’s reading come all-too-much to life, causing her to misinterpret much that’s happening around her. Remy Bumppo presents the U.S. Premiere of a new adaptation, complete with charming heroes, sneering villains, love lost and found, and a setting perfect for the Halloween season. There’s debate whether Northanger Abbey was the first Jane Austen novel, but there’s no debate that it’s full of fun and romance in inimitable Austen style.

Reviews

Four Stars
–Time Out Chicago

“devilishly good stage adaptation…delicious”
–Chicago Sun-Times

“one smoothly pleasurable evening of theater”
–New City

“wonderful!”
–Dueling Critics

 

Production

Director- Joanie Schultz
SDC Assistant Director.- Alex Lavelle
Stage Manager- Tess Golden
Assistant Stage Manager- Amber Gensterblum
Dramaturg- Skye Robinson Hillis
Scenic Designers- Jaqueline and Richard Penrod, USA
Lighting Designer – Heather Gilbert, USA
Costume Designer- Rachel Lambert
Original Music and Sound Designer- Thomas Dixon
Properties Designer- Jesse Gaffney
Movement/Choreography- Patrice Egleston
Production Manager- Jonathan Nook
Set Construction/Technical Direction- Left Wing Scenic, Matt Kollar
Dialect Coach- Kendra Thulin
Wardrobe Supervisor- Breena Cope
Master Electrician- Marc Chevalier
Sound Engineer- Claudette Perez
Stitcher- Emily Waecker

Cast

Greg Matthew Anderson- Henry Tilney
Annabel Armour- Mrs. Allen/Mrs. Morland
Robert Hope- John
Carl Lindberg- James/Frederick
John Lister- General Tilney
Darci Nalepa- Isabella
Sarah Price- Catherine
Meg Warner- Eleanor