Jane Eyre
La Jolla Theatre, CA
Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Book & additional lyrics by John Caird
From the original novel by Charlotte BrontË
This production of Jane Eyre opened at La Jolla Playhouse on 25th July 1999.
It was more or less the same production that subsequently opened on Broadway in December 2000 but with a slightly changed cast.
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.
Creative team
| DirectorsJohn Caird & | Scott Schwartz |
| Set Design | John Napier |
| Costume Design | Andreane Neofitou |
| Lighting Design | Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer |
| Sound Design | Mark Menard & Tom Clark |
| Associate Scenic Design | Keith Gonzales |
| Dance & Movement | Jayne Paterson |
| Musical Director | Steve Tyler |
| Associate Musical Director | David Gursky |
| Associate Costume Design | Dione Lebhar |
| Rehearsal Pianists | Steve Withers & Seth Osborne |
| Synthesiser Programmer | Brett Sommer |
| Music Copyist | Holly Carroll |
Producers and administration
| Artistic Director of La Jolla Playhouse | Michael Greif |
| Managing Director | Terry Dwyer |
| Company Manager | Ann Somers |
| Producers | Pamela Koslow, Jennifer Manocherian, Annette Niemtzow, Alan Novich, Janet Robinson. |
| General Managers | David Richards & Tamar Climan |
| Production Stage Manager | Lori Doyle |
| Stage Manager | Kimberley Fisk |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Michael Sisolak |
Cast
| Jane Eyre | Marla Schaffel |
| Jane’s Father | Christopher Yates |
| Jane’s Mother | Jayne Paterson |
| Young Jane | Tiffany Scarritt |
| John Reed | Lee Zarrett |
| Mrs Reed | Anne Allgood |
| Mr Brocklehurst | Don Richard |
| Miss Scatcherd | Marguerite MacIntyre |
| Marigold | Mary Stout |
| Helen Burns | Megan Drew |
| Schoolgirls | Nell Balaban/Lauren Campbell/Elizabeth de Grazia |
| Mrs Fairfax | Mary Stout |
| Robert | Bruce Dow |
| Adèle | Joelle Shapiro |
| Grace Poole | Nell Balaban |
| Edward Fairfax Rochester | James Barbour |
| Blanche Ingram | Elizabeth de Grazia |
| Lady Ingram | Anne Allgood |
| Lord Ingram | Lee Zarrett |
| Mary Ingram | Jayne Paterson |
| Mr Eshton | Christopher Yates |
| Louisa Eshton | Rachel Ulanet |
| Amy Eshton | Nell Balaban |
| Colonel Dent | Don Richard |
| Mrs Dent | Marguerite MacIntyre |
| Richard Mason | Bill Nolte |
| Bertha Mason | Marguerite MacIntyre |
| Vicar | Don Richard |
| St John Rivers | Christopher Yates |