Playbill | Program
University Theatre presents

YOU ON THE MOORS NOW
by Jaclyn Backhaus
THUR-SAT, APR 3-5, 2025 | 7:30PM
WED-SAT, APR 9-12, 2025 | 7:30PM
SUN, APR 6 & 13, 2025 | 2PM
TITMUS THEATRE, FRANK THOMPSON HALL
Produced by special arrangement with
DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE, INC.
DANICA JENELLE JACKSON
Director
SAVANAH BUCK
Choreographer
HEATHER J. STRICKLAND
Fight Choreographer
JAYME MELLEMA*
Scenic Design
LAURA J. PARKER
Costume Design
ROBYN WARFIELD
Sound & Lighting Design
DAVID JENSEN
Technical Direction
REBECCA PEACE*
Stage Manager
*Member of Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatre Society
Professional Staff
Director, University Theatre
JOSHUA REAVES
Acting Coach
MIA SELF*
Costume Shop Manager
LAURA J. PARKER
Costume Technician
ADRIENNE McKENZIE
Assistant Technical Director
MICHAEL WHITE
Scenic Charge Artist
VANESSA MILLS-WEBB
Props Head & Scenic Artist
JAYME MELLEMA
Sound & Lighting
ROBYN WARFIELD
Finance & Business
EMILIE WOOD
Marketing & Playbill
RONALD A. FOREMAN*
* Member of Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatre Society
Setting
The Moors. Then. And Now.
Act 1 | “Girls Standing on Lawns”
Scene 1
“Moor Parkour”
Scene 2
“Jane stops. She catches her breath.
She turns to the other girls.”
Scene 3
“Laurie”
Scene 4
“Darcy”
Scene 5
“Heathcliff”
Scene 6
“Rochester”
Act 2 | “All’s Fair in Love and Moors”
Scene 1
“Caroline and Mr. Bingley from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen sip tea at Netherfield Park.”
Scene 2
“Nelly Dean and Joseph from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë clean a chimney at Wuthering Heights”
Scene 3
“St. John and River Sister from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë sit and do taxes in their small cottage on the moors (now).”
Scene 4
“The March Sisters from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott practice their singing in Massachusetts.”
Scene 5
“You Eating S’mores Now.”
Scene 6
“Caroline Bingley invites Jane Bennet over for tea.”
Scene 7
“Boys’ Camp”
INTERMISSION
There will be one 15-minute intermission
Act 3 | “You In the Wars Now”
Act 4 | “The End of the Book”
Cast
In order of appearance
JAYLA FREEMAN
Cathy
QUINN KINSER
Jane
ZOE WRIGHT*
Jo
OLIVIA LANZA
Elizabeth
BECKET PATTERSON
Heathcliff
LUKE MORAN
Rochester
AADEE CHHEDA
Laurie
DAE PERRY REED
Darcy
DASHA ROYAL
Player 1 | Caroline | Amy
JOHN HENRY HACKETT
Player 2 | Mr. Bingley | Old Mr. L
ASHLEY HOEY
Player 3 | Nelly | Beth | Jane B
BRINLEY CARTER*
Player 4 | St. John | Mrs. March
JOHN WILSON CHEEK
Player 5 | Joseph | Baer | Edgar
KARA CUSHMAN
Player 6 | River Sister | Meg
JACKSON BROOKS – ELIJAH BALL
LILLY BRUFFEY – NEHA PARTHASARATHY*
ANDREY UREÑA-SECEÑA
Swings
*Member of Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatre Society
Production Crew
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
Theo Stewart – Nicolas Chancafe*
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Lu Martin* – Sage Castro
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Constantina Anastasia Pappas
FIGHT CAPTAIN
Olivia Lanza
DANCE CAPTAIN
Quinn Kinser
SCENIC CARPENTERS
Luke Anderson* – Sarah Kenny
LIGHT BOARD OPERATORS
Colin Degenhardt – Maya Lennon
SOUND BOARD OPERATORS
Alexandra Park – Mark Hey
SUPERTITLE OPERATORS
Celia Fennell – Andi Richardson
FOLLOWSPOT OPERATORS
Quinn Froning – Evie Shackles
Abigail Richards – Graham McPhail
SET CREW – Scene Shop Volunteers
Sullivan Schwartz – Lizzy Lingling
Dae Perry Reed – Lilyanna Ratte
Abigail Richards – Evan Fuller
Mark Hey – Benny Salvatore
Annie Dang – Stacie Tyndall
Silas Maldonado – Lila Rademacher
Eloise Wescott – Zachary Dodge
Malayna McDaniel – Daria Gubina
Luca McElreath – Maggie O’Keefe
Warren Kinnaman – Zoe Etheridge
Nate Franco – Isabella Vlach
Connor Chang – Trent Nacerio
Neha Parthasarathy* – Abbie Lake
Alyssa Stellavia – Rory Moon
Vincent Wu – Faith Richards
Evalyn Hunneyman
SET CREW – THE 103 Students
Hallie Jackson – Azilee Reynolds
Ryan Hall – Liam Kirby
Abigail Bolick – Carter Bockenstedt
Taran Hopper* – Brittany Acosta
Maegan McCrary – Lily Thomasson
Ella Messinger – Caroline Alavi
Haze Matthews
LIGHTING CREW HEAD
Daniel De Leon*
LIGHTING CREW – Volunteers
Alyssa Stellavia – Neha Parthasarathy*
Audrey Dunn – Stacie Tyndall
Theo Stewart – Brayden Davis
Daarthika Veluchamy – Gordon Wilson
Casey Griffin – Luca Collns
Izzy Hillery – Abigail Richards
LIGHTING CREW – THE Students
Thomas Carter – Carson King
Dillon Kroll – Jessica Kim
Karmelo Best – Ben Friese
Trent Lose
DRESSERS
Lydia Cochrane – Brianne Crawford
Taran Hopper – Owen Durso
Eve Dallmann
COSTUME CREW – Student Costume Technicians
Grey Burns – Beeazus Jelinek
Elise Sharpe – Devyn Williams
COSTUME CREW – Volunteers
Gail Richards – Yumi Davis
Kathleen Krummernacker – Savannah Vickers
Julia Laursen – Kaarthika Veluchamy
Brooke Moore – Bri Bernhardt
Zoe Wright* – Pen Hunter
COSTUME CREW – THE 103 Students
Brooke Moore – James Allgood
Kassandra Barios-Aguilera – Ashley Clemmer
Grace Inskeep – Lina Pettaris
Hallie Jackson – Emerson Villatoro
Assunta Coletta – Sofia Miller
Audrey Sukendro – Paden Jones
Pooja Coimbatore – Sarah Gatewood
HOUSE MANAGER AND USHERS
University Theatre House Crew
Special Thanks
Playmakers Repertory Theatre and Raleigh Little Theatre