2025 Spring Play: Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility by Kate

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Performances: April 3, 4, 5 at 7:00 pm CST

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Fast-paced and hilarious, join us for a modern take of the classic Jane Austen romantic novel, Sense and Sensibility. 

Written by Kate Hamill this playful adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters—sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne—after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. 

Set in gossipy late 18th-century England, with a fresh female voice, the play is full of humor, emotional depth, and bold theatricality. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY examines our reactions, both reasonable and ridiculous, to societal pressures. When reputation is everything, how do you follow your heart?

General Admission tickets are available at WaRuTheatre.org, Washburn Rural’s GoFan page, and with cash at the door before each show.

Cast

ELINOR DASHWOOD - Jocelyn Escalante

MARIANNE DASHWOOD - Tillie McIlvain

MARGARET DASHWOOD - Anna Fowler

MRS DASHWOOD - Liana Murphy

EDWARD FERRARS - Max McKibben

COLONEL BRANDON - Aiden Olson

JOHN WILLOUGHBY - Beckham Carr

SIR JOHN MIDDLETON - Eli Loyd

MRS JENNINGS - Elery Snethen

GOSSIP 1/FANNY/MRS FERRARS - Ren Beard-Alvarado

GOSSIP 2/ANNE STEELE - Caitlyn Al-Murrani

GOSSIP 3/ROBERT FERRARS - Milo Douglas

GOSSIP 4/DOCTOR - Corrinne Fullmer

GOSSIP 5/LADY MIDDLETON - Annie Lightcap

GOSSIP 6/ LUCY STEELE - Keyrsten Glotzbach

GOSSIP 7/JOHN DASHWOOD - Victor Hawkinson-Penny

GOSSIP 8/THOMAS - Ashton Antim

Crew

Costumes - Savannah Manrose, Rain Gonzalez, Olivia Zeyer, Maddy Bauer

Make-Up - Holly Sorrenti, Jess Cooper, Madi Garroutte, Chloe Kester

Grips/Shift - Nate Macha, Addi Hummell, Kylie Kirk, Cedric Goetz, Carter Coleman, Enzo Cabrillo, John Kirsch, Macey Cartwright, Austin Casebeer

Props - Austin Casebeer (Props Chief), Stagecraft Classes

Sound Board Operator - Owen Trambley

Publicity - Anna Fowler, Weston Widman

Lights - Gabe Fawl

Spots - Anna Johnston,  Jessie Guay

Lobby Display - Tillie McIlvain & Stagecraft

Set Construction - Stagecraft and Advanced Stagecraft Classes

Production Staff

Director - Paige Bernick

Scenic Designer & Technical Director - Nick Beasley

Choreographer - Haley Reiff 

Costume Designer and Supervisor - Cassie Hermes

Lighting Designer - Gabe Fawl

Make-Up Designer - Holly Sorrenti

Sound Designer - Owen Trambley

House Manager - Ryan J. McCoy, Eve Luea, Jaiden Loreman 

Stage Manager - Kait Hartz

Assistant Stage Manager - Jacob Lawhon

Poster Design - Anna Fowler