A VERY MERIT CHRISTMAS
Merit Theatre Company and Orchestra
Drees Homes Auditorium
St. Henry District High School | Erlanger, KY
Celebrate the Christmas season with beloved songs and carols performed by the Merit Company Orchestra & Chorale, special guest vocalists, and others.
Tickets start at just $20 adults and $15 children
Group rate available for groups of 12+
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JANE EYRE: A Musical Drama
Merit Theatre Company
July 8-16
Anderson Center
Directed by Leah Perry
Vocal direction by Carter Perry
Featuring Merit Company Orchestra, conducted by Samuel T. Owens
Produced by Benjamin and Kaitlyn Iocco
Cast: Rachel Kimberlin Cobbs as Jane Eyre, Maria Zierolf as Young Jane, Sydney Orndorff as Mrs. Reed, John Dorney as Mr. Brocklehurst, Sally Modzelewski as Miss Scatcherd, Athena Updike as Helen Burns, Holly Price as Mrs. Fairfax, Don Price as Robert, Isabel Ashley as Adele, Rachel Handkins as Grace Poole, Alex DeVore as Edward Fairfax Rochester, Adria Whitfill as Blanche Ingram, Marnie Lemma as Lady Ingram, Adam McCoy as Lord Ingram, Margaret Lemma as Mary Ingram, John Dorney as Mr. Eshton, Madeline Arn as Louisa Eshton, Mariah Smith as Amy Eshton, Benjamin Iocco as Colonel Dent, Sally Modzelewski as Mrs. Dent, Josh Stothfang as Richard Mason, Olivia Reese as Bertha Mason & Max Hunkler as St. John Rivers
Lowood Schoolgirls: Millie Baer, Elena Escamilla, Kylie Hodge, Gianna Lemma, Margaret Lemma, Sabrina Lemma, Zoe Lemma
Ensemble: Madeline Arn, John Dorney, Max Hunkler, Ben Iocco, Marnie Lemma, Adam McCoy, Sally Modzelewski, Carter Perry, Don Price, Anna Rape &, Mariah Smith
Jane’s story begins at Gateshead, where she lives with her cruel aunt who sends the young orphan away to attend Lowood School for Girls. When Jane grows up, she leaves Lowood to work as a governess at Thornfield Hall. There, she meets the mysterious and magnetic Edward Fairfax Rochester, master of the house and warden of her pupil. Though drawn to each other, they are haunted by a secret that threatens to keep them apart.
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Announcing the cast of JANE EYRE: A Musical Drama!
The cast includes:
JANE EYRE: A Musical Drama runs July 8–16, 2022, at the Anderson Center Theater in Cincinnati, OH.
Tickets on sale June 1st!
Produced by Benjamin and Kaitlyn Iocco and directed by Leah Perry, with vocal direction by Carter Perry. Featuring the Merit Company Orchestra, conducted by Samuel T. Owens.
Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Book and Additional Lyrics by John Caird
Based on the Novel by Charlotte Brontë
JANE EYRE: A Musical Drama is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
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Seeking to fill the roles of Edward Fairfax Rochester and St. John Rivers in Merit Theatre Company & Orchestra’s production of JANE EYRE: A Musical Drama.
We need to fill these roles as soon as possible. Below are the character descriptions. If interested, please email Kaitlyn Iocco at kaitlyniocco@gmail.com.
Rehearsals begin May 16 and will be held in Newport, KY, on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings in May, with the addition of Friday evenings in June. (No rehearsals will be held on Memorial Day or Independence Day.) Tech week begins July 2 and performances will be held July 8–10 and 14–16.
Edward Fairfax Rochester (baritone/high baritone, vocal range B2–G4): An intelligent and powerful male presence, he has been greatly damaged by life and is therefore quite prickly and demanding, but has a keen sense of humor and engaging personality. Age 20s–40s.
St. John Rivers (tenor, vocal range C3–G4): The appealing and handsome curate of the parish of Gateshead who is caring for Mrs. Reed at her death. He is a complex young man, passionately devoted to his faith and duty. Age 20s–30s.
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