EastLine Theatre
presents
Mansfield Park
by Kate Hamill
based on the novel by Jane Austen
Summer 2026
Long Island Tour
Mansfield Park runs 1h45m with no intermission
Fanny Price Deanna Ibrahim
Edmund Bertram Kuan Hao Huang
Mary Crawford / Lady Bertram / Puggles Michelle Osojnak
Henry Crawford / John Price Justin Steele
Sir Thomas Bertram / Mr. Price Anthony A. Esposito
Mariah Bertram / Susan Price Sydney Kalish
Mrs. Norris / Mrs. Price Caitlin Cassidy
Tom Bertram / Mr. Rushworth /
William Price John Brautigam
Director Paul DeFilippo
Original Music John Brautigam
Costume Design Morgan Moffitt
Production Assistant Michelle Savin
Technical Director Remi Watts
Fanny Price Deanna Ibrahim
Edmund Bertram Kuan Hao Huang
Mary Crawford / Lady Bertram / Puggles Michelle Osojnak
Henry Crawford / John Price Justin Steele
Sir Thomas Bertram / Mr. Price Anthony A. Esposito
Mariah Bertram / Susan Price Sydney Kalish
Mrs. Norris / Mrs. Price Caitlin Cassidy
Tom Bertram / Mr. Rushworth /
William Price John Brautigam
Director Paul DeFilippo
Original Music John Brautigam
Costume Design Morgan Moffitt
Production Assistant Michelle Savin
Technical Director Remi Watts
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Mansfield Park was originally commissioned and produced by Northlight Theatre,
Chicago, Il. BJ Jones, Artistic Director; Timothy J. Evans, Executive Director
This performance is taking place on unceded Native land. Long Island has been and still is home to Indigenous communities including the Lenape, the Shinnecock, the Unkechaug, the Montauketts, and the Matinecock, amongst others. You can find out more about Native American history and culture on Long Island at On This Site.
EastLine Theatre
Nicole Savin,
Artistic Director
Paul DeFilippo,
Associate Artistic Director
The EastLine Theatre Board of Directors is: Larry Meneses (President), Nicholas Ciuffo (Vice President), Matt Rosenberg (Treasurer), Nicole Savin (Secretary), Deanna Ibrahim (Member)
The EastLine Theatre Creative Associates are: Anik Alam, Anna Stacy, Aly Kantor, Anjor Khadilkar, Anthony Noto, David Bullen, Deanna Ibrahim, Jill Linden, John Brautigam, Julianna Frasca, Lynn Adler, Matt Rosenberg, Megan Laguna, Melanie Lipton, Michael Devereaux, Michelle Osojnak, Nicole Savin, Paul DeFilippo, Sheilah Barksdale, Stephanie Moreno, Taylor Dunn, and Remi Watts.
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John Brautigam, Caitlin Cassidy, Anthony A. Esposito, Kuan Hao Huang,
Deanna Ibrahim, Sydney Kalish, Michelle Osojnak, Justin Steele
John Brautigam (he/him) is a composer/lyricist (and sometimes actor) based in New York City. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music with an MA in Musical Theater Writing. Recent acting work includes Emma, King Lear, Little Women, Hamlet, The Care and Feeding of Restless Spirits, and These Gilded Souls. Recent writing work includes The Understudy, The Story of the Bagel, MIDAS, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Prospero (LIVE!); a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. More info at jbrautigam.com
Caitlin Cassidy (she/her) is happy to be in the great outdoors with EastLine. Previous credits with EastLine include Sofia in Dance Nation, Caroline in the staged reading of Aly Kantor’s Blowhole, and Annie in In the Next Room… Caitlin is an English and Theatre teacher on Long Island. Education: BA Theatre/BS Secondary Education (Penn State), MSEd Special Education (CUNY Queens College). Special thanks to her family, friends, husband, and cats.
Anthony A. Esposito (he/him) is thrilled to be part of this EastLine Theater production. He is retired for 19 years from a 40 year career in mental health counseling and psychotherapy. For the last 4 years he has been leading workshops in consciousness and the psyche at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute of Stony Brook University. This production marks his debut in theater.
Kuan Hao Huang (he/him) it’s ya boi Kuan, enjoy the show!
Deanna Ibrahim (she/her) is excited to be a part of Mansfield Park! She has most recently appeared as Harriet and Cordelia in last summer’s repertory productions of Emma and King Lear. She also played Catherine in These Gilded Souls, Jane in Pride and Prejudice, and she choreographed EastLine’s production of Dance Nation. She recently received her doctorate in Applied Psychology from New York University, and holds her BA in Theater and Psychology from Muhlenberg College. Deanna would like to give a big thank you to the EastLine team for giving her a good excuse to use her theater degree this summer!
Sydney Kalish (she/her) is thrilled to return to EastLine Theatre after appearing as Lydia Bennet / Lady Catherine de Bourgh in Pride & Prejudice, as well as the staged reading of Blowhole by Aly Kantor. It has been a joy for her be able to create alongside a lovely group of artists. She would like to thank the directors at EastLine for the opportunity, as well as her friends and family for their continued love and support.
Michelle Osojnak (she/her) is honored to be back for another summer show. This is Michelle’s fifth year as part of EastLine’s Summer Theatre endeavor with past credits including the titular Emma in Kate Hamill’s Jane Austen adaptation, Regan in King Lear, Rosencrantz in Hamlet, Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, and the Duke in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. If you’re reading this, there’s still some chances left to catch Michelle in EastLine’s summer production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Thank you Stevie for continuously running lines with me to help me do what I love! Nicole & Paul are the best for putting their faith in me again and again.
Justin Steele (he/him) is thrilled to return to EastLine Theatre for Mansfield Park. Past Eastline credits include Murder Ballad (Tom) and Angels in America (Belize), with additional favorite roles including Lola in Kinky Boots and Mr. Jefferson in Rent. Justin is a proud LGBTQ+ musician, actor, and singer/songwriter from Queens Village, NY. Offstage, he works as a day habilitation specialist, performs singing telegrams throughout New York, and hopes to pursue a graduate degree in social work, believing laughter, music, and storytelling can brighten lives and build community.
This September: Federico García Lorca’s aching portrait of one woman’s longing to have a child finds fresh expression in Melinda Lopez’s adaptation. Consumed by her dream of motherhood, Yerma defies her husband and confronts her community. In this darkly poetic fable, Yerma’s obsessive desire propels her into a collision with the universe that is urgent and terrible in scope. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Tickets available now. Be among the first to see Yerma opening weekend and save $5 with code EARLYBIRD.
Paul DeFilippo (he/him) is a director, actor, writer, and occasional sound designer from Queens. Mansfield Park is the seventh show he has directed for EastLine Theatre. Previous directing credits include Summer Shakespeare productions of King Lear and Hamlet, and mainstage productions of Witness for the Prosecution, Machinal, Dance Nation, and An Enemy of the People, which he also adapted. Paul also wrote and directed a full-length sci-fi comedy film, Policy, for EastLine’s Muse Anthology project. As an actor, he most recently played Laurie in EastLine’s production of Little Women.
Morgan Moffitt (they/them) is an actor, wardrobe technician, and frequent audience member/fan of EastLine Theatre. They are thrilled to return to costume design this year with Mansfield Park! After getting their degree in theatre design and technology from Adelphi, they have worked in the wardrobe room for numerous shows around NY including Off-Broadway for Eurydice, Sleep No More, and Blood/Love to name a few. They’d like to thank everyone at EastLine for letting them work on this truly beautiful show, as well as their friends, family, and incredible partner Remi for all of their support.
Public funding provided by Suffolk County.
“One of the boldest, bravest theatre companies on Long Island,” according to Fire Island News, the nonprofit EastLine Theatre aims to create theatre in unlikely spaces while re-examining the canon, exploring modern plays, and bringing original works to the attention of the community. EastLine is committed to creating opportunities for women, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ people.
EastLine Theatre is a proud member of the Huntington Arts Council and the Alliance of Resident Theatres / New York.
With thanks to
Nicholas Savin, Larry Meneses, Matt Rosenberg, Lynn Adler & Wendy Grimm,
Sweetwater, and all of our community partners across Long Island.
This December: The final, autobiographical work from Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard. Spanning fifty years and multiple generations, Leopoldstadt follows a Viennese Jewish family’s reckoning with a past it cannot escape and a future it cannot control. A passionate drama of love and endurance beginning in the last days of 1899 through the heart of the twentieth century. Winner of the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best New Play.
There’s still time to catch our free outdoor performances of Much Ado About Nothing!
Remaining performances:
7/24 • Clark Botanic Garden, Albertson • 6:30PM
7/25 • Northport Library • 2PM
7/26 • Amityville Beach • 5PM
8/01 • Geiger Park, Deer Park • 5PM