EastLine Theatre
in association with the
First Presbyterian Church
of Babylon presents
Pride & Prejudice
by Kate Hamill adapted from the novel by Jane Austen Part of EastLine's Theatre for All Free Season December 4-19, 2021 Fellowship Hall First Presbyterian Church of Babylon
There will be a fifteen minute intermission between acts one and two. Please be aware this performance includes flashing lights.
Mrs Bennet / Servants Jill Linden
Mr Bennet / Charlotte Lucas Lynda Gaug
Elizabeth Bennet Éirinn Margaret Kless
Jane Bennet / Miss de Bourgh Deanna Ibrahim
Lydia Bennet / Lady Catherine Sydney Kalish
Mary Bennet / Mr Bingley Anthony Noto
Mr Darcy Spencer McLaughlin
Miss Bingley / Mr Wickham / Mr Collins Anna Stacy
Direction Nicole Savin & Danny Higgins
Stage Management Matt Rosenberg
Choreography Bryan Bowie
Costumes Lynn Ciorciari
Technical Direction Remi Watts
Poster Design Anna Stacy
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Danny Higgins & Nicole Savin,
Co-Artistic Directors
Morgan Moffitt, Associate Artistic Director
EastLine Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our programming is made possible through your donations. Donations can be made fee-free via Facebook or with a small fee via BookTix. All donations are tax-deductible.
The EastLine Theatre Board of Directors is: Larry Meneses, Matt Rosenberg, Nicole Savin, Danny Higgins, and Steven Prendergast
The EastLine Theatre Creative Associates are: Anna Stacy, Aly Kantor, Anthony Noto, Bryan Bowie, David Bullen, Jess Reed, Joe Boccia Jr., John Brautigam, Lynn Ciorciari, Matt Rosenberg, Melanie Lipton, Morgan Moffitt, Nicole Savin, Paul DeFilippo, and Remi Watts.
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Lynda Gaug, Deanna Ibrahim,
Sydney Kalish, Éirinn Margaret Kless,
Jill Linden, Spencer McLaughlin,
Anthony Noto, Anna Stacy
Lynda Gaug (she/her) is thrilled and humbled to be in this production with this amazing cast and crew. Lynda was recently Friar Lawrence in EastLine’s Romeo & Juliet. Other EastLine productions include Amadeus (Baron Van Swieten) and Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oberon). Other favorite roles include On Golden Pond (Ethel), California Suite (Diana), Noises Off (Dottie), Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider) and The Crucible (Rebecca Nurse). Many thanks to Paul and the wonderful people of First Presbyterian of Babylon for their love and support.
Deanna Ibrahim (she/her) is currently pursuing her PhD in Applied Psychology at NYU, where she studies the role of arts participation in youth development and social change. She received her BA in Theater & Psychology from Muhlenberg College. Some of her more recent roles include Gloria in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Broadhollow Theater), the Dew Fairy in the opera Hansel and Gretel (Muhlenberg College), and Ophelia in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (EastLine Theatre). Deanna is also a member of KPC Dance Company, and she was a founding member of Girl Be Heard, a group that uses theater to advocate for social justice. Many thanks to Nicole, Danny, Matt, and the wonderful cast of Pride and Prejudice for welcoming her back to the theater!
Sydney Kalish (she/her) is thrilled to be making her EastLine debut as Lydia/Lady Catherine. It has been a joy for her be able to create alongside a lovely group of artists in such trying times. 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.
Éirinn Margaret Kless (she/her) is a Long Island-based actress and recent graduate from SUNY Old Westbury. Her most recent roles include Demetrius in Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus and a featured role in Maria Filippone’s short film Mid-Life Conversations. Classical pieces have always been her favorite and the role of Lizzy Bennet is a lifelong dream! Éirinn wishes the cast, crew, and audience to have as much fun as she’s had in this role!
Jill Linden (she/her) is pleased to be making her EastLine Theatre debut and is grateful to its Artistic Directors for trusting her with this wonderfully fun role and letting her play with this talented cast. Some favorite regional roles include Ouiser in Six Degrees of Separation, Eleanor in Lion in Winter, Clairee in Steel Magnolias and Lucille in The Cemetery Club. Much thanks to those who support the arts!
Spencer McLaughlin (he/him) is thrilled to be a part of his second EastLine production. After a much needed return to the stage and performing this summer with EastLine, Spencer played Paris in their production of Romeo & Juliet. Other roles Spencer has played are Moritz in Spring Awakening, Eddie McCuen in The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 as well as being a veteran haunter at Blood Manor Haunted Attractions. Spencer thanks his friends and family for their continued support and his cast and crew for another incredible experience.
Anthony Noto (he/him) is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful cast and crew and always excited to be a part of anything EastLine. Other EastLine productions he has been in include The Truth, Amadeus, Columbinus, and more. Anthony is also the lead singer of the rock band Blue Movie. Find their music at bluemoviemusic.com, find Anthony at AnthonyNoto.net
Anna Stacy (they/she) is an actor, musician, medical student, and multi-tasker from New York. Favorite credits include Touchstone (As You Like It, Match: Lit), Marc Antony (Julius Caesar, Hamlet Isn’t Dead), and Harper Young in the award-winning series Dead-Enders. Offstage and outside the hospital, Anna loves horror movies, regardless of quality. For more of what Anna does when they should be studying, check out their website: anna-stacy.squarespace.com.
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Lynn Ciorciari (she/her) being a fashion-plate punk rocker in the early 80s was only possible on a teenager’s budget by learning how to sew. Thus began a lifelong passion for all things fabric, thread, needles and pins. Costuming actors from NYC to Idaho to Atlanta and now, at EastLine, is a privilege. Big thanks to an ultra-creative mom who handed over the keys to her trusty Singer way back when.
Bryan Bowie (he/him) is a Long Island-based music and theatre teacher, stage performer, musician, and choreographer. He holds a BMus in Music Education from the SUNY Fredonia and a M.M. in Comprehensive Music Education from Bowling Green State University. Bryan has been lucky enough to perform in two original works at EastLine, Prospero (LIVE!), and Sleepy Hollow, but is very excited to be choreographing for this wonderful company for the first time.
Danny Higgins (he/him) has been with EastLine Theatre since 2011, having seen it from its conception to its transition to nonprofit. Select EastLine credits include: Indecent, Romeo & Juliet, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, King Charles III, Titus Andronicus, Buried Child, The Importance of Being Earnest, Incident at Vichy, Equus, Antigone, and Amadeus. As a writer, he is the co-creator of Prospero (Live), a new musical retelling of The Tempest. Thank you Bryan, for your patience.
Matt Rosenberg (he/him) has been with EastLine since 2015, where he has served as Stage Manager, Director, and Actor. In his more than a decade in Long Island Theatre, he has stage managed almost 100 productions. Favorite EastLine credits include Equus, Gross Indecency, and Indecent.
Nicole Savin (she/her) is a Long Island-based theatre-maker. She holds a BA (Hons) from Royal Holloway, University of London in Drama and Theatre Studies. She has been an EastLine contributor since 2016 and has directed productions of God of Vengeance, The Truth, and Treasure Island as well as appearing in productions at EastLine and across Long Island. Favourite EastLine acting credits include Indecent, The Glass Menagerie, Equus, and An Ideal Husband. Nicole is an Associate Director with By Jove Theatre Company, a London-based company. She is also on the literary team at The Playwrights Realm. This one is for Danny, for getting me through the disaddsder of the last two years.
Remi Watts (she/they) is EastLine’s Technical Director. She is excited to be working on this adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. Remi strives to create new and unique worlds through lights and sound. Some of their favorite credits include Peter and the Starcatcher, Treasure Island, and Amadeus. She is very grateful for her family at EastLine.
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This performance is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by the Huntington Arts Council.
World premiere production co-produced by Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and Primary Stages; June 24, 2017, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Davis McCallum, Artistic Director; Kate Liberman, Managing Director November 19, 2017, Primary Stages Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director Pride & Prejudice received a presentation as part of The Other Season at Seattle Repertory Theatre 2016-2017. Pride & Prejudice is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
EastLine Theatre is a nonprofit theatre company that BroadwayWorld calls ‘Long Island’s best kept secret’. EastLine 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 LGBTQ+ people.
EastLine Theatre is a proud member of the Huntington Arts Council and the Alliance of Resident Theatres / New York.
With thanks to
the members of EastLine Book Club, Morgan Moffitt, Michelle Savin & Caitlin Dunham, Linden Florist, Maureen Savin, Colleen Brady, Sensory Light & Sound, Paul & Lynda Gaug, and the staff at First Presbyterian Church of Babylon