Jane Eyre in Houston

A new production of Jane Eyre (in the Elizabeth Williamson adaptation) opens today, April 12, in Houston, TX:

Alley Theatre presents
Jane Eyre

by Elizabeth Williamson

Adapted from the novel by Charlotte Brontë

April 12-May 5

Hubbard Stage

Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002,

Directed by Eleanor Holdridge

With Chris Hutchison as Edward Fairfax Rochester, Melissa Molano as Jane Eyre, Melissa Pritchett as Grace Poole/ Mary Ingram/ B
essie, and Todd Waite as John/ Colonel Dent/ Mr Carter/ Mr Wood, Susan Koozin as Mrs Fairfax/ Lady Ingram/ Mrs Reed/ Bertha, Joy Yvonne Jones  as Leah/ Blanche Ingram/ Diana Rivers, Ana Karen Miramontes Loya as Adele/ Young Jane, and Gabriel Regojo as Mr Mason/ John Reed/ St John Rivers.

Adapted by Elizabeth Williamson from the beloved classic novel by Charlotte Brontë, this play follows the heroine who struggles for freedom and fulfillment on her own terms. She survives a childhood as an orphan and confronts poverty, injustice, and the discovery of a bitter betrayal, before she makes the ultimate decision to follow her heart.