Pride and Prejudice

Bell Cultural Events Center

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Act One

Prologue: A Ball

Scene 1: Bennet Home

Scene 2: The Long’s Ball

Scene 3: Bennet Home

Scene 4: Netherfield Park

Scene 5: Netherfield Park

Scene 6: Bennet Home

Scene 7: Bennet Home

Scene 8: Bingley’s Ball

Scene 9: Bennet Home

There will be a 15-minute intermission.

Act Two

Scene 1: Bennet Home

Scene 2: Mr. Collin’s Rectory

Scene 3: Rosings Estate

Scene 4: Mr. Collin’s Rectory

Scene 5: Mr. Collin’s Rectory

Scene 6: Pemberley Estate

Scene 7: Bennet Home

No flash photography, video, or audio recording is allowed.

Please respect our performers as well as fellow audience members
by turning off your cell phones during the performance.

Cast:

Jane Bennet: Ellie Parks

Elizabeth Bennet: RebeccaSue Wiles

Mary Bennet: Sarah Marvin

Lydia Bennet: Chesney Bailey

Mr. Darcy: Evan Tschetter

Mrs. Bennet: Jordan Miller

Mr. Bennet: Asa Light

Mr. Bingley: Stephen Condon

Miss Bingley: Julia Condon

Mr. Wickham/Mr. Collins: Luke Hooker

Charlotte Lucas: Abi Hands

Lady Catherine de Bourgh/Ensemble: Mary Burr

Anne de Bourgh/Ensemble: Hadley Speicher

Servant/Ensemble: Emily Swindell

Servant/Ensemble: Faith Demlow

Production Staff:

Director: Heather Tinker

Stage Manager/Sound Designer: Chloe Ashley

Set Designer/Technical Director: Josiah Crandall

Costume Designer: Ruth Smerchek

Choreographer: Hadley Speicher

Hair and Makeup Design: Elizabeth Yeley

Lighting Design: Ellie Parks, Abbey Prichard

Props: Sarah Marvin, Chesney Bailey

Dramaturgy: RebeccaSue Wiles

Lobby Display: Emily Swindell

House Manager: Aaron Griffin

Dresser/Hair and Makeup: Danielle Hougland,
Glory Lin, Jaidyn Tabony, Julia Wong

Publicity: Jordan Miller, Ellie Parks, RebeccaSue Wiles

Poster Design: RebeccaSue Wiles

Set Construction: Josiah Crandall, Chloe Ashley, Chesney Bailey,
Julia Condon, Aaron Griffin, Danielle Hougland,
Sarah Marvin, Jordan Miller, Ellie Parks, Hadley Speicher,
Evan Tschetter, Eli Whitacre, RebeccaSue Wiles

Dramaturgical Note

Stepping into the world of Pride and Prejudice means
stepping into Regency England, where marriage was less
about romance and more about property, security, and family ties.

It was common for women to marry young—often in
their late teens or early twenties—while men might wait until their
careers or inheritances were secure, leading to age gaps that were
unremarkable at the time. Marriages between
cousins were also accepted, even encouraged,
as a way to keep estates and
wealth within families.

The Bennet family’s predicament centers on
entailment—a legal restriction that prevents the estate from passing
to the daughters, leaving Mr. Collins, a male cousin, as the heir.
This explains Mrs. Bennet’s desperation to see her
daughters married well: without advantageous matches,
their futures could be very uncertain.

Jane Austen (1775–1817) grew up in a large family,
the daughter of a country clergyman. Though she never married,
she observed the marriage market with
a sharp, satirical eye. Across her six major novels—including
Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion—she skewered
social pretensions while championing heroines who sought
both security and personal happiness. Pride and Prejudice,
first published in 1813, remains her most beloved work
for its wit, romance, and piercing insight into the
dance between love and economics.

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PhD; Organic Chemistry, Yale University
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Dr. Hodges began her career in higher education at Azusa Pacific University as a chemistry professor from 2008 to 2014. She then moved to MNU where she taught and in 2018 was appointed Chair of the Department of Natural, Health, and Mathematical Sciences. From 2022-2023, before accepting the Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Hodges was the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Hodges’ career research has focused on protein folding and protein engineering, and she has mentored over twenty students in these research projects. She has also furthered the MNU first-year experience program and chaired the General Education committee for five years. Dr. Hodges was recognized as the MNU Faculty of the Year in 2021.

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BA in International Development, MidAmerica Nazarene University

Dr. Jon D. North was elected the sixth president of MidAmerica Nazarene University in 2025 and is the first alumnus of MNU to hold this position.

Before he was elected president, Dr. North served MNU as the senior vice president for University Advancement and executive director of the MNU Foundation. Over the past 15 years, his leadership has elevated the university’s landscape. Under his direction, the MNU Foundation’s assets quadrupled, laying a strong financial foundation for the future.

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As a 1994 MNU graduate, Mr. Garrett began his professional journey as an educator in the Olathe Public Schools before returning to MNU as the Head Baseball Coach from 1998 to 2006. His career has progressed through increasing levels of responsibility, including Director of Athletic Development, Director of Development & Corporate Partnerships, and, most recently, Director of Athletics since January 2017.

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