all photos by Brett Love

Thank you for coming!

poster design by Evelyn Robertson Symons.

Emma
by Kate Hamill

Based on the novel by Jane Austen
​Directed by Sophia Franzella

Emma ran April 3rd-19th, 2025
in the 12th Ave Arts Studio

Emma Woodhouse is clever, educated and energetic...and in imminent danger of going mad with idleness. In a time when respectable ladies are expected to sit quietly at home, she desperately needs projects--and prides herself on matchmaking, much to the chagrin of her friend Mr. Knightley. But where Emma's considerable energies focus, screwball comedy follows... A fresh feminist take on a treasured classic, Hamill's Emma breaks down convention, expectation, and even the fourth wall with vibrant comic flair
​— leading audiences "forward, onward, and upward!"

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FEATURING:
Rachel Guyer-Mafune as EMMA
Emily Huntingford^ as HARRIET
MJ Jurgensen as KNIGHTLEY
Pearl Mei Lam as JANE + MRS. BATES (as needed)
James Schilling* as FRANK CHURCHILL + MR. ELTON
Riley Gene as MISS BATES + ROBERT MARTIN
Kayla Walker as MRS. WESTON + MRS. BATES (as needed)
Van Lang Pham as MR. WOODHOUSE + MR. WESTON
Claire Idstrom as MRS. ELTON + MRS. BATES (as needed) onstage band
Kyle Levien* as onstage band
Rachael Uyeno* as Rehearsal Swing / Emergency Understudy​ 
Ben Symons* Rehearsal Swing / Emergency Understudy​ 
Diego Chavez* as Emergency Band Swing

​CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director + Choreographer: Sophia Franzella
Stage Manager: Haley Thomas*
Production Manager: Sean Hendrickson^
Assistant Stage Manager: Paula Wilson Nitka*

Music Director/Band Leader: Claire Idstrom*
Scenic Designer: Devin Petersen
Costume Designer: Ro Miller*
Lighting Designer: Anna Shih*
Sound Designer: Alex Parr

Technical Director: Jordan Somers
Associate Scenic Designer & Props Master: Teia O'Malley
Assistant Costume Designer: Alexandra Mellor*
Assistant Lighting Designer: Sihan (Samantha) Yang
Dramaturg: Beth Pollack*
Dialect Coach: Kayla Walker
Intimacy Choreographer: Kate Drummond^
Artistic Producer of PR/Marketing: Audrey Herold*
Associate Producer of Accessibility: Hannah Votel*
Graphic Design: Evelyn Robertson Symons*
​Producing Artistic Directors: Mike Lion^ & Kate Drummond^