Announcing the Cast for "LADY SUSAN"

After a couple of well attended auditions this week, we are pleased to announce the cast for Verde Valley Theatre's March 2010 production of Lady Susan, as dramatized from Jane Austen's untitled work of c. 1794, by director Michelle Lambeau.


The title role of Lady Susan goes to Alyssa Majewski, longtime actress and director in her own right, and teacher of English at the Mingus Union High School (MUHS). Tera Ponce, MUHS Senior, will play the role of her daughter, Frederica. Lady Susan's brother-in-law, Charles Vernon, will be played by Grand Theatre manager and lighting designer Guy Darland. He is husband to Catherine, whose role is held by local musician and voice teacher Brittany Smith. Landscape photographer Brent Jones will make his stage debut in Arizona in the role of the dashing Reginald De Courcy. Ashly Lawler, currently enrolled in Yavapai College, is cast as Lady Susan's close friend and ally, Alicia, wife of the eminently respectable Mr Johnson, played by veteran actor and graphic designer Jesse Majewski. The cast is rounded off with the talent of James Ball in the role of Sir James Martin. James is well-known to theatre-goers throughout the Verde Valley since he has not only appeared on the Clarkdale stage a number of times, but is also Theatre and Choir Director for MUHS.