Directed by Gleason Bauer
October 3 - 12, 2025
Scenic Designer | Apollo Mark Weaver
Lighting Designer | James L. Murphy
Costume Designer | Kyla Kazuschyk
Props Manager | John Michael Eddy
Sound Designer | Joseph Kayuha
Stage Manager | Sofia Silva
The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.
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| Winifred | Priya Hildebrand |
| Ottilie | Treasure Jackson |
| Eleanora | Layla Brown-Collado |
| Granville | Hunter Sparacino |
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| Georgia | DJ Flood |
| Anthony | RicardoMendoza |
| Clarence | Hunter Nastasi |
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| Victor | John Dunn |
| Charlotte | Jillian Boyles |
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| Butler | Ben Franques |
| Butler | Weston Bradley |
| Assistant Director | Kylee Broomfield |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Jules Huihui, Lyn Parks |
| Production Manager | James L. Murphy |
| Assistant Scenic Designer | Ethan Rogers |
| Paint Shop Supervisor | Apollo Mark Weaver |
| Charge Scenic Artist | Ethan Rogers |
| Scenic Artists | Christina Griffey, Jared Beronnes, Sarafina Davis, Ava-Claire Matthews, Katelyn Sorlie, Kyriah Thomas, Ashlee Wilkerson, Tatianna Bunthoff, Tai Smith |
| Light Board Operator | Alex Edwards |
| Electrics Supervisor | Austin Bomkamp |
| Sound Operator | Robert Liggett |
| Sound Mentor / Engineer | Tyler Kieffer |
| Assistant Props Manager | Brady Ernst |
| Props Artisans | Reese Meckfessel, Anta Lo, Chloe Ordone, Thaomy Vu, Lio Smith, Skylnn Sajna, Angel Dawson, Ryland Shaddinger |
| Wardrobe Head | Meg Holmes |
| Wardrobe Crew | Riley Harris,Taniah Wiltz, India S. Lathan, Katelyn Sorlie |
| Head Flyman | Klayton Branton |
| Choreographer | T. M. Pride |
| Vocal Coach | Rockford Sansom |
| Intimacy Director | Ashley Landrieu |
| Production Advocate | Shannon Walsh |
Maggie Smith (she/her) is an actor, playwright, and comedian based in Chicago, Illinois.
Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, she began studying theatre at a young age, taking
every performance class available to her. After graduating high school, she moved
to Chicago to pursue a BA in Theatre, along with minors in English and Shakespeare
Studies, at Loyola University Chicago. While at Loyola, she led two projects with
the Second Stage Program: Rats: The Musical, a devised absurdist musical, and Saint
Louise, Pray for Us, a staged reading of her original two-act play. She also performed
in numerous MainStage Productions in the Newhart Family Theatre and participated in
student-led projects as a performer, deviser, and writer.
Maggie began her professional career soon after graduating, appearing in ETA Creative
Arts’ 51st Season remount of Everybody as the Usher, God, and Understanding. In August
2022, she was accepted into the Second City Conservatory Training Program, from which
she graduated in 2023. Her play Calvaria won Babes with Blades Theatre Company’s 2024
Joining Sword & Pen Competition and was further developed as part of their 2025 Fighting
Words festival. Calvaria will be produced in full by Babes with Blades Theatre Company
at a later date.
She is a resident artist with Two Chairs Theatre Company, where she works as both
a playwright and performer, and a company member with BYOT Productions, contributing
as a performer, writer, and director. In July 2025, she joined BYOT’s staff as Media
Director, combining her passions for theatre and social media management.
In January 2025, Maggie was named Best Playwright of 2024 in the Chicago Reader’s
annual “Best of Chicago” list. Audiences can keep up with her work through her website
or on Instagram at @maggiesmithwritesandwrongs.
Gleason Bauer (Director) (they/them) is an award-winning director, designer, and educator. As Associate Artistic Director of square product theatre, they devised, directed, and designed SLAB (garnering the True West Award for direction and design, and a Colorado Theatre Guild nomination for Best New Play). A co-founder of Los Angeles’s acclaimed Zoo District, Gleason contributed to its international, award-winning reputation, earning 44 nominations and 26 Ovation, Garland, and LA Weekly Awards, including Best Production and Costume Design for [home] or The Lost Tablet of Ur. As an educator, Gleason has taught around the country, including at Pomona, Colorado College, Marlborough, North Carolina Governor's School, and currently as Adjunct Faculty in the School of the Arts at Naropa University, where they also received an MFA in Contemporary Performance. www.gleasonbauer.com
The Edwardses
Priya Hildebrand (Winifred Edwards) is a sophomore Theatre (performance) major. She is thrilled to make her LSU Mainstage debut in The Courtship of Winifred Edwards. She previously appeared in Swine Palace’s People, Places & Things, LSU Lab Show Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, and Geaux Film Sink or Swim. Other credits include Pipeline, The Ash Girl, and Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.
Treazure Jackson (Ottilie Edwards) is a junior Theatre (performance) major. This is her debut to both LSU theatre and Mainstage! Previous credits include LSU’s Musical Theatre Club The Nightmare Before Christmas, Cabaret 2024, Singeaux 24’-25’, and High School Musical On Stage!
Layla Brown Collado (Eleanora) is a third-year Theatre Performance major. Layla was last seen on the Swine Palace stage for her debut in Roleplay. As Layla continues to indulge in LSU Theatre, the more grateful she has become of the community she has to support her. Layla would like to give a big thank you to the director, Gleason Bauer, for helping color LSU's stage with this production using their kind words, creativity, and dedication.
Hunter Sparacino (Granville) is a junior Theatre major with a concentration in performance. Previous credits include LSU Theatre’s Lab Season show Dead City. Hunter is currently the President of the University Theatre Alliance (UTA) and is excited to continue growing LSU’s theatre community through the club.
The Tailors
DJ Flood (Georgia) is a junior Film & Television major. Previous credits include Roleplay (LSU Mainstage), The R + J Project (LSU Lab), The Unseen Hand (Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (LSMSA). DJ is also Treasurer of Improv LSU and Publicity and Outreach Chair for the University Theatre Alliance. Love you Mom, Dad, and Ainsley!
Ricardo Mendoza (Anthony) is a senior Theatre Performance major and a native Puerto Rican. This marks Ricardo's sixth time on the LSU stage. Previous credits include Swine Palace's Red Velvet, LSU Mainstage Marburg, LSU Mainstage Ms. Holmes. and Ms. Watson- Apt. 2B, Lab show All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, and ImprovLSU's God Gun!
Hunter Nastasi (Clarence) is a senior double-majoring in Theatre (Arts Administration) and General Business. Previous credits include LSU Theatre Mainstage's Roleplay, LSU's Musical Theatre Club's productions of Singeaux and The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, and LSU Theatre Lab's Rosita y Conchita. He was the Assistant Board Chair and Secretary of LSU's Musical Theatre Club last year and currently serves as the Secretary of the University Theatre Alliance. He would like to thank his friends and family for all their love and support!
The Woodses
John “Jojo” Dunn (Victor Woods) is a senior Theatre Performance major. Previous credits include productions with City Park Players including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and productions with The Christ School Theatre in Arden NC (Othello). Jojo wishes to be a prominent voice actor and participates in online dubs as much as he can in his spare time.
Jillian Boyles (Charlotte Woods) is a junior Theatre (performance) major and an Entrepreneurship minor. This is her second main stage production. Her previous credits include LSU’s Spring ‘25 main stage show Roleplay and LSU’s Lab Show Let Me Be: Grandma, Maama, and Me.
Butlers
Ben Franques (Reginald) is a senior Political Science major and Theatre minor. Previous credits include LSU SciArt’s Alice Wareham and The Fabulation of Time. He is also a member of LSU Improv.
Weston Bradley (Lawrence)
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