Bright Star Cast List

Bright Star Cast List

Robert Pieranunzi, Director and Choreographer; Suna Gunther, Music Director

 

First Rehearsal: March 2, 2026; First Performance: April 16, 2026; Closing Performance: April 26, 2026.

 

No Spring Break rehearsals Saturday, March 14, 2026, through Sunday, March 22, 2026.


Cast should examine the schedules and cancel any current conflicts and avoid any future ones. This avoidance includes:

  • Auditioning for overlapping productions.
  • Registering for night classes.
  • Registering for classes whose syllabi include conflicting requirements.
  • Scheduling work hours which conflict with rehearsals and/or performances.

These productions are considered curricular for JCSTF students. Reschedule or suspend conflicting extracurricular activities.

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Bright Star Cast List

Teagan Bade

Alice

Carson Doss

Jimmy Rae

Joey Westerdale

Billy

Lily Ginsburg

Margo

Adian Upton

Daddy Cane

Tyler Smidt

Daddy Murphy

Emerson Mattson

Mama Murphy

TBD*

Mayor

Robbie Exstrom

Daryl

Sydney Kwasa

Lucy

Melkie Sherman

Max
Ensemble (T2/B)
Daddy Cane Understudy

Luka Benjamin

Norquist
Ensemble (B)
Daddy Murphy Understudy

Arthur Powell

Stanford
Ensemble (B)
Mayor Understudy

James Rasser

Asheville Back-ups
Ensemble (T)
Jimmy Understudy

Shane Daughtrey

Asheville Back-up
Ensemble (T2)
Daryl Understudy

Lexi Winner

Edna
Ensemble
Lucy Understudy

Brooke Desormeaux

Florence
Ensemble
Margo Understudy

Hattie Chavanu

Clerk (Kate)
Ensemble
Alice Understudy

KJ Anderson

Well-Dressed Woman
Ensemble
Mama Murphy Understudy

Lauren Roberts

Alto Swing
Dance Captain

Lauren Bazan

Soprano Swing

Jack Welstead

Tenor Asheville Back-up Swing
Billy Understudy
Stanford Understudy
Max Understudy

Grady Matthews

Baritone / Asheville Back-up Swing
Dr. Norquist Understudy

 

*NRT Guest Artist

STAGEMANAGER.UNL.EDU

Academic events, Rehearsals, and Performances of The Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film, and Nebraska Repertory Theatre

(formerly prodmgr)

Click the link below for calendar.

Then click on any event to see details. 

You can also change the view to week / day in the upper right. You can jump to a different date in the upper left.

UNL_JCSTF_NRT Production Stage Manager Calendar

 

 

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The Technical Director schedule is on the Production/Design page.

The Howell Memorial Theatre and Studio Theatre daily schedules are on the Production/Design page.

The former unl.edu/prodmgr has been rebranded as stagemanager.unl.edu.

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