PHOTO OF THE DAY: WHO’S WHO IN ‘JANE EYRE’

Director Jill Hofer has announced the cast of “Jane Eyre,” which will be presented for Schmeckfest 2025. The show will be staged Thursday night, April 3, as well as both nights of Schmeckfest — Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5. Curtain will be at 7:30 p.m. all three nights in Pioneer Hall on the campus of Freeman Academy.

Tickets are available at schmeckfest.com. All reserved seating must be purchased in advance. A limited number of general admission tickets will also be available at the box prior to each performance. The cast is as follows:

• Jane Eyre – Kelsey Pidde
• Edward Fairfax Rochester – Elliott Graber
• Young Jane & Amy Eshton – Madelyn Anderson
• John Reed & Lord Tedo Ingram – Liam Ortman
• Mrs. Reed & Lady Ingram – Lois Wollman
• Mr. Brocklehurst – Dan Graber
• Colonel Dent & the Vicar – Monte Waltner
• Miss. Scatcherd, Mrs. Dent & Bertha Mason – Bailey Carlson
• Marigold & Mrs. Fairfax – Sonja Waltner
• Helen Burns & Mary Ingram – Estelle Waltner
• Robert – Paul Balzer
• Adele & School girl – Adeline Graber
• Grace Poole & School girl – Maria Paff
• Blanche Ingram & School girl – Clara Beseman
• St. John Rivers – Brennan Waltner
• Richard Mason – Jason Mehlhaf