Based on the best-selling novel, the Oscar-nominated film starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood, and composed by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown, The Bridges of Madison County follows Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy. She looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid pulls into her driveway seeking directions, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca's life.
Berkeley Street Upstairs Theatre
April 3-5th, 2025
CAST
SUZETTE NEWTON-JANSE VAN RENSBURG as FRANCESCA
TAYLOR LONG as ROBERT
THOMAS FOURNIER as BUD
LILIANA GIORGIO as CAROLYN
FYNN CUTHBERT as MICHAEL
JILL LOUISE LÉGER as MARGE
ROB LACHANCE as CHARLIE
CHANTALYNE BEAUSOLEIL as MARIAN
PRODUCTION TEAM
DIRECTED BY HAYLEE THOMPSON
MUSIC DIRECTED BY ETHAN ROTENBERG
PRODUCED AND PROD MANAGED BY IAN KOWALSKI
PRODUCED BY MEREDITH SHEDDEN
SET AND PROP DESIGN BY QUỲNH DIEP
LIGHTING DESIGN BY NIALL DURCAN
SOUND DESIGN BY NAT ZABLAH
STAGE MANAGED BY BETHANY SCHAUFLER-BIBACK
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Book by Marsha Norman
Directed by Haylee Thompson
Music Directed by Ethan Rotenberg
Production photos by Valentina Caballero
"Every person involved in this production is committed to illuminating every emotional moment. Haylee Thompson directs with style and her attention to detail is impressive.
The cast of eight are stellar, strong voiced, with Suzette Newton-Janse Van Rensburg and Taylor Long being emotionally grounded and very moving."
-Lynn Slotkin, The Slotkin Letter