Ann Ciccolella directs onto the stage a gothic romance known the world over as “the one with the attic wife.” Jane Eyre, a favorite among anyone who wishes the Beast hadn’t transformed at the end of Beauty and the Beast, comes to life at the Long Center thanks in part to a reimagining from National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic. Opening this Saturday, November 9, this play version promises to stay true to Eyre’s story of “one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfillment on her own terms.” But riddle me this! Will they have that one scene where Rochester dresses up like an old witch and gives all his rich friends bad fortune readings?
– James Scott