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Preview: NOV 25-26, 2025
Opening: NOV 28, 2025
Closing: DEC 20, 2025
ASL Performance: DEC 2, 2025

$30 Preview Performances
$40 Performances


Ada and the Engine
Written by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Rebekah Lane


Love letters in numbers
Set in the Victorian era among the houses of intellectual elites, we find Ada, a young female mathematician whose invention of binary code shapes our modern world today. Ada and the Engine, written by America's most produced living playwright, Lauren Gunderson, composes the story of Ada Byron Lovelace, poet Lord Byron's daughter. This lyrical play details the life of Ada as she struggles between the traditional demands of her mother and the pull of her mathematical ambition. Ada sees the creative potential in "The Engine" created by her mentor, the scholar Charles Babbage. As pressures mount and feelings grow, these two form a partnership that will change the course of the future. Jane Austen meets Steve Jobs in this poignant pre-tech romance heralding the computer age. In celebration of our 10th season, come along with us as we recalculate this music-laced story of love and friendship, the patrons' pick: Ada & The Engine.

ROMAC
The lumber and other scenic build materials for this production were proudly donated by RoMac Building Supply.


cast image Full cast and production credits listed below!

CONTENT ADVISORY


adult content advisory
advisory scale 3 of 6
language advisory
advisory scale 1 of 6
violence advisory
advisory scale 1 of 6

Trigger Warning:
A young woman reconciles with her father and her past.
advisory scale 3 of 6 Adult Content: There is adult content. The protagonist is a young woman who is brillant and focused on math over romance even though she has found herself in love by two men. She takes after her father who was a smart man, but he also has a dark past. She works hard to overcome the weight of her father's past and society's expectations of her. There is lots of mathematical language used in this play.

advisory scale 1 of 6 Language: There is very little profanity used. Word Counts - Bastards 1X, Ass 1X, Damned 1X, Damn 1X, Hell 1X

advisory scale 1 of 6 Loud Noises: There are loud noises used. There are metal machine noices.




Seating Chart


*There is no late seating or re-seating at The Studio Theatre. This is for your safety and the safety of the performers.


Cast

Ada Byron Lovelace Mina Yang-Rey
Lady Anabella Byron Cynthia Beckert*
Charles Babbage Casey Murphy
Lord Lovelace Matt J. Keeley
Mary Sommerville Lauren Muller
Byron Shaq Hester
SWING - Lady Lovelace/Mary Sommerville Danielle Bouloy
UNDERSTUDY - Ada Dominique Marshall
UNDERSTUDY - Babbage Jason Blackwater

Production & Design Team

ProducerJason Goedken
Artistic DirectorAngel Creeks
Director of OperationsJon Cronin
Director of People, Projects and CultureLeslie Becker
Director of Development Yasmeen Stogden
Technical DirectorClayton Becker
Assistant Technical DirectorAlison Madison
Scenic & Props Designer / Props Design / Set DressingJoshua Gallagher
Lighting DesignerMario Gonzalez
Sound SupervisorRoel Cavazos
Company Manager / Music SupervisorRyan Loeckel
Production Manager, Resident Productions Stephanie Elliott
Swing Stage ManagerMadison Youngblood
Stage ManagerNicolas Raffenaud
Deck Stage ManagerZach Mlekush
Manager of Patron ServicesAlec Speers
Assistant Manager of Patron ServicesTina Carroll
Assistant Manager of Patron ServicesSavannah Wagner
Assistant Manager of Patron ServicesLonnie Goertz
Costume Shop Supervisor / Costume DesignerCory Garrett
Marketing DirectorMonica Berdecio
Social Media & Marketing CoordinatorNatalie Bollinger
Literary and Casting AssociateJordan Gregson
Lighting TechnicianDio Raquel Jr.
CarpenterVerna McIntyre
CarpenterAntonio Campagna
DirectorRebekah Lane
Lighting/Projections DesignerCJ Barnewll
Intimacy/Fight DirectorD Granke
Sound DesignerKevin Becker