Brontë Sister House Party

August 14-September 12, 2026

Van Ness on Main Street
4340 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20008

Written by Courtney Bailey

Directed by Kathleen Barth

Nu Sass Productions cordially invites you to the house party of the season, hosted by none other than the Brontë Sisters—Emily, Charlotte, and Anne, the famous writers of Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall respectively. The Brontë Sisters are stuck in purgatory, suffering through party after party in an endless time loop, until they throw the best house party and reach The Point of Celebratory Reverence. For them, hosting is truly hell. 

Nu Sass presents Brontë Sister House Party, written by Courtney Bailey, which premiered at the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival in 2021 for the Confluence Regional Writers' Project, and was awarded the 2022 St. Louis Theatre Circle Award for Outstanding Play. This isn’t a play; it’s really a house party filled with music, laughter, tears, confessions, scuffles, and of course, private bathroom convos.

Performances
August 14, 2026 @ 8 pm
August 15, 2026 @ 8 pm
August 16, 2026 @ 2 pm
August 20, 2026 @ 8 pm
August 21, 2026 @ 8 pm
August 22, 2026 @ 8 pm
August 23, 2026 @ 2 pm
August 24, 2026 @ 8 pm
August 27, 2026 @ 8 pm
August 28, 2026 @ 8 pm
August 29, 2026 @ 2 pm
August 30, 2026 @ 8 pm
September 1, 2026 @ 8 pm
September 2, 2026 @ 8 pm
September 3, 2026 @ 8 pm
September 9, 2026 @ 8 pm
September 10, 2026 @ 8 pm
September 11, 2026 @ 8 pm
September 12, 2026 @ 2 pm
September 12, 2026 @ 8 pm

Events

August 16, 2026: Talkback with Dr. Maria Frawley
August 21, 2026: Kate Bush Night!
August 23, 2026: Meet the Cast - Post-Show Talkback
August 24, 2026: Industry Night! Feminism in the Creative Space Post-Show Talkback with Madeleine Regina
August 29, 2026 2pm: Queer Victorian Literature Post-Show Talkback with Mari Fluegeman
August 29, 2026 8 pm: Sapphic Literary Night with Mari Fluegeman
September 1, 2026: Goth Night!

CAST

Emily / Leah Ly

Charlotte / Aubri O’Connor

Anne / Rose Hahn

Branwell / Ty Edwards

Cathy / Breanna Horner

Helen Burns / Daniella Ignacio

Kate Bush / Madeline Marie

UNDERSTUDIES

Emily Understudy / Layla Nabavi

Charlotte Understudy / Kate Lurie

Anne Understudy / Aisling Mockler

Branwell Understudy / Michael McCarthy

Cathy Understudy / Hope Cassady

Helen Burns Understudy / Alyssa Nolan

Kate Bush Understudy / Jessica Cooperstock

CREATIVE TEAM

Director / Kathleen Barth

Assistant Director/Dramaturg / Edie Backman

Fight & Intimacy Director / Bess Kaye

Fight & Intimacy Assistant Director / Layali Aljirafi

Costume/Hair Designer / Lanae Sterrett

Scenic Designer / Roo Sultan

Lighting/Projections Designer / Heather Rody

Sound Designer / Connor Lugo-Harris

PRODUCTION TEAM

Artistic Director / Aubri O’Connor

Producer / Elle Sullivan

Stage Manager / Lauren Markovich

Assistant Stage Manager / Ray Poukish

Marketing Manager / Hannah Wing-Bonica

House Manager / Joe Largess