Jane & Rochester

Let Jane Eyre sweep you away to Thornfield Hall—and into the heart of her romance with the mysterious Mr. Rochester. This costumed dramatic reading, adapted from Charlotte Brontë’s novel, runs approximately twenty minutes. Jane &  Rochester will be performed twice with a brief Q&A after each show.

Julie Butters (Jane/creator of Jane & Rochester) is a Salem-based writer and actress. Her stage adaptation of Jane Eyre, in which she played adult Jane, was produced by Connecticut’s Flock Theater as a Zoom film in 2020. Her involvement with the film, which is available for free viewing online, was the cover story for the Spring 2022 issue of 01907 The Magazine. Jane & Rochester was first performed at the inaugural Red Rock Literary Festival.