the cottage
mainstage - MATURE THEMES AND LANGUAGE
Directed by Barbara Jacobs // June 12-21, 2026
A scandalous secret, a charming countryside escape, and a whole lot of unexpected visitors—The Cottage by Sandy Rustin is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud farce full of twists, turns, and tangled romances. Set in the English countryside in 1923, this stylish comedy of manners explodes when a woman boldly reveals her affair to her husband… and her lover's wife. Inspired by the works of Noël Coward, The Cottage is a cheeky romp where propriety takes a holiday and hilarity moves in.
The Cottage contains mature themes and language that may not be suitable for all audiences.
NO VIDEO OR PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED DURING THE PERFORMANCE.
The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings or streams of this production is strictly prohibited, a violation of applicable copyright law and an actionable offense.
crew
DIRECTOR - BARBARA JACOBS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/STAGE MANAGER - KG USLAN
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - CRIS FENGER
INTIMACY COORDINATOR - JUSTIN GAYLARD
PROP MISTRESS - STEPHANIE HEWLETT
COSTUMER - GAVIN PARMLEY
COSTUME CREW - JEANNETTE GIBSON
SET DESIGNER - HOLLY JO TAYLOR
LIGHT DESIGN - ERIN CASEY
ASSISTANT LIGHT DESIGN - MICAIAH PARSON
ASM/SOUND BOARD OPERATOR - KELLY REED
SOUND DESIGN - BILLY BUFF
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR - MICAIAH PARSON
PROPS ASSISTANT - HAILEY CLARK
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER - KG USLAN
TECH CREW - OLAF IDES AND STEPHANIE HEWLETT
SET CONSTRUCTION - PLT STAFF AND BRYAN CHAPMAN
PLT MARKETING SPECIALIST - ASHLEY DENNY
SHOP SUPERVISOR - BRYAN CHAPMAN
PLT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - KATHY HOLSWORTH
SPECIAL THANKS TO Lexi Mayo, stephen c. lott, sunny walton
Cast
maureen mcneill AS sylvia
Maureen holds a BA in Theatre from Florida State University. She most recently appeared on the Pensacola Little Theatre stage as Millie Martindale in Studio 400’s The Perfect Arrangement. Previous favorite roles include Dale in Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche and Arrabelle in Joe Nierle’s Nebula of Georgia, both of which earned her Artistic Excellence honors.
Brandon mayo as beau
Brandon is a lifelong Pensacola resident and Pensacola Little Theatre veteran who has been featured in mainstage shows such as Legally Blonde (Professor Callahan), A Chorus Line (Zach), The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay), and The Play That Goes Wrong (Robert). In addition to being the resident Dungeon Master and D&D Instructor for the PLT Education department, Brandon is also a voice actor/director for digital projects such as Warhammer Online: Return of Reckoning and the host of the pub quiz show Triviafari with Ranger Brandon, the four-year Best of The Coast winner for Best Trivia Night (hosted Tuesdays at Alga Beer Co).
sarahbeth mowad as marjorie
SarahBeth is excited to be making her PLT MainStage debut! She has been active in regional and community theatre since childhood. Favorite recent roles include Sukie Rougemont in the Southeastern premiere of The Witches of Eastwick: The Musical, Helen Hubbard in Murder on the Orient Express, and, most recently, Titania in Somebody to Love. SarahBeth would like to express her love and gratitude to her husband, Anthony, for his unwavering support.
bragg stone hammac as clarke
Bragg first started performing with the Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company (SETSCo) under the tutelage of Michelle Hancock. He was there from 2012 to 2015 and appeared in The Taming of Shrew (Petruchio) and Hamlet (Claudius), and was trained in Spolin and Laban methods of acting and movement. In college, Bragg formed his own troupe and directed pieces such as The Glass Menagerie and As You Like It. He went on to work at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, where he served as Resident Assistant Director for two seasons, overseeing productions such as Hairspray, South Pacific, and Beauty and the Beast. The Cottage marks his first return to the stage in over five years!
reese hunter as diedre
Reese is thrilled to be making her Pensacola Little Theatre debut in The Cottage. The Montgomery, Alabama native has a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from The University of Alabama. Although Reese has been performing since she was five years old, she was most recently seen in The Actor’s Charitable Theatre’s production of Chicago (Roxie Hart). In 2018, Reese performed in the children’s ensemble for a limited engagement Broadway production, Rocktopia at The Broadway Theatre. Reese would like to thank her Mom, Dad, Sister, and Brother for always being her biggest supporters.
russ hughes as richard
Russ makes his Pensacola Little Theatre debut in The Cottage, marking his return to the stage after a decade-long hiatus that began sometime around high school graduation. When he’s not rediscovering his love of live theatre, Russ is a filmmaker and ASU student pursuing a Bachelor’s in Film Practices. He is endlessly grateful to the PLT family for welcoming him back into the fold, and to his wife and family, whose unwavering support makes it all possible, even the questionable decisions.
People think they know what they want, but often what one thinks they want isn’t really what it’s cracked up to be. Commit to the love of your life only to find out you don’t know that person at all. Sacrifice all that you have only to find what you want is unattainable. Spend years mourning a lost love to learn the loved one hadn’t been lost. Go to extremes to keep a love to find it was never yours. Face it! Fooling around with love or being a fool for love is risky. Add sex, and the whole thing becomes even more tangled. Add sibling rivalry, jealousy, unexpected visitors, alcohol, and a bit of Noel Cowardesque wit, and you arrive at The Cottage. You might be asking yourself, is love even worth it? After directing this delightful laugh romp, I’ve decided that nothing is permanent, none of us are perfect, love is a complicated delight, and a sense of humor is a necessity.
— Barbara Jacobs, Director
