CHS prepared to present ‘Jane Eyre’

COLUMBUS -- When Jenna Stecker first read Jane Eyre in middle school, she didn’t like the novel.

But when she found out the fall musical at Columbus High School would be that story, the senior decided to check out the book again.

“I fell in love with it,” Stecker said of her second reading.

Now Stecker finds herself playing the main character in the production of the 1847 novel written by Charlotte Bronte. The story focuses on Jane, who as a child is abused by her aunt and then sent to live in an orphanage. Eventually she is hired to be a governess by Edward Fairfax Rochester. She falls in love with him, but a secret prevents them from marrying.

Stecker said she thinks adults will be able to relate to the story because it is about being in a relationship and having difficulty making it work.

Much of the story is told through song. The score will be played by an orchestra and several professional musicians.

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