Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative
Ada and the Engine
By Lauren Gunderson
The Naples Players, October-November 2025
Directed by Phillip Fazio
Scenic Design by Bailey McClure-Frank
Costume Design by Dayne Sabatos
Lighting Design by Ivy Walker
Sound Design by Costandina Daros
Properties Design by Amy Hughes
Stage Managed by Veronica Ostroski
Technical Direction by Christian Heffron
Babbage addresses a letter to Ada. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Ada's mother interrupts her first meeting with Charles Babbage. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Ada and Lovelace come to an understanding. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative0
Ada's mother watches her dance with her future husband. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Ada and her mother. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Charles Babbage faces off with Lord Lovelace. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Ada and Charles share a brief, intimate moment. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Ada, very ill, addresses her husband. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Ada meets her father, Lord Byron, in the afterlife. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Charles Babbage and Ada's mother discuss her illness. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Ada meets her father, Lord Byron, in the afterlife. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Ada in the afterlife, understanding the modern computer. Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative
Ada sees Charles in the afterlife. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Ada sees the future. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Ada's mother berates her for her interest in her father, Lord Byron. (Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
(Photo: Matthew A. Schipper, Naples Creative)
Ada sees the future.
Video: Ivy Walker. Sound design by Costandina Daros. Control: ETC Eos connected to QLab via OSC. Eos fired QLab for most of the show. For these last 20 seconds, control was sent to QLab and lighting cues were placed in the sound timeline to achieve precise synchronization.