the original cast featured jared nelson, sona kharatian, brooklyn mack and jonathan jordan in the roles of jake barnes, lady brett ashley, pedro romero, and bill gorton, respectively. after reading the book, webre wrote the libretto along with librettist karen zacarias and hired billy novick to write the music. hugh landwehr of new york university was the set designer. university of maryland department of theatre professor helen huang was the costume designer. clifton taylor was the lighting designer