Pride and Prejudice
Adapted for the stage by Jon Jory From the novel by Jane Austin
Director Elizabeth Hershly
Audition Dates: Sunday, December 8, 2019 from 1pm to 4pm, and Monday, December 9, 2019 from 7pm to 9pm.
Audition Location: Edmonds Driftwood Players Administrative Office, 306 Main Street, Edmonds, WA (Lower level of the Bank of America).
Callbacks (By invitation only) The evening of Wednesday, December 11, 2019. Exact time and location TBD.
Rehearsal Dates: December 17 & 18 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
January 6 - February 13: Rehearsal schedule will be finalized after casting and are generally held on Monday through Thursday evenings 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Occasional weekend rehearsals will be held to offset weekdays lost due to holiday breaks during this time period. Actors cast in the show may not be called to every rehearsal.
Performance DatesFebruary 14 to March 1, 2020 (Thursdays-Saturdays at 8pm; Sundays at 2pm)
Synopsis: Jane Austin's beloved Regency Romance takes the stage in Jon Jory's whimsical, ensemble driven adaptation. The Bennet sisters (or at least the two eldest) are charming, lovely, clever, and completely without marriage prospects. Then a new man comes to Hertfordshire with his arrogant friend in tow and Jane and Elizabeth find their quiet lives quite upended. All the charms of the original are captured in this adaptation; including their mother's hysterics, their younger sister's infatuations, lavish balls, charming officers, and a parson who lacks each and every social grace. This production will use choreographed movement and shadow play to help propel the story through its many locations, from the drawing room at Longbourn to the lavish grounds of Pemberley.
Audition requirement: Monologue: Prepare a one to two-minute monologue that highlights your best work.
British Accents: Please be ready to demonstrate your best British Accent. It can be part of your monologue, or you can prepare a short sentence or two in British dialect.Headshot and Resume: Please bring one copy of each.
Casting 8 women, 6 men. All races and gender identities encouraged to audition.
Leading Women: Elizabeth Bennet: 20 years old (20's- early 30's) Jane Bennet: 22 years old (20's- early 30's) Mrs. Bennet: (45 years+) Lydia Bennet/Georgiana: 15 years old /16 years old (early 20's) Mary Bennet/Charlotte Lucas: 18 years old/19 years old (20's-early 30's) Kitty Bennet: 17 years old (early 20's)
Leading Men: Mr. Bennet: (50 +) Mr. Darcy: (late 20's to early 30's) Mr. Bingley/Colonel Fitzwilliam: (late 20's - early 30's) Sir William Lucas/Mr. Collins/Mr. Gardiner: (40's-50's) Ensemble (20s - 50s)
Edmonds Driftwood Players is an inclusive community that is committed to providing opportunities for actors from culturally diverse backgrounds. We are not associated with AEA and do not participate in union contracts.Audition Signup Link: https://volunteersignup.org/CMQL7?classicAudition Information Link: https://forms.gle/bRzECaJqb83aBWdv5
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