"Pride and Prejudice" Play Needs Performers
Searching for males and females for the "Pride and Prejudice" Play. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Rate: Actors will receive a small stipend. Additional info: Please prepare a comedic monologue (Classical or contemporary but preferably not Shakespeare.) Actors will be rehearsing beginning in early January and perform February 22nd through the 25th at the Storefront Theatre. Rehearsals will primarily be at Downey Avenue Christian Church. Performing February 22nd-25th. Please download the attachment for the audition sides. If interested, please apply.
11 roles
A year or two younger than Jane. Clever, spirited; can be sharp-tongued. Gets flustered, which makes her klutzy. Prides herself on good judgment. Very scared of marriage, after absorbing the lessons of her parents' marriage. (Must be cast as a female presenting actor.)
The eldest and most beautiful Bennet daughter. Kind, idealistic, diffident. Always tries to do the right thing.
The third Bennet girl. Violent and dark undertones prone to pedanticism and sulking. A goth Bronte character trapped in an Austen world. Coughs to get attention, or make a point; may fancy that she is dying.
The matriarch of the Bennet family. Most silly of women, of mean understanding and variable temper. Hypochondriac; when she’s upset, she fancies that she’s dying. The business of her life is to get her daughters married. She traumatizes her family with some regularity.
The patriarch of the Bennet family. Finds amusement in absurdity; often looks for escape from the chaos of family life. Can be somewhat apathetic; probably a bit depressed under everything. Enjoys antagonizing. Disappointed in marriage.
One of the richest men in England . Too proper for his own good; awkward in most social contexts. Prides himself on self-control and good judgment. (Must be cast as a male presenting actor.)
Patrician Caesar-meets-drill-sergeant.
A pedantic, obtuse man. The original mansplainer. Rector to Lady Catherine.
An unfairly handsome and charming gentleman. Probably a sociopath. Raised with Darcy.
A very rich, very beautiful young woman. Fancies herself witty.
Same age as Lizzy. A practical girl with a good sense of humor. May be doubled with Mr.Bennet.
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