Performers Needed for Theatre Audition "Pride and Prejudice"
Males and females are required for "Pride and Prejudice" theatre play. Please find more details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: It’s PRIDE & PREJUDICE as you’ve never seen it before – join this classic story of Lizzy Bennet and her sisters in their quests for love – or in Lizzy’s case to avoid it at all costs. Lizzy refuses to ever marry, despite the growing pressures from her family and society, but can fight back against love when the presence of Mr. Darcy emerges in her social circle? Even if he is absolutely infuriating, sullen, and terrible to be around? This is highly theatrical staging of one of literature’s greatest tales of hate/love/hate/love/love??hate???/what??? is bound to surprise and delight audiences, and mayhap make fools of us all. Rate: Actors will be paid a stipend of $150 at the end of the show's run. Additional info: Rehearsals – Rehearsals will be on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings, within the range of 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Important Dates: First Rehearsal – December 3rd – this is currently subject to change, and will likely take the shape of one week of rehearsal prior to the winter break and then resuming in the new year. Saturday, 9 a.m – 5 p.m Rehearsal – January 25th, 2025 (potential to change) Q2Q – February 1st, 2025 (potential to change) Tech Week – February 3rd – 6th, 2025 Performances – February 7th – 23rd, 2025 Field Trip Performance – February 13th, at 10 a.m For your audition please prepare: A short (60-second) monologue of your choosing, preferably something comedic! Callbacks: November 20th, 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. To be considered please apply.
8 roles
JANE. The eldest and most beautiful Bennet daughter. Kind, idealistic, diffident. Always tries to do the right thing. MISS DE BOURGH. Lady Catherine’s daughter; a gremlin. Probably allergic to sun. Underneath all her veils, she may be covered in scales.
LIZZY. A year or two younger than Jane. Clever, spirited; can be sharp-tongued. Gets flustered, which makes her klutzy. Prides herself on good judgment. Not especially beautiful. Very, very scared of marriage, after absorbing the lessons of her parents’ marriage. (The actor playing Lizzy will not double.)
(Female) LYDIA. 14. The youngest Bennet. Lovely, prone to imitating others’ behavior and eavesdropping. LADY CATHERINE. Patrician Caesar meets drill sergeant.
MR. DARCY. 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. (The actor playing Mr. Darcy will not double.)
MR. COLLINS. A pedantic, obtuse man. The original mansplainer, Rector to Lady Catherine. WICKHAM. An unfairly handsome and charming gentleman. Probably a sociopath. Raised with Darcy. MISS BINGLEY. A very rich, very beautiful young woman. Fancies herself witty. (May be played by any gender of actor, depending on doubling).
MR. BINGLEY. Loves the world and the world loves him. Mr. Darcy’s particular friend. Almost literally a dog. MARY. The third Bennet girl. Violent and dark undertones; prone to pedanticism and sulking. A dark goth Bronte character trapped in an Austen word. Coughs to get attention, or to make a point; may fancy that she is dying.
CHARLOTTE LUCAS. Same age as Lizzy. A practical girl with a good sense of humor. May be doubled with Mr. Bennet. MR. BENNET. The patriarch of the Bennet family. Finds amusement in absurdity; often looks for respectable escape from the chaos of his family life. Can be somewhat apathetic; probably a bit depressed, under everything. Enjoys antagonizing. Disappointed in marriage.
MRS. BENNET. The matriarch of the Bennet family. Mostly a silly woman, 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.
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