Theatre Casting Call for "Pride and Prejudice"
Looking for talent for the play "Pride and Prejudice". Details are listed below. About the project: This isn’t your grandmother’s Austen! Bold, surprising, boisterous, and timely, this P&P for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life. The outspoken Lizzy Bennet is determined to never marry, despite mounting pressure from society. But can she resist love, especially when that vaguely handsome, mildly amusing, and impossibly aggravating Mr. Darcy keeps popping up at every turn?! Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical, or so full of life as it does in this effervescent adaptation. Because what turns us into greater fools… than the high-stakes game of love? Additional info: Perform a one-minute comic monologue of your choice from any time period/play. Characters can be of all genders. You may attempt an English dialect in your audition if you are comfortable with it, but you do not need to. Directors will also be doing cold readings of sides from the show; auditioners may also be asked to play a group improv game or something similar. Rehearsals will start after Thanksgiving and continue through December and January. Character prep will be a high priority as the play requires in-depth familiarity with the novel. The show dates are February 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, & 22, 2025. If interested, please apply.
14 roles
Lead Role. 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.
Lead Role. 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.
Supporting Role. 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.
Supporting Role. 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.
Supporting Role. The eldest and most beautiful Bennet daughter. Kind, idealistic, diffident. Always tries to do the right thing.
Supporting Role. The youngest Bennet. Lively, prone to imitating others' behavior and eavesdropping.
Supporting Role. Loves the world and the world loves him. Mr. Darcy's particular friend. Almost literally a dog.
Supporting Role. A pedantic, obtuse man. The original mansplainer. Rector to Lady Catherine.
Supporting Role. Same age as Lizzy. A practical girl with a good sense of humor. May be doubled with Mr. Bennet.
Supporting Role. An unfairly handsome and charming gentleman. Probably a sociopath. Raised with Darcy.
Supporting Role. A very rich, very beautiful young woman. Fancies herself witty.
Supporting Role. Patrician Caesar-meets-drill sergeant.
Supporting Role. Lady Catherine's daughter; a gremlin. Probably allergic to the sun. Underneath all her veils, she may be covered in scales.
Supporting Role. The third Bennet girl. Violent and dark undertones; prone to pedanticism and sulking. A dark goth Bronte character trapped in an Austen world. Coughs to get attention, or to make a point; may fancy that she is dying. In the play, Mary is basically a walking ghost -- her sudden appearance onstage startles the actors. Think creepy girl from The Ring.
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