Performers Needed for Theatre Audition "Pride and Prejudice"
"Pride and Prejudice" play is looking for performers. Please see the details below. About the project: In Georgian England, when it was customary for only male heirs to inherit an estate, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet live in some comfort, but as they have five daughters and no son, it is imperative that the girls marry well. Hopes rise when Mr. Bingley, a rich bachelor, rents the nearby Netherfield estate. He attends the local ball with his sister and his friend Mr. Darcy. He is immediately attracted to Jane, the eldest Bennet sister, and she to him. But Mr. Darcy seems haughty and aloof, and declines to dance with Elizabeth, (our heroine) the spirited second Bennet daughter. She dislikes him on sight and fails to notice that he gradually becomes more and more attracted by her wit and intelligence. Mr. Collins, a distant cousin who stands to inherit the Bennet estate, comes to visit, with a view to marrying one of the Bennet sisters. He proposes to Elizabeth, who rejects him. Jane and Mr. Bingley become fond of each other and Elizabeth’s secret adoration for Mr. Darcy becomes apparent. The love between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy blossoms, despite his prejudice of her low social connections. Additional info: Directors will have an audition form for you to fill out, but please feel free to bring an acting resume that lists previous acting experience (school plays, etc.) that you have been involved in. If you do not have prior experience, directors also welcome you to come audition. Rehearsals will be tentatively scheduled for 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm (Monday - Thursday) with final performances on October 10, 11, and 12; and October 17, 18, and 19, 2025 at the City Auditorium. See the attachment for details. If interested, please apply.
23 roles
(Lizzy to her family) Our heroine, very bright, very lively, with a mischievous sense of humour.
Her older sister. Beautiful, gentle, affectionate, tends to think well of everyone.
Serious, bookish without being particularly bright, earnest and humourless.
Very much under Lydia’s influence. Excitable and easily led.
Slightly older than Mrs Bennet, clever and dryly witty. Twenty-two years ago, in his youth, he got Mrs Bennet pregnant and did the decent thing and married her, and has stoically endured the consequences ever since.
Was probably a Lydia in her youth. She still has a romantic heart, but now all her energies are devoted to securing advantageous marriages for her daughters. Mr Bennet is ‘landed gentry’, Mrs Bennet is from a class below.
Is so grand that no one dares to call him by his Christian name. Enormously rich, he owns a grand house (Pemberley) and a large chunk of Derbyshire. Clever, proud, and reserved. But somewhere inside there beats a loving heart.
His much-loved sister. Very much looks up to her older brother.
Is a rich young gentleman from the North. Warm, friendly, eager to see the good in everyone. He might have a slight Yorkshire or North-Eastern accent.
His sister. Snobbish and judgmental, but desperate for Mr Darcy’s approval.
Another sister. Miss Bingley’s wing-woman. (Mr Hurst is only interested in drinking, card games and country sports, so didn’t want to be in this stage version.)
Did very well in trade in Meryton, very proud of his knighthood. Good-natured, a bit pompous.
His daughter. A close friend of Elizabeth’s, she has a ruthlessly practical approach to life.
A rather dim-witted clergyman who has an unjustifiably high opinion of himself. Greatly in awe of Lady Catherine, to whom he owes his living.
A wealthy aristocratic widow, aunt to Mr Darcy. Autocratic, unpleasant and fairly stupid.
Her daughter, pale and sickly, she suffers from various unspecified health problems. Never speaks in this version.
A personable young officer. Childhood friend (and now enemy) of Mr Darcy. We need to think he’s going to be the hero when we meet him, he’s so charming.
Another officer.
Mrs Bennet’s brother. Kind, sensible and practical.
Affectionate, aunt to Elizabeth.
Housekeeper at Pemberley.
Servant to all locations as required.
Extras as desired.
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