Performers Needed for "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley" Play
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking performers for production of "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley". Please, see the detais below. About the play: "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley" picks up the Pride and Prejudice story a few years later when Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy invite family to their estate to enjoy the holidays. Miss Mary Bennet arrives with Jane and Charles Bingley, later followed by Lydia Wickham (with her husband conspicuously absent). Mr. Darcy has also invited his relative Arthur De Bourgh, a bachelor and titled Lord who has recently inherited the Rosings estate following the death of his aunt – Lady Catherine De Bourgh. The play centres on the bookish and literal-minded Mary who encounters Arthur, a well-educated but socially awkward Oxford man. They soon discover they have a common interest in books and deep appreciation of the natural world. The pair enter a thorny courtship with humourous twists and turns as they navigate around Lydia’s advances toward Arthur and Alice De Bourgh’s claims on her cousin and his estate. Rate: A volunteer/member organization and cannot engage Equity performers. Additional information: Callbacks: Thursday, 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Location: Edmonton. Rehearsals: Begin Tuesday, September 8, 2026 and are normally Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Cue to Cue will likely start on Sunday, November 22, after which all are expected to clear their schedules until the end of the run. The auditions will be done in groups with each 45-minute time slot including up to 6 actors. Sides for readings from the script will be sent by email ahead of time and will also be available at the audition. If you're interested, please apply.
8 roles
Female presenting. Coming into her own, she is intelligent, curious, and literal-minded. Does not suffer fools.
Male presenting. A studious loner who prefers books to people. Socially awkward particularly around women.
Female presenting. Confident, charming and witty. Makes a fun and surprising lady of the estate.
Male presenting. A loving and generous husband if slightly stiff. Smart, quiet, and often deep minded.
Female presenting. Married and seven months pregnant with her first child. Sweet, kind and optimistic.
Male presenting. A happy, gracious man, and a good friend to Darcy. Is focused on his wife, Jane.
Female presenting. Flirtatious and self-centred. The life of the party: energetic, engaging, and unstoppable.
Female presenting. Judgmental, snobblsh and impatient like her late mother Lady Catherine De Bourgh.
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