Auditions and Callbacks for P&P! October 14th!
Pride & Prejudice
By Jane Austen adapted by Kate Hamill
Directed by Justin Peck
Production Dates/Times:
Feb 14th – 24th (Wed – Sun & Thurs – Sat)
Opening on Valentine’s Day!
7:30pm evenings. 2pm Sunday matinee.
About the show:
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 than it does in this effervescent adaptation. Because what turns us into greater fools…than the high-stakes game of love?
Audition Dates/Times:
Saturday, October 14th
Auditions – 10am-12pm
Callbacks – 2pm-4:30pm
Audition Info:
Email Mary Fox AND Katie Jacobson to sign up for a five minute slot between 10am-12pm (mary@zeitgeistarts.com, scripterkate@gmail.com) and to receive audition materials.
We will let individuals know by 1pm on Oct 14th if they will be needed for callbacks.
What to bring to auditions:
Your current resume
A current headshot
Two prepared monologues from the materials sent to you.
Pride & Prejudice – Character Breakdown:
ACTOR 1
JANE. The eldest and most beautiful Bennet daughter. Kind, idealistic, diffident.
MISS DE BOURGH. Lady Catherine’s daughter; a gremlin. Probably allergic to sun. Underneath all her veils, she may be covered in scales.
ACTOR 2
LIZZY. Clever, spirited; can be sharp-tongued. Gets flustered, which makes her klutzy. Prides herself on good judgment. Very very scared of marriage after absorbing the lessons of her parents’ marriage.
ACTOR 3
LYDIA. The youngest Bennet. Lively, prone to imitating others and eavesdropping.
LADY CATHERINE. Patrician Caesar-meets-drill sergeant.
ACTOR 4
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.
ACTOR 5
MR. COLLINS. A pedantic, obtuse man. Mansplainer. Rector to Lady Catherine.
WICKHAM. An unfairly handsome and charming gentleman. Probably a sociopath.
MISS BINGLEY. A very rich, very beautiful young woman. Fancies herself witty.
ACTOR 6
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 world.
ACTOR 7
CHARLOTTE LUCAS. Same age as Lizzy. A practical girl with a good sense of humor.
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. Disappointed in marriage.
ACTOR 8
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.
SERVANTS.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO AUDITION.
For more info about ZTC, please email mary@zeitgeistarts.com
