AUDITIONS: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
ANNOUNCING OPEN AUDITIONS FOR
PARAMOUNT PRODUCTIONS’ 2023 FALL PLAY:
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
by Kate Hamill
Adapted from the novel by Jane Austen
PERFORMANCES: Sept. 21-24, 2023
Paramount Productions invites local and area actors to audition for its production of the show, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, which will be performed September 21-24, 2023. The show will be directed by the Director of Paramount Productions, Katie Hahn.
From Dramatists Play Service: 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…that the high-stakes game of love?
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
Paramount Productions is dedicated to diversity and inclusion as a core value, and as such we strongly encourage actors of all ethnicities and genders to audition.
AUDITION INFORMATION
WHERE: The Paramount Abilene, 352 Cypress St.
WHEN: August 7 & 8, 2023 - 6:30 PM
WHO: People aged 16 and over, of all ethnicities, genders, and abilities are encouraged to audition.
AUDITION FORM: If you haven’t already, please fill out the audition form by clicking the “Submit An Audition Form” button at the top of this page. All wanting to audition MUST complete this online form AND sign up for an audition day.
AUDITIONS: Monday, July 24 @ 6:00 PM or Tuesday, July 25 @ 6:00 PM
WHAT TO PREPARE: No monologue is required. You do not need to prepare any material in advance. We will be doing cold readings of sides from the show; auditioners may also be asked to play a group improv game or something similar.
AFTER THE AUDITION: You will be find out no later than Wednesday, July 26th if you have been offered a callback. Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, August 9th.
Please direct any questions to Katie Hahn, Director of Paramount Productions and the director of Pride and Prejudice at khahn@paramountabilene.com.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE PERFORMANCES ARE
SEPTEMBER 21-24, 2023.
REHEARSALS BEGIN AUGUST 21, 2023
(rehearsals are typically held M-F, 6:30pm-9:30pm)
PRODUCTION STAFF
Directed by
KATIE HAHN
Produced by
GEORGE LEVESQUE
Costume Design by
EMILIA RICHARDSON
Scenic/Lighting Design by
GRAYSON ALLRED
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PARAMOUNT PRODUCTIONS
CASTING INFORMATION
NOTE: This production involves doubling for several actors, with many actors playing characters of different genders and ages; this will not change. The doublings listed below are from the original production, however, and the director has the freedom to double different combinations of characters if desired.
ACTOR 1 (Female)
JANE. Late 20s-early 30s. 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.
ACTOR 2 (Female)
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.)
ACTOR 3 (Female)
LYDIA. 14. The youngest Bennet. Lovely, prone to imitating others’ behavior and eavesdropping.
LADY CATHERINE. Patrician Caesar-meets-drill sergeant.
ACTOR 4 (Male)
MR. DARCY. Late 30s-40s. 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.)
ACTOR 5 (Male)
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).
ACTOR 6 (Any Gender)
MR. BINGLEY. Late 30s-40s. 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.
ACTOR 7 (Any Gender)
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.
ACTOR 8 (Any Gender)
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.
SERVANTS. (All servants with lines in this production happen to be male.)