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This isn’t your grandmother’s Austen!
Marblehead Little Theatre will be holding non-equity auditions for the show to be directed by Katie Meuse.
Bold, surprising, boisterous and timely, Kate Hamill's Pride and Prejudice 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?
Auditions will be held on Saturday, October 24, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 25, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Auditions will break at 6:30 p.m. and resume at 7 p.m.
Callbacks are on Tuesday, October 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Auditions are by appointment, but walk-ins will be auditioned as time allows.
Go to
https://www.theaterforms.com/mlt/PandP/auditionform/.
Video Auditions will also be accepted. Send video submissions by email to kmeuse444@gmail.com no later than October 23. Any question can also be sent to that email address.
Auditions and Callbacks will be at Marblehead Little Theatre, 12 School St, Marblehead. Enter through the rear door and go to the second floor. Participants must prepare a 2–3-minute comedic monologue, which can be from any
time period.
Acting Roles Include (some roles may be doubled)
Lizzy - Female presenting, 20s-30s. 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.
Jane - Female presenting/non-binary, 20s-30s. The eldest and most beautiful Bennet daughter. Kind, idealistic, diffident. Always tries to do the right thing.
Lydia - Female presenting/non-binary, late teens-20s. The youngest Bennet. Lively, prone to imitating others' behavior and eavesdropping.
Mary - Female presenting/non-binary, 20s-30s. 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.
Mr. Bennet - Male presenting/non-binary, 50s or older.) 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.
Mrs. Bennet - Female presenting/male presenting/non-binary, 50s or older. 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.
Mr. Darcy - Male Presenting, 20s-30s. 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.
Mr. Bingley - Male presenting/non-binary, 20s-30s. Loves the world and the world loves him. Mr. Darcy's particular friend. Almost literally a dog.
Ms. Bingley - Female presenting/non-binary, 20s-30s. A very rich, very beautiful young woman. Fancies herself witty.
Mr. Collins – Male presenting, 20s-40s. A pedantic, obtuse man. The original mansplainer. Rector to Lady Catherine.
Lady Catherine - Female presenting/non-binary, 60s or older. Patrician Caesar-meets-drill sergeant. Wealthy. Mr. Darcy’s aunt.
Mr. Wickham - Male presenting/non-binary, 20s-40s. An unfairly handsome and charming gentleman. Probably a sociopath. Raised with Darcy.
Charlotte - Female presenting/non-binary, 20s-30s. Same age as Lizzy. A practical girl with a good sense of humor.
Ms. De Bourg - Female presenting/non-binary, 20s-30s. Lady Catherine’s daughter; a gremlin. Probably allergic to sunlight. Underneath all her veils, she may be covered in scales.
Servants - Any gender, any age
A little about MLT
Started in 1955 by members of the Marblehead Women’s Club, the award-winning Marblehead Little Theatre is one of the oldest community theatre groups in New England, having consistently presented live-theatre productions for over 70 years. Check with www.mltlive.org for more information about this and upcoming opportunities and auditions.
