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Casting Teen Performers for "Pride and Prejudice" Play

Westport, CT, United States
ID: 577331Exp: 12/3/2024
Description:

Teen girls are invited to audition for "Pride and Prejudice" Play. Please see the details below. About the project: This production of Pride and Prejudice while keeping faithful to the novel, moves at a brisk pace and for most of the characters leans toward a broader comic approach. The auditions will consist of readings from the play. A familiarity with the novel would be helpful but not necessary. If you have a classic monologue of one to two minutes, you may share. The play is wordy and witty. The actors must be able to move through it quickly and clearly. Additional info: Auditioners will be asked to read from the sides attached. Callbacks will be on Thursday, December 5, at 7:00 pm. Rehearsals will begin the week of December 9th. Performances run three weekends, beginning January 31st and ending February 16th. Performance dates are Friday, January 31 at 7:30 PM; Saturday, February 1, at 7:30 PM; Sunday, February 2, at 2:00 PM; Thursday, February 6, at 7:30 PM; Friday, February 7, at 7:30 PM; Saturday, February 8, at 7:30 PM; Sunday, February 9, at 2:00 PM; Friday, February 14, at 7:30 PM; Saturday, February 15, at 7:30 PM; Sunday, February 16, at 2:00 PM. If interested, please apply.

3 roles

MaryFemale17-18 y.o.All ethnicities

The third Bennet sister (the bookish one) plays late teens and early 20s. Overly book-learned. A nerd. Comic. The actor doubles as Charlotte Lucas Elizabeth’s best friend and is able to play older as she’s late to marry. Agrees to marry Collins for security. Pragmatic. Serious role.

KittyFemale17-18 y.o.All ethnicities

The fourth Bennet sister. (The forgotten one. ) A follower. A little ditzy. Lydia’s sidekick but not happy about it.

LydiaFemale14-18 y.o.All ethnicities

The youngest Bennet's sister. (A clueless flirt. Loud, pushy, a bit dim) Comic but unlikable. Her mother’s favorite. Spoiled. The actor doubles as Georgiana Darcy a quiet, gentle young woman. This role is non-speaking but important.