Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley ~ Open Auditions

* OPEN CALL AUDITION NOTICE *

NOTE NEW AUDITION:

Two young women seeking two young men to play romantic leads.

Desperately seeking Mr. Darcy and please do bring your friend Mr. Bingley for companionship over the next three months. Ideally you would be 25 to 35 years old. Must be fun loving, enjoy the company of brilliant women and incredible servants.

Your company is requested at the Ottawa Little Theatre on the eve of September 4 at 6:00 p.m.for an interview (audition).

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Ottawa Little Theatre
presents

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
Written by: Lauren Gunderdson and Margot Melcon
Directed by: Greg Hancock

Production Dates: November 27 – December 14, 2019
Sunday Matinees on December 1 & 8, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.
Note: Preview performances on Saturday, November 23 (evening) and Sunday, November 24 (matinee)

All actors must be available for all performances.

AUDITION:

DATE: Saturday, August 10 at 1:30 pm
Please arrive at 1:00pm in order to fill out your audition card and to receive and study your sides. The onstage readings will commence at 1:30pm sharp.

AUDITION LOCATION: Ottawa Little Theatre
400 King Edward Avenue, Ottawa
(Please use 235 Besserer Street entrance.)

SYNOPSIS

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley blends the Georgian elegance and language of Jane Austen with the rollicking pace of modern comedy. A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Mary is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family gathers for Christmas at Pemberley, the grand estate of Mr. Darcy, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and possibly even love – or are there too many obstacles on the path to true love?

CAST OF CHARACTERS
(Note: all character ages are stage ages, not the age of the actor)

MARY BENNET – 20. Finally coming in to her own, she is no longer the plain, boring girl she once was. She has a fire in her now. She is intelligent, curious, and lively but her family only sees her as a future spinster. She does not suffer fools. She wants to live.

ARTHUR DE BOURGH – 25. A studious, unsociable only child who has never been around women or large families. He is a loner who prefers books to people. He has recently inherited a large estate and title and has no idea what to do next.

ELIZABETH DARCY – 22, married to Mr. Darcy. Confident, charming, and witty. She makes a fun and surprising lady of the house. She is best friends with her sister Jane.

FITZWILLIAM DARCY – 30. A loving, generous, and smart (if slightly stiff) husband. He is quiet and vigilant and thus sees what others often miss. He knows what being lovelorn is like.

JANE BINGLEY – 24, married to Mr. Bingley. She is seven months pregnant with her first child and is sweet and optimistic as ever. The kindest heart in the house.

CHARLES BINGLEY – 25. Gracious, happy, and ever focused on the love of his life, Jane. A good friend and always ready with a Smile. He is the Everyman in an otherwise rarified atmosphere.

LYDIA WICKHAM – 17. Flirtatious, youthful, self-centered. Her marriage to Mr. Wickham is a sham but she will not admit this. She is the person you want to have at your party: energetic, engaging, unstoppable.

ANNE DE BOURGH – 20s. Only daughter of the late Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Lived in her mother’s very large shadow, never having to ask for anything or speak for herself her entire life. Judgmental and impatient, just like her mother.