Pride and Prejudice – Multiple Roles

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Pride and Prejudice – Multiple Roles

Pride and Prejudice

By Kate Hamill
Based on the novel by JANE AUSTEN

Elizabeth Bennet has no thoughts of marriage, but the arrival of the enigmatic Mr. Darcy may change everything.

Directed by Mieko Ouchi

In the Maclab Theatre at the Citadel

Rehearsal starts: Thursday, February 9, 2023*
First Preview: Saturday, March 11, 2023
Opening: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Closing: Sunday, April 2, 2023

* For this production the Citadel will be using the pro-rated rehearsal schedule, as allowed by the CTA. Rehearsals will take place Tuesday-Saturday, with Sunday and Monday as days off. Once the production begins technical rehearsals/performances, a 6-day work week will begin, with Mondays as the day off.

Character Breakdown is below.

AUDITIONS IN EDMONTON July 19 and 20, 2022

AUDITIONS IN EDMONTON July 19 and 20, 2022

THE DIRECTOR REQUESTS PHOTOS AND RESUMÉS by June 22, 2022

Those selected for an audition will be contacted with further details.

Those auditioning will also be given a script selection from the show to prepare.

We are currently only considering submissions from Alberta-based artists. To submit your interest for an in-person audition, please email resume and headshot to auditions@citadeltheatre.com.  Write “Pride and Prejudice” in the subject line and indicate the role you are interested in in the body of the email. In an effort to reduce paper consumption, we accept online submissions only.

If you are interested in submitting for a video audition, please write “Pride and Prejudice Video Submission” in the subject line. If the Director would like to see an audition video, you will be given material to prepare.

AUDITION INFORMATION FROM THE DIRECTOR

Our production of Pride and Prejudice will be an ensemble-based production with a cast of 8. Each of the cast will be required to play multiple parts with the exception of Lizzy and Darcy. The storytelling will be physical in nature. We invite adult actors of all ages, abilities and ethnicities to audition for the production.

CITADEL THEATRE'S COVID-19 RETURNING SAFELY POLICY

Citadel Theatre’s COVID-19 protocols (masking, testing, vaccinations) are a part of our “Returning Safely Policy,” and will be prepared in advance for each production to ensure everyone is safe in the creative process. PLEASE NOTE – Citadel Theatre’s vaccination protocol will be in place for this production: everyone working in the building is expected to be fully vaccinated (if they are medically able). Please be aware of this requirement before you submit a request for an audition. For Pride and Prejudice,  COVID-19 protocols will be included in a rider to the contract.

WORKING WITH CITADEL THEATRE

We wish to acknowledge that the land on which we live and work is Treaty No. 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home of the First Nations, including both the treaty signatories – Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stony and Cree-Iroquois – as well as other Indigenous peoples, such as the Blackfoot and Métis, who occupied this land. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live, create and perform on this territory.

The Citadel Theatre is in the heart of amiskwaciwâskahikan ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Edmonton, AB), and we are proud to call Treaty 6 territory home. As a regional theatre, it is integral that we ensure that the stories we tell, as well as the composition of our artists, board, staff, students, and audience are reflective of the diverse lived experiences in this dynamic city. We encourage submissions from professional artists who self-identify as members of under-represented communities. For more on Citadel Theatre’s Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity commitments, please visit: https://bit.ly/CitadelEDI.

If there are any potential barriers (language, disability, or any other considerations) preventing you from applying to audition please let us know and we will work with you to overcome them.

Accessibility: Citadel Theatre’s rehearsal facilities are accessible to artists that have mobility access needs. Our building is equipped with elevators and numerous accessible washrooms. The Maclab Theatre stage and backstage areas currently have reduced accessibility to artists that have mobility access needs. The Maclab is a unique thrust stage with multiple stairs, risers, and steep ramp entrances and the backstage area does not currently have accessible washrooms or dressing rooms; we are working to correct these issues in the space and are very open to discussing potential workarounds and solutions. Please let us know if you have any questions about the physical layout of our spaces, or other access needs.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

If you have any questions about a specific role, please contact auditions@citadeltheatre.com 

Actor 1

  • JANE (she/her). Late 20s–early 30s. The eldest Bennet daughter. Kind, idealistic, diffident. Always tries to do the right thing.
  • MISS de BOURGH (she/her). Lady Catherine’s daughter. Probably allergic to sun. Underneath all her veils, she may be covered in scales.

Actor 2

  • LIZZY (she/her). A year or two younger than Jane. 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 (she/her). 14. The youngest Bennet. Lively, prone to imitating others’ behavior and eavesdropping.
  • LADY CATHERINE (she/her). Patrician Caesar-meets-drill sergeant.

Actor 4

  • DARCY (he/him). Late 30s–40s. One of the richest people in England. Too proper for his own good; awkward in most social contexts. Prides himself on self-control and good judgment.

Actor 5

  • COLLINS (he/him). A pedantic, obtuse man. The original mansplainer. Rector to Lady Catherine.
  • WICKHAM (he/him). An unfairly charming gentleman. Probably a sociopath. Raised with Darcy.
  • MISS BINGLEY (she/her). A very rich young woman. Fancies herself witty.

Actor 6  We are looking for an actor who can play piano for this role.

  • BINGLEY (he/him). Late 30s–40s. Loves the world and the world loves him. Mr. Darcy’s particular friend. Almost literally a dog.
  • MARY (she/her). The third Bennet girl. Violent and dark undertones; prone to pedanticism and sulking. A dark goth Brontë character trapped in an Austen world. Coughs to get attention, or to make a point; may fancy that she is dying.

Actor 7

  • CHARLOTTE LUCAS (she/her). Same age as Lizzy. A practical girl with a good sense of humor.
  • BENNET (he/him).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

  • MRS. BENNET (she/her). The matriarch of the Bennet family. Mostly silly, 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 pronouns).