Jane Austen's Lady Susan
- Full Length Play, Adaptations (Literature), Dramatic Comedy, 19th Century, 18th Century
- 3M, 4F
- ISBN: 9780573708794
Jane Austen's comic novella comes to life in Rob Urbinati's delightfully witty stage adaptation.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Adaptations (Literature), Dramatic Comedy
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: 19th Century, 18th Century
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, Jr High/Primary, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Lady Susan, a young widow, flees London and arrives at the country home of her obliging brother-in-law and his suspicious wife. Soon to come -- uninvited -- are an eligible suitor, her willful daughter, her chatty confidante and a dimwitted bachelor.
Lady Susan schemes, but all does not go according to plan as she and her daughter become rivals for the same man.
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Lady Susan schemes, but all does not go according to plan as she and her daughter become rivals for the same man.
REVIEWS:
"Captures the essence of Jane Austen's story, as well as her humor... with sympathy and biting wit... I enjoyed Jane Austen's Lady Susan very much!"
Carolyn Jack, The Jane Austen Society of North America
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 4F
FREDERICA - Teens. Lady Susan's clever, guileless daughter.
CHARLES VERNON - 30s. Lady Susan's patient, obliging brother-in-law.
CATHERINE VERNON - 20s. Charles Vernon's suspicious wife.
REGINALD DE COURCY - 20s. Catherine Vernon's dashing younger brother.
ALICIA JOHNSON - Older. Lady Susan's chatty confidante.
SIR JAMES MARTIN - 30s. A wealthy, dimwitted (possibly overweight) bachelor.
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Lady Susan, a young widow, flees London and arrives at the country home of her obliging brother-in-law and his suspicious wife. Soon to come -- uninvited -- are an eligible suitor, her willful daughter, her chatty confidante and a dimwitted bachelor. |
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