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Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility

  • Jen Taylor
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Victorian (British and American)
  • 9M, 8F
  • ISBN: 9780573705212

A vivid new adaptation of Jane Austen's first published novel as adapted by Book-It Rep.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy

  • Time Period: Victorian (British and American)
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult, Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary
In this vivid new adaptation of Jane Austen's first published novel, we meet the Dashwood sisters, whose happy lives are dramatically changed in the wake of their father's death.

Their home is taken by their half-brother and his overbearing wife and they must learn to live on much less far away from all they're accustomed to. Amid their misfortune, love alights: the very sensible Elinor falls for the equally cautious Edward Ferrars, while the flighty sensibilities of Marianne flutter ill-advisedly to their handsome, reckless neighbor John Willoughby.

Both hard lessons and gentle guidance help them learn that happiness in love is as unpredictable struggle against the most important social values: family, honor, and wealth. Luckily, with Jane Austen love wins.

Premiere Production: Sense and Sensibility was first commissioned, developed and produced in the Book-It® Style by Book-It Repertory Theatre in Seattle, WA in June 2011 under the direction of Makaela Pollock.

Characters

  • Casting: 9M, 8F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)
  • Casting Notes: In the original production the following roles we doubled:

    Henry Dashwood / Sir John Middleton
    John Dashwood / Mr. Palmer
    Fanny Dashwood / Charlotte Palmer
    Edward Ferrars / Robert Ferrars

  • HENRY DASHWOOD
    MRS. DASHWOOD
    ELINOR DASHWOOD
    MARIANNE DASHWOOD
    MARGARET DASHWOOD
    JOHN DASHWOOD
    FANNY DASHWOOD
    EDWARD FERRARS
    SIR JOHN MIDDLETON
    MRS. JENNINGS
    COLONEL BRANDON
    JOHN WILLOUGHBY
    CHARLOTTE PALMER
    MR. PALMER
    LUCY STEELE
    ROBERT FERRARS
    THOMAS
    SERVANTS

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    In this vivid new adaptation of Jane Austen's first published novel, we meet the Dashwood sisters, whose happy lives are dramatically changed in the wake of their father's death. Their home is taken by their half-brother and his overbearing wife and they must learn to live on much less far away from all they're accustomed to. Amid their misfortune, love alights: the very sensible Elinor falls for the equally cautious Edward Ferrars, while the flighty sensibilities of Marianne flutter ill-advisedly to their handsome, reckless neighbor John Willoughby. Both hard lessons and gentle guidance help them learn that happiness in love is as unpredictable struggle against the most important social values: family, honor, and wealth. Luckily, with Jane Austen love wins.

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