Metroactive » Jane Austen https://activate.metroactive.com Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:08:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 ‘Pride and Prejudice’ at Lucie Stern Theatre https://activate.metroactive.com/2019/12/pride-and-prejudice-at-lucie-stern-theatre/ https://activate.metroactive.com/2019/12/pride-and-prejudice-at-lucie-stern-theatre/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:31:34 +0000 http://wp.blvdscms.com/activate-metroactive-com/?p=125247
’Tis the season of Jane Austen, and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is spreading Victorian holiday cheer with the world premiere of Paul Gordon’s musical adaptation of the novel that follows Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett on their fraught road to romance. Gordon is a big fan of Austen’s work; this is the third…]]>

’Tis the season of Jane Austen, and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is spreading Victorian holiday cheer with the world premiere of Paul Gordon’s musical adaptation of the novel that follows Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett on their fraught road to romance. Gordon is a big fan of Austen’s work; this is the third of her novels that he’s adapted for the stage. Pride and Prejudice, which runs through Jan. 4, is directed by TheatreWorks’ founding artistic director Robert Kelley, who is stepping down at the end of the company’s current 50th season.

Pride and Prejudice
Thu, 8pm, $30+
Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto

 

]]> https://activate.metroactive.com/2019/12/pride-and-prejudice-at-lucie-stern-theatre/feed/ 0 ‘Northanger Abbey’ at the Pear Theatre https://activate.metroactive.com/2018/08/northanger-abbey-at-the-pear-theatre/ https://activate.metroactive.com/2018/08/northanger-abbey-at-the-pear-theatre/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2018 22:19:06 +0000 http://wp.blvdscms.com/activate-metroactive-com/?p=122144
Based on Jane Austen’s first novel completed for publication, Northanger Abbey follows 17-year-old Catherine Morland as she learns that life is seldom as glamorous and intriguing as the lives of the characters in her beloved Gothic novels. This production, adapted for the stage by Pear Theatre founder Diane Tasca, kicks off the…]]>

Based on Jane Austen’s first novel completed for publication, Northanger Abbey follows 17-year-old Catherine Morland as she learns that life is seldom as glamorous and intriguing as the lives of the characters in her beloved Gothic novels. This production, adapted for the stage by Pear Theatre founder Diane Tasca, kicks off the company’s 17th season. The production features two casts—a “senior” adult cast and a “junior” cast of aspiring young actors. The play runs through Sep. 23.

Northanger Abbey
Fri, 8pm, $15
The Pear Theatre, Mountain View

 

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