Auditions: Pride and Prejudice

Name: Auditions: Pride and Prejudice
Start: 2025-04-18T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-18T21:00:00-05:00
Location: 1700 N Park Rd, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61604

Schedule

Fri Apr 18 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1700 N Park Rd, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61604 | Peoria, IL

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Play
Directed by Anna Oxborrow
Auditions:
Friday, April 18 6:00-9:00
Saturday, April 19 1:00-4:00
Call Backs: Monday, April 21 6:00-9:00 (if needed)
Location: Corn Stock Theatre Center
Please sign up for an audition slot on the form below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0544A5A72AABF85-54151999-pride#/
What to Expect at Auditions:
Please prepare one of the following monologues using the standard British dialect (Received Pronunciation [RP], or Queen’s English, or BBC English).
Monologues do not necessarily need to be memorized, but familiarity with the monologue is strongly encouraged. Some of the monologues provided are excerpts from scenes. Please skip over reading the non highlighted dialogue and continue with the selected character’s dialogue and tie them together as if it were one continuous monologue from the specified character.
The first part of the audition process will be performing one of the select monologues. After monologues have been performed, cold readings of the script will take place with selected scenes.
Monologues Here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YLL2b4serwORGedinzDhTTGfj_b86bwZ/view?usp=sharing
Pride and Prejudice
Production Staff
Director: Anna Oxborrow
Stage Manager: Chris Peterlin
Production Secretary: Megan Johnston
Costume Designer: Paula Graves
Choreographer: Aliesha Graves
Scenic Designer: Howard Gorman, Andy Crossman, Sarah Crossman
Lighting Designer: Wayne Carey
Sound Designer: Jimmy Lahood
Makeup: Amy Williams
Questions regarding auditions?
Anna Oxborrow
309-472-5975
[email protected]
Facebook messenger: Anna Sluder Oxborrow

Pride and Prejudice Synopsis:
Full of distinct characters, sparkling wit and timeless romance that has never gone out of print, Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice comes alive on stage in this crisp adaptation. Almost from their first meeting, Elizabeth Bennet finds herself at odds with the reticent Mr. Darcy. She finds him cold and arrogant while he disapproves of her family and social standing. Despite his pride and her prejudice—or is it her pride, and his prejudice?--Elizabeth and Darcy can’t seem to avoid each other’s company. Brought together by a series of events beyond their control, both must reconsider their first impressions.
NOTES:
The action of the play takes place over the course of a year, beginning in September 1811 and ending in early October 1812. The play does not require elaborate sets. The period and settings should be indicated by language, manner, costume, and select pieces of furniture. The story comprises a number of locations and efficiency is key. Scenes are driven by light and movement, flowing together as much as possible and sometimes overlapping. We should never stop to watch the set change. The only blackouts are at the end of each act.
How the portrait frames are implemented is left to discretion of the design team. In one instance they were projected; in another, they were built into the set to serve as a backdrop. The desired effect is that we take a moment to consider each character as we meet them, as well as each couple as they come together.
Care must be taken with those moments which are particularly intimate or sensual, as these would be much more subtle and restrained in Miss Austen’s time. Touch should never be a casual affair.
Mr. Collins is not a buffoon; he is earnest, honest, and socially awkward. He is a young man whose personal interactions are sincere if inept, and most assuredly not creepy. He should not be much older than Charlotte; they should be contemporaries.
CHARACTERS (9 W, 6 M) The cast should be diverse and of a variety of ethnicities and body types. Family members may be of different races. Some roles may be doubled. Ages are taken from the novel to serve as a guideline; please consider them carefully, particularly in regard to characters who interact romantically (e.g. Lydia and Wickham).
MRS. BENNET, 40.
MR. BENNET, 40s/50s.
JANE BENNET, 23.
ELIZABETH BENNET, 21.
MARY BENNET, 18.
KITTY BENNET, 17.
LYDIA BENNET, 15.
CHARLOTTE LUCAS, late 20s.
CHARLES BINGLEY, late 20s/early 30s.
CAROLINE BINGLEY, mid-20s.
FITZWILLIAM DARCY, late 20s/early 30s.
WILLIAM COLLINS, late 20s/early 30s.
GEORGE WICKHAM, late 20s/early 30s.
LADY CATHERINE DE BOURGH, 40s/50s/60s.
COLONEL FITZWILLIAM, early 30s.
ANNE DE BOURGH, 20s.
GEORGIANA DARCY, 15.
Anne and Georgiana are non-speaking roles and may be cut or doubled as the production requires.
Doubling possibilities include: Wickham and Colonel Fitzwilliam; Georgiana and Kitty; Caroline and Anne; Mrs. Bennet and Lady Catherine.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In an effort to keep Corn Stock a safe space for minors, it is the theatre’s policy to conduct a background check for all volunteers. If you are cast in the production, Corn Stock will need your full legal name, email address, and phone number before rehearsals can proceed. An outside company (InquireHire) performs all background checks by sending you an email and/or text message with a link to fill out the necessary background check form. All information is sent through a secure server and CST sees none of your information. Background checks only flag crimes against children and no other records. Casting will be made official pending a successful background check.