a presentation of the All Out Arts 2021-22 Fresh Fruit Festival
A Pride and Prejudice adaptation that follows the perspective of Charlotte Lucas (a la Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead) who, in our retelling, has her own queer love story underneath the action of Pride and Prejudice.
by Jessie Field (book & lyrics) & James Salem (book, lyrics & music)
Michele O’Brien, Director
Enzo Veiga, Associate Musical Director
Sam Rosenblatt, Production Stage Manager
In a live, semi-staged, full reading with recorded music
Friday October 22 at 8 pm at Dixon Place, 161a Chrystie Street, New York City
$10 tickets via Ovation/Theatermania: > SOLD OUT! <
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(A film of this performance will be on a future broadcast and podcast on the All Out Arts network)
note: 2 Covid Compliance Officers will be in attendance, and “Broadway safety rules” will apply: Vaccination proof and masks are required. See the complete rules >Here<
CAST LIST:
Charlotte Lucas: Heather Sawyer
Mary Bennet: Chloe Solomon
Elizabeth Bennet: Sara James
Jane Bennet: Emily Goes
Lydia & Kitty Bennet/Anne De Bourgh: Alia Cuadros-Contreras
Mr. Darcy: Nathan Fosbinder
Mr. Bingley/Mr. Bennet/Colonel Fitzwilliam: Tuânminh Đỗ
Mr. Collins/Mr. Wickham: Andrew Strano
Mrs. Bennet/Lady Catherine: John Xavier Miller
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Authors’ Note:
Charlotte Lucas is 27 and Not Dead is a radical musical adaptation of Pride & Prejudice from the perspective of Charlotte Lucas, in an irreverent and excessively queer love story that takes place against the backdrop of the beloved classic.
Did you ever think that there was more to Charlotte Lucas? Like, more gayness? We did! It’s basically canon that she was in love with Elizabeth Bennet. It’s cool if you didn’t pick up on it – Charlotte didn’t pick up on it until she was 27! We follow her relatable journey of self-discovery, which leads her to find that she’s not the only secret lesbian in Hertfordshire . . .
This two-act romantic-comedy with a contemporary rock/pop score is juxtaposed against a 19th century period setting and dialogue. This is a retelling with a modern (sense &) sensibility; we’re creating the inclusive period romance that we want to see in the world! Made by Jane Austen fans for both longtime Pride and Prejudice fans and newcomers alike!