Pride and Prejudice
Nov 20 - Nov 23, 2019
If you’re looking for Masterpiece Theatre’s “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen, this isn’t it. But if you’re looking for Saturday Night Live’s take on Austen’s 1813 classic novel of manners, you may have hit the jackpot! Kate Hamill’s version of this classic 19th century story centers of course on the underprivileged Bennet family, whose four daughters are in desperate need of an advantageous marriage. Nearly scaring off every notable suitor is their militant mother. The play explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life while allowing the characters to freely swap identities not just for comedic effect but to make a statement about gender and class norms. Capturing the hew of Jane Austen’s narrative while pushing the rules of her manners nearly over the edge highlights the irrationalities of the limitations placed on women, and men, in finding a match. Director Vicky Lantz says of the experience, “This production is a merry-go-round, literally and figuratively, with characters spinning playfully through the Austen narrative. The actors wheel around the fast-paced, complex exploration of relationships and love.” Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical or so full of life than in Kate Hamill’s adaption of Pride and Prejudice.
Sam Houston State University’s Department of Theatre and Musical Theatre presents Kate Hamill’s surprising and boisterous comic adaption of Pride and Prejudice in the Erica Starr Theatre November 20-23, 2019 with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. and a Saturday matinee performance at 2:00 p.m. Pride and Prejudice is directed by Dr. Vicky Lantz.
Adapted by Kate Hamill
Based on the novel by Jane Austin
Pride and Prejudice is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York
Call the BOX OFFICE at 936.294.2339 or visit www.shsutickets.com to purchase your tickets online. Tickets are $12 if purchased in advance, $15 at the door. SHSU Students can obtain one free ticket the week of the show online at www.shsutickets.com
The Erica Starr Theatre is located in the University Theatre Center at 1740 Bobby K. Marks Drive and 17th street between the Newton Gresham Library and the James and Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center.
MEET DIRECTOR Vicky Lantz:
Vicky Lantz holds a PhD in Theatre and Drama from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Vicky has taught drama, acting/devising performance, and youth theatre at UW-Madison, Gettysburg College, and Franklin and Marshall College before coming to Sam Houston State. She is the co-editor of Nationalism and Youth in Theatre and Performance, Routledge 2014 and has an article forthcoming in Popular Entertainment Studies journal. Her research centers on African, Caribbean, and American theatre and performing identities, and presents work regularly at AATE, ASTR, ATHE, and is a committee member of American Drama and Theatre Society. She has directed plays and devised performances for youth and adult audiences in Portland, Or., Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Chicago.
Meet The Cast
Angela Utrera Garcia
Lizzy
Ashton Eichelman
Darcy
Destiny Mosely
Jane
Sarah Sachi
Mrs. Bennet
Monica Oliva
Mr. Bennet
Lyndsay Craven
Lydia
Michael J. Bowman
Mary
Christopher Gonzales
Mr. Bingley/Lady Catherine
Rachel Norris
Charlotte Lucas
Ephraim D. Tallerine
Mr. Collins/Miss Bingley
Hannah Anderson
Wickman/Servant
Dinah Ndu
Miss De Bourgh
Sebastian Cantu
Servant
ARTISTIC STAFF
Scenic Design, Sky Jones (Senior, Design & Technology major)
Costume Design, Sky Jones (Senior, Design & Technology major)
Sound Design, Juanita Salazar (Sophomore, Design & Technology major)
Light Design, Madeline Pool (Senior Design & Technology major)
PRODUCTION STAFF
Stage Manager, Bryanna Harris (Sophomore, Theatre Studies major)
Assistant Stage Managers, Katherine Gould (Senior, Theatre Studies major) Justin Guy (Senior, Secondary Ed major), Phoebe Gillies (Freshman, Design & Technology major)
Dialect Coach, Dr. Laura Avery
Scenic Charge Artist, Charly Topper
Props Master, Lexi Renfro
Technical Director, Craig Brossman
Asst Technical Director, Jessica Hightower (Senior, Design & Technology major)
Costume Shop Supervisor, George Curry
Theatre Manager, Katie Prior
Theatre Production Coordinator, Bill Thomas
Box Office Manager, James Shields
Poster Design, Hannah Anderson (Senior, Acting & Directing major)
Publicity Photography, Brandon Willis (Senior, Musical Theatre major)