Tuesday, February 02, 2010
A Performance of Pride and Prejudice
I don't know if you have read Jane Austen's classic, "Pride and Prejudice", but if you haven't yet you should. It is one of my favorite books....my favorite romance. I love the characters, the plot, the setting....everything about it. If you havent's een the movie you should. There is the classic A&E version with Colin Firth as well as the modern version, with Keira Knightly. There are other older versions as well - but these two are the best in my opinion. The A&E version is 5 hours long and keeps very closely with the book. The newer version is slightly more modern and yet still captures some good everyday-life aspects. I always watch the long version when I am sick and ,secretly, sometimes I hope I'll get sick just so I can watch it. Hehe.
When I was a freshman in Highschool, my sister and I took a home school drama class - we performed William Shakespeare's, "As You Like It". It was a lot of fun. Because of driving distance we decided not to do it the following year and my mom decided to try putting on our own play. We chose Charles Dickens, "Christmas Carol" and performed in December. We had a huge cast and it was a lot of fun. So, we kept doing it....we have since performed "The Wizard of Oz", and "Little Woman". Though we attend a small church, it is quite a big production and perhaps more then people would expect from our small church. Live music. Authentic costumes. Sound effects. The whole deal. This year, we decided on "Pride and Prejudice". We will perform in two weeks. On Valentines Day weekend (it's a romance). Three performances - the 12, 13, 14th. We are selling tickets for $3.00 per person. My mom has worked SO hard on this play...and as a result it is nothings short of professional. She has paid attention to the slightest details and has spent hours on costumes, sets, etc. It will be lovely...I can't wait to be a part of it. We have been practicing since October - every week for two hours and half hours. Now we are down to "crunch time" and then, after months and months of work, it will all be over. Three performances and then we are done. It is always a slight let down afterward...like Christmas - all the anticipation and then the unavoidable let down afterward. But we are all excited. If you live nearby contact us, via e-mail (stewardship@unistudies.com) and we'd be glad to give your directions and reserve tickets for you!
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