Jane Austen is coming to Okanagan College in March, via the College乌鸦传媒檚 very own theatre troupe 乌鸦传媒� the Red Dot Players 乌鸦传媒� who are staging a popular new adaption of one of the author乌鸦传媒檚 best known works.
Featuring a cast of veteran players and newcomers, and under the direction of OC English Professor Jeremy Beaulne, the curtain will rise on Sense and Sensibility for a four-night run from March 9 to 12 in the Lecture Theatre at the Kelowna campus.
The play follows the Dashwood Sisters, Elinor (played by Amy Williams) and Marianne (played by Zo毛 Sommerfeld), as they navigate travails of the head and the heart in Victorian era England.
Audience members can expect a fun and fast-paced look at Austen乌鸦传媒檚 classic 1811 novel, thanks to a spirited new script by playwright Kate Hamill which has already been produced to acclaim on some of the world乌鸦传媒檚 leading stages since it was published in early 2016.
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The production marks Beaulne乌鸦传媒檚 sixth time in the director乌鸦传媒檚 chair for the Red Dot Players. He is also no stranger to the source material.
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According to the director, one of the factors that makes the play a challenge to stage is one of the reasons it continues to excite audiences.
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Ticketholders will be treated to sweeping hand painted vistas by local artist and OC employee Marie Bartlett. A series of immense canvases set the stage for the action and are intended to transport the audience to the English countryside. Actors will be outfitted in beautiful period costumes sewn by Christine Caumartin and OC employee Karen Tessier.
The Red Dot Players troupe was formed in 2010 and have produced six plays leading up to Sense and Sensibility: The Beaux乌鸦传媒� Stratagem (2011), Blithe Spirit (2012), Les Belles-Soeurs (2013), The Government Inspector (2014), The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon (2015), and A.K.A. Fangirl (2016). The troupe provides students and employees with an opportunity to contribute to the Okanagan乌鸦传媒檚 bustling creative arts scene.
Tickets are available at Mosaic Books, the Okanagan College campus store and will also be available at the door ($18 for adults and $15 for students/seniors). Learn more on the Red Dot Players website www.reddotplayers.com/.
