Bedlam Theatre’s innovative production of member Kate Hamill’s adaptation has received rave reviews for its lively and unusual devices. It is always a challenge to take a script developed by another company, for their stage and their actors. A playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisterssensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianneafter their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Unique attributes of afO’s production of SENSE & SENSIBILITY. Note: Face-coverings are required for all in attendance. Sense and Sensibility by Kate Hamill based on the novel by Jane Austen Directed by Ashley Teague March 29-31 & April 5-7. Tickets may be printed or scanned upon entry from a barcode on a mobile phone. General admission tickets are free, however, patrons are encouraged to reserve seats online in advance. 19-20 performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. The production features an all-student cast and is directed by Jennifer Schmidt, Ph.D., assistant professor of theatre. Hanover’s presentation of “Sense and Sensibility” will be presented at The Other Place, located between Donner Hall and Ide Hall. However, this comedic tale, set in gossip-laden late 18th-century England, examines humanity’s reactions to societal pressures, both reasonable and ridiculous, with a fresh female voice. Hamill’s adaptation again follows the fortunes and misfortunes of the Dashwood sisters – the sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne – after their father’s sudden death leaves the pair financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Hamill’s plays have been produced at venues from coast to coast, including Off-Broadway, American Repertory Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Seattle Repertory Theatre, among many others. Hanover’s staging is version written by Kate Hamill, an actor and playwright who was named the Wall Street Journal’s 2017 playwright of the year and one of the five most-produced playwrights in the U.S. The work has been adapted for stage, film and television numerous times and earned a variety of awards worldwide, including an Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award. 19-21.įirst drafted in the late 1700s, Austen’s novel was originally published in 1811 and has been in continuous publication for more than 200 years. The Hanover College Theatre will stage a comedic adaptation of famed author Jane Austen’s classic novel “Sense and Sensibility,” Friday-Sunday, Nov.