Audition Details
WHEN: Sunday September 15, 3:00pm-5:00pm OR Monday September 16, 7:00-9:00pm
**You will be assigned an arrival time and a 30-minute audition slot once registration closes.
WHERE: Cain Center for the Arts / 21348 Catawba Ave, Cornelius
The Audition
Auditions will consist of readings from the script. You’ll receive an package via email by Monday, September 9 with all audition sides.
Please bring a resume, recent headshot, and list of conflicts from September 14 through November 16.
If you have accessibility needs, please note how we can best accommodate you on audition form below.
If unavailable for audition dates, video submissions will be accepted. Fill out the registration form at the link below and we will follow up via email.
Pre-registration is required for auditions. Please review the following production details and register at the link below.
Production Details
This production will be directed by DCP Executive Director, Steve Kaliski.
All performances and rehearsals will take place at the Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius.
Rehearsals will begin on Oct 21 with performances running December 5-15.
Weekday daytime availability preferred (10-2 or 1-5) for the rehearsal period, though all are encouraged to audition.
Full rehearsal and performance information will be provided at the audition.
All performance roles are volunteer.
About the Show
MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY
by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
Evoking the history of Jane Austen, the romantic sizzle of Bridgerton, and the cozy comforts of a yuletide special, the intoxicating Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley will sweep you off your feet. A “sequel” to Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Pemberley continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Mary is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family gathers for Christmas at Pemberley, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and possibly even love.
Join DCP as we celebrate the holidays with our first ever Main Stage show at Cain Center for the Arts!
Character Descriptions
All roles are open to actors 20s-30s
Ages 18 and up. All races, ethnicities, body types, and gender expressions are welcome to audition for any of the roles listed.
From the Playwrights: “The writers encourage diverse casting. Jane Austen belongs to everyone.”
Mary Bennet
Finally coming into her own, she is no longer the plain, boring girl she once was. She has fire in her now. She is intelligent, curious, and lively, but her family only sees her as a future spinster. She does not suffer fools. She wants to live.
Arthur de Bourgh
A studious, unsociable only child who has never been around women or large families. He is a loner who prefers books to people. He has recently inherited a large estate and has no idea what to do next.
Elizabeth Darcy
Married to Mr. Darcy. Confident, charming, and witty. She makes a fun and surprising lady of the house. She is best friends with her sister Jane.
Fitzwilliam Darcy
A loving, generous, and smart (if slightly stiff) husband. He is quiet and vigilant and thus sees what others often miss. He knows what being lovelorn is like.
Jane Bingley
Married to Mr. Bingley. She is seven months pregnant with her first child and is sweet and optimistic as ever. The kindest heart in the house.
Charles Bingley
Gracious, happy, and ever focused on the love of his life, Jane. A good friend and always ready with a smile.
Lydia Wickham
Flirtatious, youthful, self-centered. Her marriage to Mr. Wickham is a sham but she will not admit this. She is the person you want to have at your party: energetic, engaging, unstoppable.
Anne de Bourgh
Only daughter of the late Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Lived in her mother’s very large shadow, never having to ask for anything or speak for herself her entire life. Judgmental and impatient, just like her mother.
