KITTY from Pride and Prejudice

Title

KITTY from Pride and Prejudice

Creator

PLAYWRIGHT: Jon Jory

Director

DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER: Joseph Ritsch

Contributor

Set Designer: Magdalena Schutzler

Costume Designer: Gail Stewart Beach

Lighting Designer: Tom Donahue

Sound Designer: Roc Lee

Date

April 21-24, 2016

Abstract

At more than 200 years old Pride and Prejudice couldn’t feel more modern in Jon Jory’s fast-paced and highly entertaining theatrical adaptation of Jane Austen’s famous tale of social class and moral virtue. Considered one of the most popular pieces of literature worldwide, the story of the Bennet sisters leaps off the stage and into the hearts of audiences with Jory’s keen and clever reworking of this romantic comedy of manners.

Description

DC Metro Theater Arts review, April 22, 2016: “…Darcy and Elizabeth get a brand new Pop Art twist in this refreshing adaptation, adapted by Jon Jory from Jane Austen’s classic novel. The set. Lights, and sound… are a Lichtenstein masterpiece brought to life, with minimalist, primary color walls…The costumes, however, are period accurate by Gail Beach, with only the bright colors, particularly the rainbow of dresses on the Bennet girls, as a nod to the theme.”

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS: Jury’s script calls for instantaneous changes from day wear to fancy dress clothes. Each daughter had a base dress of a primary or secondary color and a white dress for the balls. The lines were all true to the period (1810-12) with the colors reflective of Roy Lichtenstein’s art, at the request of the director. [Gail Beach, email dated 9/5/18]