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14 CURTAIN CALL FEBRUARY 2–9, 2022 LIVE THEATER AND MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS AROUND EASTERN OREGON ‘Pride@Prejudice’ is an ode to Jane Austen By Lisa Britton Go! Magazine B AKER CITY — Welcome to the world of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” In two hours. That is the basic premise of “Pride@Prejudice,” a comedy presented this month by Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre. This is not just the 1813 novel — the play encompasses all renditions of Austen’s story that have appeared since it was published. “The whole entire world of ‘Pride and Prejudice,’” said Direc- tor Abby Dennis. The show opens Friday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. at the theater, 2101 Main St. Additional performanc- es happen at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13. LO S T I N E , O R E G O N 11 W am to 7 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday EDNESDAY - SUNDAY 8 AM TO 8 PM L 11 A T am E O to N 8 F R pm IDA Y AND S A Saturday TURDAY Friday and 541-569-2285 S C R AT C H M A D E BEER PIZZA DENIM AND MORE G L A C I E R C O L D • FA W N F R E S H PRIDE@ PREJUDICE A comedy presented by Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre. Feb. 11-13 and Feb. 18-20 Shows are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday easternoregonregional- theatre.com 541-523-9652 The second weekend of shows will be Feb. 18-20 — 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 adults, $13 EORT members and $8 stu- dents. Purchase tickets online at easternoregonregionaltheatre. org or by calling 541-523-9652. The cast includes Jamie Adams, Sue Samet, Makayla Rabourne, Henry Wood, Alyson Spiering and Chris Wittich. Each actor plays multiple characters. For instance, Wood portrays eight different people. “It’ll be interesting,” he said with a smile. Lisa Britton/Go! Magazine Chris Wittich, right, and Alyson Spiering rehearse “Pride@Prejudice” on Jan. 26, 2022. The play opens Feb. 11 in Baker City. Audiences will watch Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy fall in love, as per the story of “Pride and Prejudice.” But this version is fil- tered through the modern lens of the internet age and includes blog posts, chat room discussions, study guide questions, quotes from film adaptations and even letters written by Jane Austen. “It’s how different humans approach Jane Austen,” Dennis said. Wood describes it like this: “Imagine if a bunch of college students had to do a project on ‘Pride and Prejudice.’” At one point Wittich’s character admits he’s trying to finish a report on the novel and could really use some help. “Anybody have a way to read it without getting lost?” he asks. They even roll out a flow chart describing the various charac- ters of Austen’s book. “Pride@Prejudice” was writ- ten by Daniel Elihu Kramer, and is produced under special arrange- ment with Playscripts Inc.