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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.
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Feb. 11-13 and Feb. 18-20
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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.
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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.