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LAURA BARANIK (Understudy: Lydia/Lady Catherine; Lizzy; Jane/Miss DeBourgh; Mrs. Bennet). Off-Broadway: Sense & Sensibility, The Seagull (Bedlam). Regional: Othello, Henry V: Part 1, Henry VI (Colorado Shakespeare); As You Like It, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing (Main Street, Houston); Mr. Burns... (Cape Rep). International: Hamlet, The Duchess of Malfi, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet (Prague Shakes). Film/TV: Solomon Kane, "Crossing Lines" (NBC). BFA: NYU/Tisch.
MARK BEDARD (Wickham/Miss Bingley/Mr. Collins) Off-Broadway: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pearl Theater – Drama League Nomination, Outstanding Revival); Fashions for Men (Mint Theater). Regional: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (three seasons), Oregon Shakespeare Festival (seven seasons), Guthrie Theater, Arena Stage, Berkeley Rep, Geva Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Seattle Repertory, Marin Theatre, Shakespeare and Company. TV: "The Knick". Script adaptation: The Cocoanuts (OSF, Guthrie, USF). Education: UC Irvine. markbedard.com
MICHAEL BROADHURST (Understudy: Mr. Darcy; Charlotte Lucas/Mr. Bennet) Recent regional productions include The General From America, Twelfth Night, The Book of Will, As You Like It, Measure for Measure, and So Please You (all with Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival). Other credits: Easy Laughter (Dirt Theatre Co.), Men of Tortuga, The Cherry Orchard, Exit the King and The Seagull (with The Living Room Theatre Company). Commercial work includes spots for ESPN, Nickelodeon, Cumberland Farms, TiVo, and Optimum among others. Love to R!
KIMBERLY CHATTERJEE (Lydia/Lady Catherine) New York: The Tempest (Classical Theatre of Harlem); The Christians (Playwrights Horizons). Regional: Pride & Prejudice, The General From America, Macbeth, Measure for Measure (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival); As You Like It (Folger Theatre). Television: “High Maintenance.” Proud graduate of NYU Tisch's New Studio on Broadway. All the love and gratitude to her family, friends, and the wonderful people at Primary Stages! kimberlychatterjee.com
KATE HAMILL (Playwright/Lizzy) As playwright: Sense & Sensibility (in which she originated the role of Marianne; Winner, Off-Broadway Alliance Award 2016, Best Revival; Nominee, Drama League Award (Best Revival, 2016); 265+ performances off-Broadway). Other plays include: Vanity Fair (in which she originated the role of Becky Sharp; Nominee, Off-Broadway Alliance Award 2017), In the Mines (Sundance Lab semi-finalist), Little Women, Em (Red Bull New Play finalist), Little Fellow (O’Neill semi-finalist). Additional acting credits include: The Seagull (Bedlam; "Best Classical Productions of 2014" - The Wall Street Journal), Internet Famous (Youngblood), Dreams of a West Texas Marsupial Girl (Pearl Damour). Her plays have been produced Off-Broadway, at the Guthrie Theatre, Seattle Rep, PlayMaker's Rep, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Folger Theatre (8 Helen Hayes Award nominations; Winner, Best Production: Sense and Sensibility) and others. Upcoming productions at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, A.R.T., and more. Kate's Sense and Sensibility are published by DPS.
She is currently working on new adaptations of Little Women, 20k Leagues Under the Sea, and The Odyssey, as well as several new original plays including Love Poem and Prostitute Play. She was one of 2016's top 20 most-produced playwrights, and Sense and Sensibility was one of the top 10 most-produced plays. Kate originally grew up amongst the farms and fields of upstate New York; she knows how to milk a cow, albeit not very well (noth she and the cow get nervous). She lives in Queens with her partner, Jason O'Connell - yes, that's Mr. Darcy. She would particularly like to thank Jason as well as the rest of this amazing, open-hearted cast and crew; the teams at both Primary Stages and Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival; Amanda Dehnert, who truly puts the play in "play"; the inimitable Beth Blickers and Tony Cloer; and her family. More info at kate-hamill.com.
JEREMY PETER JOHNSON (Understudy: Mr. Collins/Ms. Bingley/Mr. Wickham; Bingley/Mary) previously appeared off-Broadway in Before the Dawn and Shakespeare's R&J. Regionally he has appeared at South Coast Repertory, Westport Country Playhouse, and in nine seasons at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. TV credits include "Las Vegas," "As the World Turns," "All My Children," and many commercials. Big love to the fam.
JASON O'CONNELL (Mr. Darcy) Off-Broadway: Sense and Sensibility (Bedlam); A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Pearl); The Dork Knight (Abingdon Theatre, Joe's Pub); The Seagull/Hamlet/Saint Joan (Bedlam); Penny Pennyworth (TADA); 365 Days/365 Plays (The Public); Don Juan in Hell (NYIT Award - Outstanding Lead Actor). Regional: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Two River Theater, American Players, Delaware Theatre, Florida Studio, Arkansas Rep, Great Lakes Theater. TV: "Law & Order: SVU," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." jason-oconnell.com
AMELIA PEDLOW (Jane/Miss De Bourgh) NY: The Liar, The Heir Apparent (CSC); ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore (RedBull); You Never Can Tell (The Pearl). Regional: The General from America, Pride and Prejudice (HVSF); Red Velvet (Old Globe); Metromaniacs, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Theatre); Ether Dome (La Jolla Playhouse, Hartford Stage, Huntington); Hamlet, The Glass Menagerie (Denver Center); Legacy of Light (Cleveland Playhouse); The Diary of Anne Frank (VSC). TV: “The Good Wife,” “Blue Bloods,” “Shades of Blue,” “The Blacklist.” Juilliard.
CHRIS THORN (Charlotte Lucas/Mr. Bennet) Off-Broadway: Pig Iron, The Acting Company, New Victory, Ensemble Studio Theatre. Regional: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, CATF, Barrington Stage, Delaware Theater Company, Guthrie Theater, Fulton Theatre, Hartford Theaterworks. Film: Still on the Road and The Sonnet Project. Training: Boston University and LAMDA.
JOHN TUFTS (Bingley/Mary) Off-Broadway: Ensemble Studio Theatre, Mint Theater Company. Chicago: Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Theater: 12 seasons with the Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespear Festival. Also: Guthrie Theater, Arena Stage, Seattle Rep, MTC, PlayMakers Rep, ETC. Awards: Arthur Kennedy Award; Indy Award: I Am My Own Wife; Wall St. Journal 'Best of 2016'. john-tufts.com.
NANCE WILLIAMSON (Mrs. Bennet) is thrilled to be reprising Mrs. Bennett in Pride and Prejudice. During her 33-year career as an Equity actor, Nance has performed on Broadway in Broken Glass, Henry IV, Cyrano, and Romeo and Juliet, as well as numerous Off-Broadway and regional productions. Most recently, Amanda in The Glass Menagerie at Pioneer Stage and premier production of The Book of Will at DCTC. Nance is happily married to actor Kurt Rhoads.
Pride and Prejudice
written by and featuring Kate Hamill
directed by Amanda Dehnert
DATES
Limited Engagement
November 7, 2017 - January 6, 2018
SCHEDULE
Through December 16: Tues-Fri 8; Sat 2 and 8; Sun 3
Starting December 19: Tues 8; Wed 2 & 8; Thurs-Fri 8; Sat 2 & 8
Added performances: December 13 & 22 at 2pm
RUN TIME
2 hours and 25 minutes, including intermission
SHOW LOCATION
Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce Street