They were very prevalent in art and literature, it’s just that they got erased or the pieces involving them didn’t get passed down. “In what was written (in the early 1800s), it’s easy to feel like people of color didn’t exist, when of course that’s ridiculous,” Sanchez said. Many of these stories were written in a time when we might perceive women didn’t have a voice, or people of color didn’t have a voice.”Īusten’s story gets multiracial representationĭuring a forced hiatus because of the pandemic, Sanchez researched classical works to find more that could speak to different demographics. It opens the story and the character in a new way and can resonate with our culture. In Sherlock Holmes, we had someone play that by a woman as a woman. “That may mean changing the gender of a famous character. “We try to show a different perspective than what is normally shown,” said Sanchez, executive artistic director for Aquila since 2012 – including previous stops at Saint John’s for Fahrenheit 451 in 2013 and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in 2018. While Sanchez added that she and her New York-based company left the script virtually untouched from the way Austen intended, their performance will challenge perception with actors of color playing white roles. The set is designed to make that process fluid, Sanchez said, but “the actors really have to challenge themselves to be able to believably switch.” Six actors, under the direction of Desiree Sanchez, will perform all the characters, changing personality often and quickly. Humphrey Theater at Saint John’s University.
Published in 1813, the story has withstood the test of time, 17 different screen versions and countless adaptations.Īdapting is central to the mission of Aquila Theatre, which will diversify Austen’s classic on Nov. More than 200 years have passed since Jane Austen conceptualized Pride and Prejudice, a novel that would skewer the dependence of women on marriage in English society at the time to pursue favorable social standing and economic security.
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