PUT "AUSTEN'S PRIDE" ON YOUR DANCE CARD AT THE PALACE THEATER IN WATERBURY

All romantic minded people are intrigued by the on again and off again courtship of the charming gentleman caller Fitzwilliam Darcy and an adamantly reluctant Elizabeth Bennet. Preserved for all time in the intriguing chapters of “Pride and Prejudice” penned in 1813 by Jane Austen, you are now cordially invited to a musical reimagining of a tale of the author herself and her own journey of infatuation and love. Can one gain insight into your own heart as you write the words to an imaginary couple of your creation?

Come be fascinated by the beating heart of Olivia Hernandez’s Jane Austen as she creates a bewildering and besotted relationship between her hero played by Dan Hoy's Fitzwilliam Darcy and the reluctantly approachable Elizabeth Bennet portrayed by Delphi Borich. Ms. Austen is known for her depiction of life in the Regency style, during the entire reign of King George IV of England, until 1830. As a novelist, she clearly understood the changeable nature of love gained and love lost and filled her writings with that evidence.

Come to the Palace Theater in Waterbury to experience how her own relationships and courtships influenced those heroines of fiction in “Austen’s Pride” from Friday, September 26 at 8 p.m. to Saturday, September 27 at 2 p.m.and 8 p.m. In her lifetime her writings were mostly anonymous but she did enjoy some success as a writer which renewed her sense of purpose and her need for money. “Pride and Prejudice” was acknowledged as the “fashionable novel” of its season. Her novels were praised for their drawing of her characters, her moral attitude, her domestic realism and her refreshing and entertaining style.

“Austen’s Pride” is a delightful and charming musical of her life and her beloved recreations by Lindsay Warren Baker and Amanda Jacobs. Enter the mind of the author Jane as her publisher is so pleased with the sale of her novel “Sense and Sensibility” that he requests a new manuscript. Unfortunately Jane doesn’t have one at the ready. Luckily her sister Cassandra (Dianica Phelan) is encouraging and urges Jane to open her heart to new ideas. Discover how Jane finds her voice as the story of Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam develops its intimate soul. Songs like “Fine Eyes,” “My Poor Nerves.” “When I Fall in Love,” “Not Romantic,” “Darcy’s Letter,” and “I Can’t Resist a Redcoat” are rich in meaning. Director Igor Goldin is a storytelling master of romance.

For tickets ($45-89, with special $30 tickets available with the code FALLINLOVE), call the Palace Theater, 100 East Main Street, Waterbury at 203-346-2000 or online at PALACETHEATERCT.ORG.

Let Jane Austen romance your heartstrings in this delightful tale of love and longing.