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The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
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Author: Lauren Gunderson Publisher: Dramatists Play Service (cover image may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 76 Pub. Date: 2017 Edition: Acting ISBN-10: 0822237008 ISBN-13: 9780822237006 Cast Size: 4 female, 3 male
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About
the Play:
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley is a full-length
romantic comedy by Lauren Gunderson
and Margot Melcon. A companion to Miss Bennet:
Christmas at Pemberley – the first continuation of Jane Austen's
popular novel, Pride and Prejudice – The Wickhams takes
place at the estate of Elizabeth and Darcy, entering the servants'
quarters of Pemberley at the height of holiday preparations.
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley is delightful
companion play to Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley – both
bring Jane Austen's beloved
characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and Prejudice.
While Miss Bennet depicted
the newly wed Darcys' Christmas gathering on the ground floor of
Pemberley, The Wickhams
takes audiences to the downstairs servants' quarters for that same
celebration. Mrs. Reynolds, a no-nonsense housekeeper; Cassie, an
eager new maid; and Brian, a lovesick footman, are bustling with
preparations for holiday guests. An unwelcome visitor has stumbled
into the hall in the middle of the night
– Mr. Darcy's nemesis and
Lydia's rogue husband: Mr. Wickham. It's
up to the loyal housekeeper, footman, and new maid to keep the
festivities running smoothly with keeping the unwelcome guest
confined – for
a secreted letter may be the key to bringing him to justice. But
before long, old grudges and new misunderstandings reach a boiling
point, and as the festivities spiral into chaos, Pemberley's
residents struggle to keep peace without taking sides. Warm and
sensational, The Wickhams
is a charming holiday tale that delves into class, privilege, family
and forgiveness – and
what it means to truly give, in the season of giving.
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley premiered in 2016 at
Northlight Theatre in Chicago. Since
then the play had premieres at professional theatres around the US
and has been mounted by high schools, colleges, and community
theatres.
Cast: 4 female, 3 male
What people say:
"The genius of Lauren
Gunderson and Margot Melcon, in
exploring Austen's world, is to explicitly articulate what the books
more elliptically imply: For these 19th-century women,
beyond…security lay the more fundamental dream of liberty...This is
world-class theatrical art…." — City Pages
(Minneapolis)
"…In the tradition of the
source material, there is a powerful (without being overbearing)
feminist message to The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley…a
lovely holiday concoction: melt in your mouth, with just a touch of
spice." — TalkinBroadway.com
"… The Wickhams
is as witty and wonderful as its sister play… It is a truth
universally acknowledged that Gunderson and Melcon brilliantly
capture the heightened idiom of Austen's world. What makes this
writing team so remarkable…is the consistency of their plays'
characters with their originals in the novel…enjoy the splendid
holiday gift that is The Wickhams." —
TwinCitiesArts.com
About the Playwright:
Lauren M. Gunderson is an American playwright,
screenwriter, and short story author originally from Atlanta,
Georgia. She received her BA in English/Creative Writing at Emory
University, and her MFA in Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch, where she
was also a Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship.
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Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
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