Jane Austen News

On Monday night, the Orange County theater community gathered once again to celebrate excellence in live performance at the 4th Annual OC Theatre Guild Awards.

Since 2008, Burning Coal Theatre Company's KidsWrite! Festival has been a celebration of one-act plays written by 6th-12th graders residing in North Carolina.

After reviewing this year's submissions, Burning Coal Theatre has announced the finalist scripts and directors for KidsWrite! 2025. Learn more about the upcoming lineup here!

A Broadway-bound musical is currently getting its world premiere at The Old Globe! Recency Girls, written by Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan (book) and Curtis Moore and Amanda Green (music and lyrics), has already been extended through May 11. Watch the sneak peek and the full interview here!

Join in for a unique reimagining of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice, produced by the ASC in collaboration with Belle Esprit. Performances run beginning next month.

Taking on a classic is no easy feat, especially one that has been famously adapted and loved throughout history, such as Jane Austen’s beloved Emma. Seattle’s Dacha Theatre company has proved it’s up for the task with its latest immersive on-stage adaptation of the novel. Freshly directed by Sophia Franzella and featuring a tightly knit cast, Emma is now showing at 12th Ave Arts. 

Alicia Silverstone is officially set to star and executive produce a long-awaited sequel to the 1995 cult classic Clueless. Original director Amy Heckerling will serve as an executive producer for the Peacock series.

The Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough has announced the full cast and creative team for their new co-production of Jane Austen's beloved novel, Pride & Prejudice. 

The Old Globe is currently presenting the pre-Broadway engagement of the world premiere of Regency Girls, starring Krystina Alabado, Kate Rockwell, Isabelle McCalla, and Ryann Redmond. Check out what the critics are saying about the new musical!

“Regency Girls' is The Old Globe's hilariously clever and entertaining new musical, which is playing through May 11.

The Armonk Players are thrilled to present I Love You Because, a modern musical twist on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, running June 6 through June 14, 2025, at Whippoorwill Theatre adjacent to the North Castle Public Library. 

A new Pride and Prejudice limited series is in development at Netflix, featuring a leading cast that includes Emma Corrin, Olivier-winner Jack Lowden, and Olivia Colman.

Syracuse Stage will continue its 2024/2025 season with celebrated actor and playwright Kate Hamill’s whirlwind adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.” Learn more!

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has announced seven newly elected Board Members who will serve a three-year term starting in April 2025. Learn more about the members here!

Everyman has announced its 2025/2026 season, a six-show lineup featuring its 18-member ensemble of resident actors in productions that embody the company’s three-decade legacy of building incredible theatre in the city of Baltimore.  

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life will now open in theaters in select cities on May 23, 2025, before expanding nationwide on May 30. The film, written and directed by Laura Piani, had its world premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

Blackfriars Theatre has announced its 2025-2026 Season, commemorating 76 years of locally-produced theatre in downtown Rochester, NY. Learn more about the lineup here!

Oklahoma Shakespeare will present THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) [REVISED] [AGAIN] by Adam Long, Jess Singer, & Jess Winfield; 37 plays, 97 minutes, 3 actors!

The world premiere stage production of P.D. James's best-selling novel is a tale of love, betrayal, and intrigue set in Regency England. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Sierra Stages must close its successful run of Kate Hamill's critically acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Sense & Sensibility,' playing March 6 - 29 at the Nevada Theatre in historic downtown Nevada City.