The Jane Austen Soiree at Lincoln Civic Auditorium

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Transport Back in Time at The Jane Austen Soiree holiday event! FMI: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/194079556177.

Sweep back into the time of Jane Austen on Saturday, December 11 at the Lincoln Civic Auditorium and sample the delights of the period at The Jane Austen Soiree. The Rockstar Music Academy and Placer Repertory Theater present a joint holiday event: The Jane Austen Soiree at which audiences are encouraged to arrive early, dressed for the period, enjoy refreshments, listen to the music, and watch or join in the contra danse just like in a Jane Austen film. Patrons will hear fascinating historical information and social graces of the period from the Event Social Director/Hostess Crystal Neher-Evans and may participate in the audience costume parade at intermission or win goodie baskets from local merchants and makers. The main feature of the evening is its entertainment: top-notch professional actors perform the stage-reading of Persuasion: a holiday romantic comedy, inspired by the Jane Austen novel, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., which includes a post-show Q&A to meet the actors, playwright, and the creative team.The play is set in England in 1814 and the entire second act takes place during the winter holiday season in Bath, ending with a Christmas Party that defines the characters fates. The story follows Miss Anne Elliot who spent the last 8 years dutiful and depressed amongst her comically dysfunctional family and social circle, since she was persuaded by her father and Lady Russell to break her engagement to Commander Wentworth. But now the love of her life returns from the war a wealthy Captain. Will she successfully persuade her social circle to accept Captain Wentworth assuming she can help him overcome his bitterness, or shall she marry a charming gentleman she meets in Bath, who makes his interest abundantly clear at a Holiday concert? This play is full of rich, eccentric characters and a surprising amount of action, which makes it the perfect holiday treat for the whole family, said playwright T.S. Forsyth.The Jane Austen Soiree is sponsored by Armrod Charitable Trust, Arts Council of Placer County, The Rockstar Music Academy, Placer Rep and private donors. We are so very grateful to our sponsors, without whom we could not offer this immersive educational and entertaining experience, said Program Operations Manager Blaire Hartman. Placer Rep is particularly grateful to be partnered with The Rockstar Music Academy of Lincoln (TheRockstarMusicAcademy.com) and the Rocklin Friends of the Library for this exciting event. The Rocklin Friends promote and operate programs for and in conjunction with the Placer County Public Library to the enrichment of our local community. Audiences might recall Placer Repertory Theater as the professional company that commissioned and recently produced the New Beginnings event partnered with the Rocklin & Roseville Historical Societies, featuring a new play about Placer County railroad history in July of 2021. Placer Rep is also the performing arts organization that recently won Gold Country Medias The Best of the Best: Best Live Theatrical Group for Rocklin.Placer Repertory Theater (PlacerRep.org) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit professional performing arts and culture nonprofit organization with the mission to offer educational and quality-of-life enriching professional performing arts and cultural programs relevant to the people of Placer County, while supporting local organizations and acting as an economic engine for the area. Follow Placer Repertory Theater on Facebook and Instagram: @PlacerRep.
Ages: Ages 8 and up

The Jane Austen Soiree, December 11 at 2 & 7 p.m. Only $20/person. FMI: Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/194079556177 Image shows headshots of all the actors involved.

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