Maybe you've never read Austen's debut novel or maybe it's an old favorite worth revisiting. Let's talk about what keeps readers and adapters coming back to this classic novel. Join other Jane Austen fans and neophytes for this multi-media study group during four Saturdays in March and April.
Participants will read and discuss Austen's novel (1811), view the award-winning Ang Lee film (1995), sit in on a rehearsal, and attend a matinee performance of the Kate Hamill stage adaptation (2014) at the New England Youth Theatre, directed by Hallie Flower.
Event schedule:
Saturday, March 14, 1-3 pm: Book discussion at library at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St. in Brattleboro. A limited number of copies of the novel are available for loan.
Saturday, March 21, 1 – 3 pm: visit rehearsal at New England Youth Theatre, 100 Flat St., Brattleboro.
Saturday, April 4, 1-3 pm: Watch Ang Lee film at library.
Saturday, April 11, 2 pm: Attend performance at NEYT! ($8 discounted ticket fee.)
Signing up in advance (at the Brooks Library front desk) will secure a place for our visits to NEYT to observe a rehearsal and chat with cast and crew (March 21) and to see the play (April 11).
Discussions will be facilitated by Sara Glennon, Professor of English at Landmark College. A Jane Austen fan for more than 40 years, she can't get enough of reading, studying, and discussing Austen, her work, and her growing fandom.
Participants will need to pay for their own tickets on April 11 for $8 (a limited number of discounted tickets are reserved). Prof. Glennon will also email reading and study questions and supplemental material to those who share their email addresses when registering.
Feel free to direct questions to library 254-5290 or Sara Glennon at sglennon@landmark.edu.
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