Jane Austen's PERSUASION:
A New Musical Adaptation

September 10-11, 17-18, 2011
Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport, Chicago
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FREE pre-performance discussion in the theater 45 minutes before each show:

September 10-11: Hazel Jones, British author of "Jane Austen and Marriage"

September 17-18: Monique Anawis, "The Making of Persuasion"

• Based on the novel Persuasion by Jane Austen
  
  
• Original adaptation by Barbara Landis
  
  
• Featuring songs from Jane Austen's manuscripts
  and music of the period
  
  
• Fully staged with orchestra!

Stage Direction by Barbara Landis and Nick Sandys
Musical Direction by Nyela Basney

A gorgeous new musical adaptation of one of Jane Austen's most admired novels – the story of a woman who has loved and lost and gets a second chance.

Persuasion focuses on the regret and loneliness of the heroine, Anne Elliot, who has rejected a proposal of marriage from the one man she truly loved. Anne had allowed herself to be persuaded by her snobbish family's convictions that Captain Wentworth was unworthy, but after a separation of eight years, the tables have turned. Anne is nearly an old maid and her once rich family is on the verge of bankruptcy, and Captain Wentworth returns from sea with both rank and fortune. Can he forgive her for being persuaded to break off their engagement rather than following her heart? And can their lost love be rekindled? One of the most powerful love stories ever written, it will leave you breathless!

Group Discounts are also available.
Please contact the Athenaeum Theatre Box Office for further information at 773-935-6860.