MEET THE DIRECTOR
Pre-show Q&A
Date: Sunday, October 5, 1:15PM - 1:45PM
Location: Middendorf Lounge
Join Director Megan Behm for an intimate pre-show discussion about the making of CSC’s Persuasion. Learn about Behm’s artistic vision and creative process behind staging this premiere adaptation of Austen's classic.
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PLAY READING: The Austens by Sarah Rose Kearns
Special Event
Date: Wednesday, October 8 at 7:30 PM
Location: Mainstage at 7 S Calvert St
Discover a new perspective on Jane Austen with a special reading of The Austens by Sarah Rose Kearns, the same talented playwright behind our adaptation of Persuasion. This intimate play imagines Austen’s life before fame, and the quiet moments that inspired her enduring work. A heartfelt story about family, creativity, and the artist’s calling, it offers a rich complement to the world of Persuasion.
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MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT
Pre-show Event
Date: Sunday, October 12, 1:15PM - 1:45PM
Location: Middendorf Lounge
Go behind the script with Persuasion playwright Sarah Rose Kearns in a special pre-show conversation. Hear how Austen’s voice was brought from the page to the stage and find out what compelled Kearns to reimagine this classic work.
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GETTING CURIOUS ABOUT PERSUASION
Pre-Show Event
Date: Friday, October 17, 7:00PM - 7:45PM
Location: Middendorf Lounge
What was Austen's creative process like? How did she use aspects of her own experience? Who chose this novel's title? How well did it sell? What did her early readers think of it? Find out the answers to these and more questions at this lively talk by Baltimore's own Austen expert, Dr. Juliette Wells, illustrated by artifacts from the world-renowned Jane Austen Collection at Goucher College.
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PERSUASION PRE-SHOW SOIREE
Pre-show Event
Price: $10 for CSC subscribers, $15 General Admission, must have 8:00 PM show tickets
Date: Saturday, September 27, 6PM - 7:15PM
Location: Middendorf Lounge
Step into Regency-Era England with a Charm City twist. This pre-show event, inspired by the tradition of afternoon tea, features tea and pastry tastings from local favorites, period costumes, Austen-themed activities and raffle prizes, and discounted bar prices. Limited to 30 guests. A show ticket is required to attend.
