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Kate Hamill's playful new adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters - sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne - after their father's sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Set in gossipy late 18th-century England with a fresh female voice, the play is full of humor, emotional depth and bold theatricality. Sense and Sensibility examines our reactions, both reasonable and ridiculous, to societal pressures. When reputation is everything, how do you follow your heart?

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""Jane Austen has been pumped full of helium."" - The New York Times ""One of the best things I've ever seen onstage."" - Ira Glass ""As adapted for the stage by Kate Hamill and directed by Eric Tucker, Sense and Sensibility might be described as Jane Austen for those who don't usually like Jane Austen, finding her work too reserved for lively entertainment. Yet I would imagine that even fanatical Janeites, as her most devoted admirers are known, will not take offense, once they get used to this production's audaciously high energy level."" -The New York Times

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