That feminine perspective is explored even deeper in this production thanks to Kubik being at the helm of an all-female creative team. Instead, I see her asking of the novel how do these sisters learn from each other and how can they live a richer life by combining sense WITH sensibility? To me it really is about taking these two halves and exploring how they become whole.”Īnother angle Hamill takes is to focus the story not on the sisters’ traditional love stories with suitors Edward and Brandon, but instead focusing on the novel’s feminine perspective, Kubik said. What I love about what Hamill does is that she does not pit one against the other to determine whether sense or sensibility is going to win the day. No two sisters could be more opposite in their approach to problems, which is the whole premise of the novel. Then you have Marianne, who responds to her with sensitivity and passionate impulses. “We have Elinor, the older sister who acts with common sense and control. Kubik said she particularly appreciates the perspective Hamill brings to the sisters’ relationship.

“And in this story and in her every life action, every single choice this family makes is judged and devoured by a social network that is bent on spreading gossip.” “Jane Austen, much like Chekhov, always wrote about what she knew,” she said. In her preparation to take on this play, Kubik was fascinated both by the way the original story captured Austen’s own experiences and by how those experiences translate to today. When reputation is everything, how do you follow your heart? In this comic debate between prudence and passion, Elinor and Marianne must publicly manage their love affairs amid a gossip-obsessed 19th-century England. Sense and Sensibility, directed by Marianne Kubik, opens on October 20 in the Ruth Caplin Theatre.Ī story beloved by generations of readers, Sense and Sensibility follows the Dashwood sisters after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Sense and Sensibility, Directed by Marianne Kubik, Opens on October 20 in the Ruth Caplin TheatreĬHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Octo– The UVA Department of Drama will open its 2022-2023 season with renowned playwright Kate Hamill’s boldly playful take on Jane Austen’s first novel, Sense and Sensibility.

UVA DRAMA TO PRESENT KATE HAMILL ADAPTATION OF JANE AUSTEN’S SENSE AND SENSIBILITYīoldly Playful Adaptation of Austen’s First Novel Examines Love and Gossip in 19th Century England And the Dangers of Following Your Heart When Reputation is Everything

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