Show Summary
Roles: Mr. Bingley / Colonel Fitzwilliam
Playwright: Jon Jory
Director: Brian D. Zelinski
Company: SummerStage of Delafield
Performance Dates: August 23 – September 8, 2018
Number of Performances: 9
- Largest opening night audience in SummerStage history
- Highest attendance of any show in SummerStage history
Style: Outdoor Proscenium
Synopsis
The classic story of wit, sophistication, and romance asking: Is it possible for the grounded heroine Elizabeth Bennett and the handsome but enigmatic Mr. Darcy to look beyond his pride and her prejudice, to make the best match of all? A fast-paced and engaging adaptation of Jane Austen's classic 1813 novel.
"Promise me you won't move so much as a ribbon." - Mr. Bingley
"Pray, let me hear what you accuse him of. I should like to know how such a paragon behaves among strangers." - Colonel Fitzwilliam
Media Coverage
Show Review – Wisconsin Theatre Spotlight – August 27, 2018
"Strasse’s Jane, as well as Collie’s Bingley, have suitable airs and carriage for their roles..."
Playbill Biography
Matthew M. Collie
Mr. Bingley / Colonel Fitzwilliam
2018: Cléante in Tartuffe, Mr. Bingley / Colonel Fitzwilliam in Pride and Prejudice. Inaugural Season. Other: Betrayal, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Sunset Playhouse), Vows, Nesting Dolls (Cooperative Performance), The Sweet New, Equivocation (Shag), The Oil Project, 33 Variations, Wit (Theatre B of Moorhead, MN). Etc: Matthew is a member of the National Forensic Association Hall of Fame.
Production Photo Credits
Production photos were taken by the jolly and responsive George Katsekes Jr. If you enjoy the work please support George.
