Pride and Prejudice
About the Show
Livermore Shakes at Concannon Vineyard brings together culture, friendship, award-winning wine and a stunningly beautiful outdoor landscape for a truly memorable experience. Summer 2014 brings Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, adapted by Christina Calvit. Directed by Virginia Reed. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” One of the most famous opening lines in literary history, this line also acknowledges the truth, universal in Regency England, that a woman without means had to marry or face a life of poverty and insignificance. Comically skewering the class-consciousness of her world, Austen creates a combination of social satire and romantic comedy, highlighted by the tempestuous relationship between lively Elizabeth Bennet and prideful Mr. Darcy.
