from great lakes theatre

Jane Austen's delightful novel comes to the Hanna Theatre this heartfelt new staging from Kate Hamil, Directed by Sara Bruner and Jaclyn Miller. Telling the story of two sisters who're facing financial and social run after their father's untimely death, Hamil imbues Marianne and Elinor's misadventures with freshness as they navigate the choppy waters of 18th Century England's rumor mill in their hope of finding true happiness.

What is Sense and Sensibility about?

Meet Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, living in late 18th Century England. Elinor is the older and more reserved of the two, while Marianne is a free spirit who pushes against the constraints of polite society. We follow them as they move to a cottage in the countryside with their mother, and meet the various suitors who turn up at their door as an enchanting romantic comedy of manner and social graces unfolds.