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Do You Love Tangible Jane Mail?

Posted by Jennyvi Dizon on July 27, 2022

If you're like me, I love getting Jane Austen surprises of any kind. Whether it's something physical I can hold on to or a new fact, I appreciate the reminder of what Jane has done for the world. For me, seeing anything Jane Austen related reminds me that I am not alone and the postcard I received today is proof of that. Below is a very special postcard from my friend Sarah Rose Kearns. It's not every day that you get airmail from England and have it come from Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton. The card reads: "Dear...

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Recap of Virtual: Jane Austen: Who Wants to Be an Authoress?

Posted by Jennyvi Dizon on July 22, 2022

On a rainy afternoon in NYC, I woke up exhausted from designing. Somehow, after years of doing fashion week shows, I had forgotten how much work they take. From the designing and the website edits, I felt like it was a good day for a one woman show like myself to take a much-needed break.

Coincidentally, I check my email and was delighted to see that another one woman show Virtual: Jane Austen: Who Wants to Be an Authoress? was scheduled. As soon as Laura Rocklyn was introduced, she was in character talking to the Zoom audience like we were in the same drawing room together. In the comfort of our homes, the whole experience transformed how I usually watch.

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The Astrology of Genius: Anne Ortelee reads Jane Austen, with special guest Laura Rocklyn

Posted by Jennyvi Dizon on July 19, 2022

To quote playwright Sarah Rose Kearns:

"The well-known astrologer Anne Ortelee has agreed to read "Jane," in the person of my dear friend Laura Rocklyn — whom you may have seen portray her before in my play Manydown and/or in her own solo show Who Dares to Be an Authoress. Anne is always fully-booked for readings about six months in advance, so I'm particularly chuffed that she's agreed to squeeze Miss Austen in.

Registration is $26 and all proceeds will help to fund The Holy Theatre's workshop of Persuasion, as adapted by Sarah Rose Kearns, at The Warwick Institute of Culture later this summer. Please click here to register today.

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Jane Austen, Dramatized

Posted by Jennyvi Dizon on July 12, 2022

Playwright Kate Hamill, scholar Devoney Looser, and blogger-librarian Tabrizia Jones discuss Jane Austen's place in the theatrical canon and the many, varied representations of her novels on stage . . . past, present, and future.

Space is limited. Please click here to claim your place now.

https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/3223091217060141313

All proceeds will help to fund The Holy Theatre's workshop of Persuasion, a new play by Sarah Rose Kearns, at The Warwick Institute of Culture.

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Meet My Jane Austen Muse

Posted by Jennyvi Dizon on July 9, 2022

In a few days, I'll be celebrating my one-year anniversary as a JASNA (Jane Austen Society of North America) member and I'm reminded of all the good things that have come my way. In the last year, I've created the Jane Austen Collection, attended my first JASNA Annual General Meeting, learned how to English Country dance and gained so many new friends, including my real-life muse (Sarah) Rose

(Don't forget to scroll all the way to the bottom for photos / video of the cast of Mr. Malcolm's List from the preview event Rose and I attended)

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