Discovering Austen

By Kristin Hammargren

Directed by Frank Honts

In January 2012, UW M.F.A. Acting student Kristin Hammargren will premiere her original one-woman show Discovering Austen. The play takes place in the dressing room of an actor who has been cast as Jane Austen herself. Still searching for the essence of her character only hours from opening, she explores Austen’s writing in an attempt to find the author in the pages of her novels and letters. Discovering Austen is a wonderful opportunity to see Austen’s characters and the author herself come to life. Kristin is in the final year of her program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Discovering Austen was developed for her MFA thesis. Tickets are free and open to the public but seating is limited so advance reservations are recommended. The show runs from January 26th-28th in the Hemsley Theatre on the UW-Madison campus at 7:30pm. Email discoveringausten@gmail.com for tickets. More information can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/discoveringausten/

Produced by The Open Stages Project at Hemsley Theatre, 821 University Avenue, UW Vilas Hall,Madison

Performances: January 26-28, 2012

Performance Times: 7:30pm in the Hemsley Theatre in Vilas Hall on the UW-Madison Campus. Thursday/Friday/Saturday, January 26th-28th, 2012. Tickets are free and open to the public, email discoveringausten@gmail.com to request tickets.

Free admission

Call discoveringausten@gmail.com for reservations or more information.