Party down, party people.

Our twist on Ms. Austen's classic is set over the course of three different parties. A wedding. A New Year's Eve Fundraiser. An Valentine's Day Gala. Each of these events is the back drop on which that characters love each other, hate each other, and drink a significant amount of champagne. In this party spirit, we've asked the cast, crew and designers to weigh in on their music and fashion party preferences. - Heidi

Name: Claire Louise Nadeau - Stage Manager

Hometown: Big Lake, MN

Go to Party Tune: You Make My Dreams by Hall & Oats

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): Dresses....sundresses weather permitting

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Name: Kathryn Fumie - Emma Woodhouse

Hometown: Sartell MN

Go to Party Tune: Hey Ya by Outkast

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): Black Cocktail dress and comfy kitten heels

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Name: Carl Atiya Swanson - James Fairfax

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

Go to Party Tune: "I Get Kick Out of You" - the Ella Fitzgerald version.

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): A bowtie that can be undone late in the night (I think I'm working with a New Year's Eve theme here)

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Name: Courtney Schmitz Watson - Lighting Designer

Hometown: Starkville, Mississippi

Go To Party Tune: Wild Nights by John Mellencamp & Me'Shell Ndegeocello

Go To Party Ensemble (Outfit): Skinny jeans, black tank top, stiletto heels, pearl necklace.

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Name: Charles Campbell - Mark Weston

Hometown: Minneapolis

Go to Party Tune: Where is this "Party Tune" place?

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): Hey, what are YOU wearing?

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Name: Jessica Spivey - Assistant Stage Manager

Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida/Ygrande, France/Ham Lake, Minnesota (Take your pick)

Go to Party Ensemble: I have a sparkly dinosaur outfit...

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Name: Eric Elefson - William

Hometown: River Falls, WI

Go to Party Tune: Party Rock by LMFAO

Go to Party Ensemble: T-shirt with horizontal stripes and skinny jeans

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Name: Tanner Curl - George Knightley

Hometown: Charles City, IA

Go to Party Tune: Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): If it's fancy, I go for the suit. I tend to feel like it's nearly impossible to be overdressed (unless I'm feeling lazy and want to wear flannel).

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Name: Sheila Regan - Anne Weston

Hometown: Minneapolis

Go to Party Tune: Welcome to Tijuana- Manu Chau

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): Black.

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Name: Mason Mahoney - Frank Churchill

Hometown: Fairmont, MN

Go to Party Tune: "The Reeling" by Passion Pit

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): The Picasso jacket

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Name:  Ted Moore - Sound Designer/Composer

Hometown:  Waconia, MN

Go to Party Tune:  Papa’s got a brand new bag, James Brown

Got to Party Ensemble (Outfit):  I do have a vintage mint green leisure suit, but it rarely comes out...  I usually wear whatever I put on that morning

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Name: Hannah K. Holman - Harriet Smith

Hometown: Bloomington, MN

Go to Party Tune: To be honest, Footloose.

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): Whatever is clean? Is that bad?

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Name: Taous Claire Khazem - Isabelle Knightley

Hometown: St. Paul, MN

Go to Party Tune: Anything MJ

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): Layers with something shiny

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Name: Emily Dussault - Jane Fairfax

Hometown: Blaine, MN

Go To Party Tune: Geez this is hard. There is something magical about the classic Twist and Shout by The Beatles. So that... or anything by Beyonce!

Go To Party Ensemble: Opaque tights and something sparkly. Or many things sparkly.

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Name: Zac Campbell - Scenic Designer/Props Master/Technical Director

Hometown: Richmond, VA

Go to Party Tune: Lil' Kim: How Many Licks

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): Bowtie.

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Name: Seth Conover - John Knightley

Hometown: Waverly, IA

Go to Party Tune: Depends on the Party, but Ella Fitzgerald is good.

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): 'Dressed Down' with hints of 'Dressing up'. (I.e. Shirts with buttons, sweaters, and jeans)

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Name: Parker Genne - Bobby Martin

Hometown: Minneapolis

Go to Party Tune: One song? Impossible, an album I can do...James Brown Dance Machine

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): A scarf, dress-short, fancy tights, boots-either my favorite cowboy or some riding ones, hair-big per usual

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Name: Russ Dugger - Philip Elton

Hometown: Minneapolis

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): Sport coats and bowties. You know. Whatever the Doctor prescribes.

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Name: Christina Lein - Millie Bates

Hometown:  Prior Lake, MN

Go to Party Tune:  Anything Queen or Abba

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit):  A skirt with my jeans... and cowboy boots... and a top of some kind (obviously) I keep it simple... the same things I wear everyday...

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Name: Nora Sachs - Assistant Director

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Go to Party Tune: Alive and Amplified by The Mooney Suzuki

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): A big necklace.

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Name: Blake E. Bolan - Director

Hometown: Manhattan, KS

Go to Party Tune: Gimme Sympathy by Metric

Go to Party Ensemble (Outfit): A cute brown mini-dress with a ruffled collar that I bought for New Year's a few years ago and my suede boots.

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Name: Laura Leffler-McCabe - Playwright

Hometown: Shawnee, KS

Go to Party Tune: anything that sounds like Mo-Town - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, CeeLo Green, actual Mo-Town. I feel like that's not the answer this question is looking for…

Got to Party Ensemble (Outfit): something black

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Name: Heidi Jedlicka – August Elton

Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD

Go to Party Tune: I gotta have my girls Beyonce, Shakira, Dessa and/or Lady Gaga on loop as much as possible.

Got to Party Ensemble (Outfit): Black, sparkles, studded clutch, can of Coppola champagne. Boom.

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Emma Woodhouse Is Not A Bitch

Written by Laura Leffler-McCabe and Tanner Curl
Directed by Blake E. Bolan

February 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23 at 7:30pm
The Cedar Riverside People's Center Theater
425 20th Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55454

$12-20 sliding scale tickets, no-one turned away for lack of funds

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Thank you, Minnesota!
This activity is the recipient of a generous grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and is funded, in part, by appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State's general fund, and its arts and cultural heritage fund that was created by a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.