There is so much respect being paid to the literary tradition of Jane Austen’s classic novel, “Pride and Prejudice,” it keeps the audience at a distance in Arizona Theatre Company’s adaptation by Jon Jory. Much of this 2 1/2-hour production consists of various cast members talking directly to the audience, connecting scenes from the play with narration that summarizes big chunks of the novel.
Curiously, the actor who makes the strongest impression has the least to say. He is tall and stately Anthony Marble as the reticent Mr. Darcy. With his striking profile straight from an ancient Greek coin, Marble can dominate a scene just by standing there - which he does a lot.
Providing all the play’s animation are the five lively and anxious daughters of Mr. Bennet (David Pichette), a man with a dwindling estate and no sons to carry on the family name. This being the English countryside of Hertfordshire in 1813, the lack of a natural heir is no laughing matter.
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