Cité des Arts Readers Theater - Persuasion by Jane Austen

Jane Austen's last completed novel follows the story of Anne Elliot, eight years after she broke off an engagement to a young naval officer, Frederick Wentworth, on the advice of a trusted family friend. As Wentworth comes back into her life, having since made his fortune, Anne quietly endures as she weighs what she gave up. The novel has been adapted for the stage for this performance using public domain text and AI tools, with human oversight every step of the way.

The Cité des Arts Reader's Theater Series is designed to bring classical stories to the contemporary audience in a relaxed and accessible manner. Using a cast of talented local actors and with a goal to educate and inspire audiences, the series aims to dispel the idea that these stories are inaccessible or meant only for academics. The stories in the series were written for the masses and still reverberate in…