| Hosted by | Department of Energy & Environmental Protection |
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| Details | For the third year in a row, the Osborne Homestead Museum and Kellogg Estate gardens will be the stage for Jane Austen’s popular novel, “Pride and Prejudice”, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 26 – 28, 2025. Registration is required. With the resurgent popularity of Regency Era fiction and costumed events, the Osborne Homestead Museum will be hosting the Performing Arts Collaborative’s “Pride and Prejudice: Meanwhile, at Longbourn”. This live production offers an intimate and immersive experience that invites the audience into the home of the Bennet family, where the popular love story of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy will unfold in scenes throughout the museum and gardens. The fourth wall separating the audience and cast will occasionally be broken for guests who arrive in costume. It is highly recommended that guests bring hand fans and sun protection for the outdoor scenes and the non-air-conditioned museum. Performances are scheduled for Friday, Sept. 26 at 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m; Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28 at 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The museum will be open for guided and self-guided tours in between performances, and the gardens and grounds will be open until 4:30 p.m. This event is suitable for ages twelve and up, and it is recommended that children attend the first performance at 11:30 a.m. Registration is required. Early registration is highly advised since each performance will have a limited number of spaces. The museum will start accepting reservations on August 18. Registration can be made online at https://forms.office.com/g/gNEZN7MkkQ?origin=lprLink, or calling 203 – 734-2513. This event is free. Donations are accepted with a minimum suggested donation of fifteen dollars. Rain dates will be October 3 – 5, 2025. For more information, call (203)734‑2513, email DEEP.Kellogg@ct.gov, or visit the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Calendar of Events at https://www.ct.gov/deep/calendar. Connecticut State Parks Director Brian Wilson states, “Jane Austen production is in line with the cultural arts and the interests of Frances Osborne Kellogg, a violinist and patron of the arts, who coordinated artistic performances for the Women’s Club of Ansonia, Derby, and Shelton.” The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes, says “Jane Austen’s themes of women and economic security, women striving in a patriarchal society, and her critiques of social norms are relevant today as they were during Frances’s time.” The Osborne Homestead Museum, a facility of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s State Parks & Public Outreach Division, is open for free docent-led and self-guided tours on Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sundays from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is located at 500 Hawthorne Avenue off Rte. 34 in Derby, CT. The Kellogg Environmental Center, a facility of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s State Parks & Public Outreach Division, is open 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Tuesday through Saturday. It is located at 500 Hawthorne Avenue off Rte. 34 in Derby. For further information or directions please email DEEP.Kellogg@ct.gov or phone the Kellogg Environmental Center at (203)734‑2513. |
| Admission | FREE |
| Location | Osborne Homestead Museum |
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| More Info | info link |