Thank you to all who came to visit us at Longbourn.

We are pleased to announce that we have been invited to make this an annual event.

Check back soon for 2025 dates

and audition information.

With the resurgent popularity of Regency Era fiction and costumed events, the Osborne Homestead Museum and surrounding gardens will be the stage for Jane Austen’s popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. 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 Mr. Darcy will unfold in live scenes throughout the museum and gardens. The fourth wall separating the audience and cast will occasionally be broken for guests who arrive in costume.

This is the second year for Performing Arts Collaborative's, Meanwhile, at Longbourn, a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice at the Osborne Homestead Museum and Kellogg Estate gardens. This year's Sunday performances take place during Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day, a special state-wide celebration of Connecticut’s stunning historic gardens.  The Osborne Homestead Museum is one of sixteen members of the prestigious Connecticut’s Historic Gardens whose different garden styles are honored on this day from12-4pm, with museum tours available at 1:15p.m. and 4:00p.m. CTHistoricGardens.org for more information. 

This event is free and open to the public. Before making your reservation, please note the following:

• This production requires the audience to engage in a significant amount of walking, standing, and using stairs both inside and outside the Museum.

• *All guests 12 years an younger are welcome at the 11:30 a.m. shows on 6/22 and 23 only.

• Please check-in no later than 15 minutes prior to the performance. We are unable to accommodate late arrivals for the interior scenes,

• Donations are accepted, and a minimum donation of fifteen dollars is suggested.