PERSUASION
A Staged Reading from Rose City Stage Company

October 17th and 18th‍ ‍| 2:00 PM | Powell’s City of Books

Rose City Stage Company presents a staged reading of Persuasion, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved final novel by local playwright Connor Kerns and directed by Karlyn Love.

Anne Elliot was once persuaded not to marry the man she loved.  Now, years later, Captain Frederick Wentworth has returned from sea as a successful naval officer — and is still painfully present in Anne’s heart.  As their paths cross again, Anne must navigate a world governed by propriety, family expectations, and carefully controlled emotion while confronting a love she never truly surrendered.

In this adaptation, the quiet surface of Austen’s world gives way to the turbulent emotional life beneath it: longing, regret, hope, and the possibility of a second chance.

As a company committed to story, language, and the power of the written word, Rose City Stage Company is proud to honor Austen’s extraordinary text in this intimate reading.

Join us October 17 & 18, 2:00 PM, in the Pearl Room on the third floor of Powell’s City of Books for an afternoon of Austen, language, and the enduring ache of love lost — and perhaps found again.