Three adaptations of Jane Austen’s first novel, Sense and Sensibility, imagining how the themes of relationship
and power dynamics explored in that book could be examined in different settings:
a middle school cheerleading team, a dog park, and a magical girl story.
Cheer
Lucy and Elinor are on the middle school cheerleading squad, coached by high schooler Fanny. Elinor decides today to confront the tension that exists between her and Lucy.
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Dog Park
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Elinor and Marianne are two dogs with the same owner, but while Elinor properly shows her training in public, Marianne is simply looking for excitement. As they arrive at the dog park, Marianne notices another dog she used to play with, Willoughby.
Magic
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Notes from studying Lady and the Tramp
Elinor and her sister Marianne have been hiding from each other the magical jewelry they received which gives them special powers. Then, when Lucy stole Elinor’s magical earrings, everything was revealed, and Marianne confronts Lucy to get her sister’s powers back.