VENTURA, CA – One of the world’s best-loved novels, Jane Austen’s classic “Pride and Prejudice”, will be performed for one more weekend – Saturday, Feb. 25 and Sunday, Feb. 26 – at the Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill Road.

The play is a production of Ventura County Community Theatre, in association with Performance Theatre for Young Artists. First published in 1813, “Pride and Prejudice” has been adapted for the stage in an original script written by VCCT and PTYA Director Marta Dewey. Filled with drama and humor, the story follows the lives of the Bennet family and other members of 19th-century English gentry as they deal with marriage, morality, upbringing, manners, education and other issues. With more than 20 million copies sold worldwide, “Pride and Prejudice” remains one of the most popular novels in English literature.

Show times at 2 and 7 p.m. Feb. 25, and at 6 p.m. Feb. 26. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $12 for seniors, children and students. A special $10 per-ticket rate is available to school groups of 10 or more students through 12th grade who come to the same performance and make arrangements in advance. To order tickets or for more information, go to www.ptya.org, call (805) 653-1962, or e-mail ptya@sbcglobal.net.