Pride and Prejudice is the second novel by English author Jane Austen published in 1813. A novel of manners, it follows the character development of Elizabeth "Lizzy" Bennet who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.

Playwright Kate Hamill set out to create something new with her adaptation of this well-known and loved classic. She says, “Nothing irritates me more than a copy and paste version of something. I feel like the theatre should be celebrated as its own art form, and a play should be a play. It should not be some copy and paste version of the novel, or you’re not adding anything to the conversation. You’re never going to compete with how good the novel is. I’m not looking to repeat something, because I’m, in fact, looking to do rather the opposite. Because I think it’s just not personally challenging, and not pushing myself. Almost everyone knows the basic plot structure of Pride and Prejudice, even if they forget things about it. And there are a bunch of very good, straightforward adaptations, so I really wanted to create one that was surprising and that let you see an old, old story in a new way. That meant I had to come up with quite a strong take. So I decided, while not losing the depth of the story, the emotional depth, to add a lot of elements of screwball comedy and farce. Especially with Pride and Prejudice, I’m not looking to duplicate some perfect period accurate film. I’m looking to create something specifically theatrical and specifically related to the theme of this play.”

Pride and Prejudice has consistently appeared near the top of lists of "most-loved books" among literary scholars and the reading public. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, with over 20 million copies sold, and has inspired many derivatives in modern literature. For more than a century, dramatic adaptations, reprints, unofficial sequels, films, and TV versions of Pride and Prejudice have portrayed the memorable characters and themes of the novel, reaching mass audiences.

Cheyenne Mtn. HS Fine Arts has a long history of excellent Fine and Performing Arts Education & Productions. Students may take classes in: Drama, Technical Theatre, Vocal Music, Band, Video Production, Graphic Arts, and a variety of 2-D and 3-D arts.

All students may audition for school productions. A Fall Musical is produced every-other year in November and a Fall Play is produced on the "off" years of the musical. Often the Fall Musical is performed in the Lloyd Shaw Auditorium, which seats over 700 audience members. The musical is a true collaboration between all the arts with Cheyenne Mtn. High School students featured on stage as actors/singers/dancers, backstage as crew and board ops, and in the pit as instrumentalists. Every aspect of the show from the sets to lights, props, and the graphic art on the poster/publicity are designed by CMHS students.