Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy of manners! Join us for a delightful romp through mistaken identities and social satire, where the pursuit of love leads to the most unexpected hilarities.
The Importance of Being Earnest is a farcical comedy set in late Victorian era London, in which the leading characters maintain fictitious personae to escape burdensome social obligations. Two charming young ladies—sophisticated Gwendolen from the city and naive Cecily from the country—are in love with Ernest Worthing. But there is no such person as Ernest Worthing. Gwendolen thinks Jack is Ernest, and Cecily thinks Algy is Ernest. Each girl swears that she could never love a man who wasn’t named Earnest. In the midst of all this confusion comes Lady Bracknell, who doesn’t like the idea of anybody loving anybody. It sounds like a big mess, but Wilde unwinds this knotty affair into one of the favorite comedies of English literature.
CAST
John Worthing, J.P (Jack) | Maeve Moriarty |
Algernon Moncrieff | Keith Richard Chamberlain |
Reverend Canon Chasuble, DD | Rick Sherburne |
Merriman | Daniel Powers |
Lane | Joe Hackler |
Lady Bracknell | Dafydd Rees |
Gwendolen Fairfax | Brynn Grambow |
Cecily Cardew | Hannah Reggio |
Miss Prism | Kathleen Larson Day |
ARTISTIC TEAM
DIrector | Lynne Ruberti Johnson |
Production Manager | Masa Quinn |
Stage Manager | Beth Henderson |
Set Designer | Tristan Divincenzo |
Lighting Designer | Cait Nicholson |
Technical Director | George Quinn |
Props Manager | Priscilla Hurley |
Piano | Pam Wannie |
Sound | Adam Wannie |
Costumes | Tami Trask-Goode |
Hair and Make up | Morgan Dexter |
Business Manager | Jen Sartanowicz |
Producer | Donna Wresinski |