The Importance Of Being Earnest

Tickets available April 24

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 

by Oscar Wilde

May 1, 2; 7, 8, 9; 14, 15, 16

2:00 Matinees 5/9 & 5/16



Directed by: Ruth Veselka

Produced by: Beth Parker

Responsible, mild-mannered Jack Worthing has a couple of secrets: he is in love with his friend Algernon’s cousin, Gwendolen, and, though they both think his name is Ernest, that is actually Jack’s imaginary alter ego – a troubled younger brother he invented so he could live it up in London and avoid judgement or consequences.

But Algernon catches on to his scheme and decides to be Ernest himself to woo Jack’s lovely young ward, Cecily. Confusion and laughter reign in a wit-fueled whirlwind of mistaken identities and romantic snafus as the ladies disentangle the stories of their respective Ernests and jump the seemingly impossible hurdles to marry the Ernest they respectively love.

The Importance of Being Earnest is a delightfully absurd comedy that Wilde called “A trivial comedy for serious people.”

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