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“Witty, charming and elegant”
-New York Times
The Importance of Being Earnest
April 2- 14, 2019
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Valerie Joyce
In Oscar Wilde’s most enduringly popular play, a pair of wily bachelors masquerade as respectable gentleman to court the attentions of two well-dowried ladies. Gallant Jack and irreverent Algernon invent “Ernest” alter-egos to win the hearts of Cecily and Gwendolen, each of whom conveniently claims she’ll only marry a man by that name. When all four arrive at Jack’s country home on the same weekend, the men struggle to keep up with their stories and their plans go hilariously awry. With its witty wordplay, caustic commentary and blistering banter, Earnest is a riotously funny farce for the ages.
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, April 2, 8pm (Preview)
Wednesday, April 3, 8pm (Opening Night)
Thursday, April 4, 8pm
Friday, April 5, 8pm
Saturday, April 6, 8pm
Sunday, April 7, 2pm
Tuesday, April 9, 8pm
Wednesday, April 10, 8pm (Wine Down Wednesday)
Thursday, April 11, 8pm (Speaker's Night)
Friday, April 12, 8pm
Saturday, April 13 8pm
Sunday, April 14, 2pm (Closing)
Production Staff
Director: Valerie Joyce
Scenic Designer: Nick Embree
Costume Designer: Janus Stefanowicz
Lighting Designer: Jerold R. Forsyth
Sound Designer: John Stovicek
Dialect Coach: Neill Hartley
Movement Coach: Steve Smith
Dramaturg: Kristin Curley
Stage Manager: CJ Miller
Cast
John “Jack” Worthing: Harold Dietrich
Algernon Moncrieff: Ethan Mitchell
Rev. Canon Chasuble: Jerald Bennett
Lane/Merriman: Kale Thompson
Lady Bracknell : Amy Abrigo
Gwendolen Fairfax: Mina Kawahara
Cecily Cardew: Mary Lyon
Miss Prism: Tina Lynch
