THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
John Worthing lives a double life. While in London he is Ernest, the lively urban bachelor. While in the country with his ward Cecily, he is Jack, the serious morally minded suburban gentleman. The inscription in a forgotten cigarette case reveals Jack’s deceit to his close London friend Algernon who, while calling out his friend’s impropriety, admits to having his own nom to folie. Chaos ensues as Ernest proposes marriage to Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, and Algernon pursues Ernest’s ward Cecily. Will this farce through London and the British countryside end in marriage and happiness? As we all struggle to come to grips with the serious issues facing our world today, there is no better way to spend an evening than reveling in the masterful wit of Wilde’s “iridescent filament of fantasy,” which is as comic and relevant today as it was at its premiere in 1895.
THE ENSEMBLE:
Paul Hebron*............................................ Lane/ Merriman
Josh Carpenter*........................................ Algernon Moncrieff
Jake Blouch............................................... Jack Worthing
Janis Dardaris*.......................................... Lady Bracknell
Janel Miley................................................ Gwendolen Fairfax
Emily Rast................................................. Cecily Cardew
Marie Maginty........................................... Miss Prism
Sean Close.................................................. Reverend Chasuble
*Actor appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association
CREATIVE TEAM
Directed by Alexander Burns
Scenic Design by Eliza Brown
Lighting Design by David Sexton
Costume Design by Jane Casanave
Dialect Coached by Hazel Bowers