The Importance of Being Earnest

Author(s)

Oscar Wilde

Performance Dates

September 30-October 2, October 7-9, 2010

Artistic Staff

Director: Diane Conrad Merchant

Scenic Designer: Donald N.C. Jones

Costume Designer: Donald N.C. Jones

Lighting Designers: Robert L. Clements, Carolyn Ruck

Stage Manager: Rachel Charlee Hoffman

Assistant Stage Manager: Kayla Reneé Peterson

Production Manager: Timothy Phipps

House Manager: Corwin Briscoe

Dramaturg: Rachel Charlee Hoffman

Student Designer (Properties): Keely Heyl

Dialect Coach: Rebecca Baker

Music Consultant: Stephen Estep

Synopsis

Gwendolyn and Cecily are in love with romantic, handsome, beguiling young men named "Ernest" ... or at least they think they are! And Jack and Algernon, bachelors who may have finally fallen victim to romance, seem to be caught between the wiles of the female sex and the allure of freedom. The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a romantic delight that entertains audiences, satirizes the hypocrisy of social obligations, and comments on society's foibles — all in the midst of mistaken identities and some mysterious business with a handbag in a train station. Playwright Oscar Wilde's 1895 comedy, set in Victorian England, is one of the most widely produced plays in the English language and has been described as Wilde's "most enduringly popular play." Join us as we watch Lady Bracknell preside while Gwendolyn, Cecily, Algernon, and Jack learn the importance of being earnest!

Genre

Comedy

City

Cedarville, Ohio, United States of America

Disciplines

Theatre and Performance Studies

Keywords

Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Cedarville University, theatre

Recommended Citation

"The Importance of Being Earnest" (2010). Theatre Productions. Book 3.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/theatre_productions/3

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