a trivial comedy for serious people by Oscar Wilde generously sponsored by Kathryn & Jim Gilliland, and Mike & Anne Orgill Keeney Preview: Thursday, November 30 at 7:30 pm The Irish playwright’s famed 1895 play remains, quite possibly, the wittiest comedy written in the English language. Two bachelors, Jack and Algy, create alter-egos named “Ernest” in order to escape life’s occasional inconveniences. The blithe deceptions descend into bizarre misadventures when they woo two ladies who choose only to love men who, coincidentally, are only named “Ernest.”
directed by Stephanie Shine
November 30 – December 17
Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 pm
Sundays at 3:00 pm
Tabor Stage
Opening: Friday, December 1 at 7:30 pm
Subsequent Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 3:00 pm
- Oscar Wilde
Authors
Tony Awards and Nominations for The Importance of Being Earnest
| Year | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Revival of a Play |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company)
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