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The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde


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STARRING
Alexander Peterson as JACK
Jesse Cantin as ALGERNON
Fiona Thornton as GWENDOLEN
Heather Goff as CECILY
Laverne Troxel as LADY BRACKNELL
Fred Schwindt as REV. CHASUBLE
Miranda Rowland as MISS PRISM
Ron Field as MERRIMAN
Niclas R. Olson as LANE

Directed by Niclas R. Olson
"We live, as I hope you know, Mr. Worthing, in an age of ideals!  The fact is constantly mentioned in the more expensive monthly magazines, and has reached the most provincial pulpits, I am told: and my ideal has always been to love some one of the  name of Ernest.  There is something in the name that inspires absolute confidence.  The moment Algernon first mentioned to me that he had a friend called Ernest, I knew I was destined to love you."

Witty, insightful, and unflinchingly roguish, this comic masterpiece tackles love, marriage, and art in high Victorian style.  "The Importance of Being Earnest" is the perfect night out for couples, families, or groups.

Jack (Alexander Peterson, "To Be Frank") and Algernon (Jesse Cantin, "Beauty and the Beast") are eligible bachelors living the high life in late nineteenth century London.  Jack and Algernon are in love with Gwendolen (Fiona Thornton, "State Fair") and Cecily (Heather Goff, "A Midsummer Night's Dream").  Unfortunately both Gwendolen and Cecily have always dreamed of marrying a man named Ernest, and only a man named Earnest.  As Jack and Algernon struggle to conceal their true identities and win the women they love, the hilarious plot erupts with one twist after another.  Traveling from London to the English countryside, "The Importance of Being Earnest" is a witty and charming play from the brilliant Oscar Wilde.  Also starring Fred Schwindt, Miranda Rowland, Ron Field, and Laverne "Cookie" Troxel as Lady Bracknell.  

February 5 - 13, 2010
Roxy Theater | Morton, WA


Press

"Not very often do plays fit your mental picture that you get from reading it... A Great hour and 45 minutes of fun... Very, very talented actors."  East Lewis County Journal

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