Waukegan Community Players Presents: |
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The Importance Of Being Earnest |
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By Oscar Wilde |
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Oscar Wilde was a master of social farce, and aristocratic Victorian men often provided fodder for works like The Importance of Being Earnest. The Importance of Being Earnest remains one of the funniest and most often performed comedies in the English language. Jack is a country bachelor who goes by the name Ernest when he pops into to the city; and his friend Algernon seeks a thrill by becoming Ernest in the country. Jack proposes to Gwendolen Fairfax while Algernon, posing as Jack's wicked brother Ernest, falls in love with Jack's ward, Cecily. Wilde wonderfully complicates matters by having Algernon's cousin Gwendolyn fall in love with Ernest (not knowing he is Jack) and setting off to the country for a surprise visit. This, of course, all occurs on the day Jack, determined to end the now-dangerous charade, arrives at his country home dressed in black to mourn Ernest's passing. And let us not forget the tyrannical Lady Bracknell, the impediment to all the lovers happiness. |
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Jack Worthington : Tray Wallace Algernon Moncrieff : Walter Deignan Lady (Augusta) Bracknell : Margie Burba Gwendolen Fairfax : Molly Kattleman Cecily Cardew : Jennifer Neumann Miss Prism : Elizabeth Tannehill Rev Dr. Frederick Chasuble : Charlie Ramsey Merriman / Lane : Rich Krapf Directed By Scott Piner |
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