'The Importance of Being Earnest'
December 7, 2025 2:00 PM –4:00 PM
Event Summary
Written by Oscar Wilde and Directed by Kathryn Walsh.
Wit, romance, and mistaken identities take center stage in The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s sharpest and most sparkling comedy. When Jack and Algernon invent alter egos to escape social obligations, they soon find themselves tangled in secret romances, imaginary relatives, and cucumber sandwich etiquette. This “trivial comedy for serious people” was last performed by Theatreworks in 2006 and returns in a production bursting with charm and linguistic brilliance. Directed by Kathryn Walsh (Twelfth Night, Little Women) and featuring longtime collaborator Birgitta DePree (Othello, Taming of the Shrew) as the formidable Lady Bracknell, Wilde’s beloved farce reminds us that the truth is rarely as fashionable as a well-timed lie.
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- Sunday, December 7
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