THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
By Oscar Wilde | Directed by Prof. Jennifer Dobby
March 3-5, 2022 | Otteson Theatre
By Oscar Wilde | Directed by Prof. Jennifer Dobby
March 3-5, 2022 | Otteson Theatre
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Cast and Crew
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• John "Jack" Worthing – Josh Zielke
• Algernon Moncrieff – Phillip Steenbekkers • Rev. Chausable – Mark Thompson • Lane – Kyra Hiepas • Merriman – Sergio Flores • Director – Professor Jennifer Dobby
• Assistant Directors – Lizzie Sage, Bekah Sprouse • Stage Manager – Sydney Kipp • Assistant Stage Managers – Elena Donley, Lauren Murphy, Jessica Mayer, Bella Salefski, Grace Stormer, Emily Gonzalez • Dramaturg – Addi Gardner • Fight Choreography – Professor James Zager |
• Gwendolen Fairfax – Emily Hintz
• Cecily Cardew – Olivia Cypcar • Miss Prism – Anna-Christina Starszak • Lady Bracknell – Ruth Joy Tuttle • Lighting Designer – Tim L'Empereur '18
• Costume Designer – Stephanie Brownell '12 • Costume Coordinator – Cecelia Kuenn • Scenic Designer – Justin Gale • Assistant Scenic Designer – Grace Saunders • Props Coordinator – Elena Donley • Scenic Charge and Set Dressing – Grace Saunders and Grace Stormer |
The Importance of Being Earnest Summary
The Original "Bridgerton!"
Two of London's most eligible bachelors, Jack and Algernon, are both living carefree and carefully hidden double lives. However, once Algernon discovers Jack's other flourishing identity, Ernest, a pseudonym which he uses to escape the country and galivant around the big city, Algy promptly travels to Jack’s country estate to pose as Ernest himself! And oh, the zaniness that ensues in search of the Truth -- including jealous and brilliant fiancées, an eagle-eyed and overbearing matriarch, and the most infamous handbag in all of Theatre History. Don't miss your opportunity to see Oscar Wilde's time-honored, hilarious, and blistering satire of English Victorian society, which the London Telegraph calls “the most perfect comedy in the English language.”
The Original "Bridgerton!"
Two of London's most eligible bachelors, Jack and Algernon, are both living carefree and carefully hidden double lives. However, once Algernon discovers Jack's other flourishing identity, Ernest, a pseudonym which he uses to escape the country and galivant around the big city, Algy promptly travels to Jack’s country estate to pose as Ernest himself! And oh, the zaniness that ensues in search of the Truth -- including jealous and brilliant fiancées, an eagle-eyed and overbearing matriarch, and the most infamous handbag in all of Theatre History. Don't miss your opportunity to see Oscar Wilde's time-honored, hilarious, and blistering satire of English Victorian society, which the London Telegraph calls “the most perfect comedy in the English language.”
A picture of the Carroll Players' 1932 production of The Importance of Being Earnest from in the Carroll University Archives. We are excited to be putting on the same production 90 years later as a part of Carroll University's 175th Anniversary and the Carroll Player's 125th Anniversary!
Questions?
Contact Prof. Dobby at jdobby@carrollu.edu, or stop by the Theatre Office and ask one of our workers!
Contact Prof. Dobby at jdobby@carrollu.edu, or stop by the Theatre Office and ask one of our workers!