Photos: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Now Playing At Westport Country Playhouse
Oscar Wilde’s timeless comedy of manners continues the Playhouse’s 2025–26 season.
Westport Country Playhouse will present Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy The Importance of Being Earnest through November 15, 2025, as part of its 2025–26 season of six productions running from September through July. The production is directed by Melissa Rain Anderson. Check out production photos below.
A sharp satire of love, marriage, and high society, The Importance of Being Earnest follows two bachelors who invent fictitious identities to escape their social obligations and pursue romance. Their carefully constructed deceptions spiral into confusion involving mistaken identities, secret engagements, and one imposing aunt. Wilde’s play remains a defining example of wit and wordplay, exposing the absurdities of Victorian conventions with humor and precision.
The cast features Kristen Hahn as Cecily Cardew, Anthony Michael Martinez as Algernon Moncrieff, Jan Neuberger as Miss Prism, Christine Pedi as Lady Bracknell, Michael Raver as Jack Worthing, Triney Sandoval as Rev. Canon Chasuble, Mark Silence as Merriman/Lane, and Katy Tang as Gwendolyn Fairfax.
Production Sponsors include Athena and Daniel Adamson and Sunny and Jim Neff. Corporate Production Sponsor is Cohen and Wolf, P.C., with additional support from RBC Wealth Management and 3030 Park as Senior Living Hospitality Group. The Opening Night Post-Show Reception Sponsor is RDM Financial Group at Hightower. The 2025 Together at the Table Sponsors are Paige and Jodi Couture. Season and Programming Sponsor is Barbara Streicker, with media support from Moffly Media and WSHU Public Radio.
For performance information, visit westportplayhouse.org/show/the-importance-of-being-earnest or call the box office at (203) 227-4177 or toll-free at 1-888-927-7529. Westport Country Playhouse is located at 25 Powers Court, Westport, CT.
Photo Credit: Carol Rosegg
Michael Raver and Katy Tang
Kristen Hahn and Anthony Michael Martinzez
Kristen Hahn, Mark Silence, and Katy Tang
Kristen Hahn, Katy Tang, Triney Sandoval, Anthony Michael Martinez, Christine Pedi, Jan Neuberger, and Michael Raver
Katy Tang and Michael Raver
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