Lady Windermere's Fan at Austin Playhouse

Austin Playhouse continues their 2012-2013 Season with
Lady Windermere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde.

AUSTIN, Texas— Wilde is at his satirical best in the comic thriller that made him an overnight star. Young Lady Windermere is leading a charmed life, she’s happily married, a new mother, and about to celebrate her 21st birthday. When a friend suggests that not only is her husband having an affair with the mysterious Mrs. Erlynne, but that this notorious woman is about to turn up at the birthday ball, Lady Windermere’s trust in her husband is shattered. Will she have faith in the man she loves, or be driven into the arms of another? In a society obsessed with scandal, one false step could cost her everything.

Lady Windermere’s Fan was first produced at London’s St. James’s Theatre in 1892. It was Wilde’s fourth play, following Vera; or The Nihilists, The Duchess of Padua, and Salome. It was his first comedy and his first hit. It premiered on Broadway in 1893.

Artistic Team
The cast includes Claire Ludwig as Lady Windermere, Benjamin Summers as Lord Windermere, Jason Newman as Lord Darlington, Suzanne Balling as Mrs. Erlynne, Michael Stuart as Lord Augustus, Cyndi Williams as the Duchess of Berwick, Ben Wolfe as Cecil Graham, Christopher Loveless as Mr. Dumby, Jessica Hughes as Lady Agatha, Craig Kanne as Parker, Chase Brewer as Mr. Hopper, and A. Skola Summers as Lady Plymdale.
Costumes are by Buffy Manners, set design by Lara Toner, lighting design by Don Day, and sound design by Bryan Schneider.

Austin Playhouse at Highland Mall
Austin Playhouse is currently performing at Highland Mall. The mall’s South entrance is the most convenient to Austin Playhouse. Take the escalator down to the lower level and turn right.

Austin Playhouse
Austin Playhouse is a professional theatre currently performing its 13th season. Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Don Toner and Associate Artistic Director Lara Toner, Austin Playhouse has grown from a three-play season on the campus of Concordia University, to a year-round operation producing an average of eight plays a year. Austin Playhouse is currently building its own two-performance venue space in the heart of the new Mueller Redevelopment Town Center, adjacent to the new Austin Children’s Museum.

Authors

• Oscar Wilde