Directed by Kathryn Walsh in her Oak Park Festival Theatre debut, The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde's comedy in which Jack Worthing leads a double life while his friend Algernon Moncrieff has troubles of his own. When both men assume the name Ernest to win the affections of two very particular women, a web of mistaken identities, secret engagements, and delightful deceptions begins to unravel. The cast features August Foreman as Algernon, Chad Bay as Jack, Sonia Goldberg as Gwendolyn, Aurora Pennepacker as Cecily, and Barbara Zahora as Lady Bracknell, among others. The production runs in repertory alongside Hamlet for the first time in Oak Park Festival Theatre's history.
Cast and Creative Team for The Importance of Being Earnest at Austin Gardens
Cast
Sonia Goldberg
Gwendolyn
August Foreman
Algernon
Aurora Pennepacker
Cecily
Drew Bos
Merriman/Lane
Barbara Zahora
Lady Bracknell
Gabriel Armstrong
Chausible
Jodi Gage
Miss Prism
Brew Bos
Hamlet
Charls Sedgwick Hall
Ghost/Player/Gravedigger
Lucas Prizant
Horatio
Brenna Distassio
Laertes
Olive Gallagher
Ophelia
Pedro Jimenez
Rosencrantz
Gabriel Armstrong
Guildenstern
Patrice Egleston
Polonius
Jodi Gage
Gertrude
Chad Bay
Jack
Josh Carpenter
Claudius
Creative Team
Peter Andersen
Director
Kathryn Walsh
Director
Patrick Starner
Production Manager
Andy Cahoon
Technical Director
Phoebe Boynton
Costume Designer
Taylor Pfenning
Costume Designer
Chrissy Roy
Assistant Stage Manager
Tessa Huber
Stage Manager
Jack Short
Box Office Manager
Sophia De La Torre
Board Mixer
Devin Cameron
Lighting Director
Evan Frank
Scenic Designer
Duncan Hon
Master Electrician
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