Hartt Presents THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 4/8-11

The Hartt School's Theatre Division presents The Importance of Being Earnest, Thursday, April 8, Friday, April 9, and Saturday, April 10, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, April 11, at 3:00 PM. Performances are in the Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation Theater at the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Parkway, Hartford. Admission is $20, with discounts for seniors, students, and groups. For tickets and information, call the University of Hartford Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587, or buy tickets online at www.hartford.edu/hartt.

Set in London and the English countryside during the late 19th century, The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde's classic romantic comedy of fun and games, alter-egos, and dubious ethics among the British upper crust. Directed by Malcolm Morrison, this sharp-witted satire of Victorian society tells the tale of friends Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing, Jack's lovely ward Cecily, Algernon's cousin Gwendolyn, Gwendolyn's mother Lady Bracknell, and their collective exploits. Just who is in love with who? How will Lady Bracknell handle the matter of her daughter Gwendolyn's suitors? And what's the truth about Jack's mysterious heritage?

The show features fourth year actor training and music theatre students who hail from locations across the country. Fourth year actor training majors include Sal Mitsou of Farmington, CT, as John Worthington (Jack); Alec Shamas of Wichita, KS, as J.P. Algernon Moncrief ; Bob Sheire of Stafford, VA, as D.D. Meriman (Butler)/Lane (Manservant); Nathan Johnson of Mattapan, MA, as Rev. Canon Chasuble; Shaylan Glejzer of Gilford, NH, as Miss Prism (Governess); Chelsea Farthing of Alliance, OH, as Cecily Cardew; and April Glick of Fairfax, VA, as Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax. Fourth year music theatre major Abby Gershuny joins the cast as Lady Bracknell.

The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford that offers innovative degree programs in music, dance, and theatre. With more than 400 concerts, recitals, plays, master classes, dance performances, and musical theatre productions a year, performance is central to Hartt's curriculum. For more information on The Hartt School, visit www.hartford.edu/hartt.

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