A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, continues its 2014-2015 REVOLUTIONary season with The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, which opens on Saturday, September 27 and runs through Saturday, November 22, 2014. Directed by five-time L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award-winner Michael Michetti, this is the second production of The Importance of Being Earnest for A Noise Within, which mounted the play originally in their 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!
The Importance of Being Earnest (subtitle: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People) is a play by Irish playwright and poet Oscar Wilde. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make it Wilde's most enduringly popular play. First performed in February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, this classic satire features a protagonist (John/Jack Worthing, alternately known as Ernest) whose alias allows him to escape burdensome social obligations. The play masterfully embraces several compelling themes: the Victorians' exaltation of maintaining appearances at all costs; the secret lives necessitated by the rigidity of these social conventions; and the aristocracy's devotion to the perpetuation of class structures. The Importance of Being Earnest is one of the most-produced plays in the English language and has been adapted for the cinema on three occasions -- most famously in the 1952 film, in which Dame Edith Evans reprised her celebrated interpretation of Lady Bracknell.Photo Credit: Craig Schwartz
Adam Hass Hunter as Algernon Moncrieff
The Cast of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
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