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The Importance of Being Earnest at Helen Borgers Theatre

Dates: 7/10/2026 - 7/25/2026

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Long Beach Shakespeare Company presents Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Rebekah Walendzak Slepski and produced by Holly Leveque. The comedy follows Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, two young men whose invented identities lead to romantic entanglements, social absurdities, family secrets, and one very famous handbag. The production places Wilde's Victorian world in conversation with the bold visual language of the 1980s New Romantic movement, drawing inspiration from figures such as Patrick Nagel, Steve Strange, Adam Ant, Grace Jones, and David Hockney. The characters and social structures remain Victorian, but the lens is heightened and theatrical, exploring a world where style becomes language and identity becomes performance.

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Tony Awards and Nominations for The Importance of Being Earnest

Year Category Result
2011 Best Revival of a Play Nominated

Cast and Creative Team for The Importance of Being Earnest at Helen Borgers Theatre

Creative Team

Rebekah Walendzak Slepski
Director
Holly Leveque
Producer

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