You are cordially invited to a comedy of manners, sophistication, and frivolity that could only come from the mind of Oscar Wilde! Meet two dashing bachelors and dear friends, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who each created an alter ego in order to escape the humdrum of gentlemanly life and the boring trappings of respectability that go along with it. Enter the Honorable Gwendolen and the fair Cecily, who are determined to marry a man named Ernest. Add to the mix a domineering and society focused matriarch, a missing heir, and a battered handbag, and you have Oscar Wilde's classic drawing room comedy.
By Oscar Wilde
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 2:30pm
"....this merry and entertaining boondoggle through life in the 'good ole (Victorian) days' will keep you laughing." - Los Angeles Splashmags.com
"(Wilde's) writing is snappy and silly, brilliantly funny in the same moment as he is cutting. Everything is trivial to the point of brilliant, bubbling, effervescent nonsense." - Mooney on Theatre
Show rating: PG
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Cast and Creative team for The Importance of Being Earnest at Little Theatre of Virginia Beach
Cast
Thomas Arthur Hall
Jack Worthing
Thomas Arthur Hall (Jack Worthing) is an actor born and raised in Virginia Beach. His love for acting has helped him find a career path he enjoys and he hopes to pursue many more fulfilling roles in the future. He would like to thank the community for welcoming him with open arms.
Jason Kypros
Algernon Moncrieff
Jason Kypros (Algernon Moncrieff) is excited to be on the LTVB stage for the first time. Jason began his acting career at 3 when he pretended to be a cat. After eating some cat food, he decided that while the kibble might not be for him, the craft was. Since then, Jason has been in numerous productions of Film, Stage and TV. Most recently Jason traveled the state as the (terrifically underused) spokesperson for the Virginia Lottery (save your money). You can currently see him hosting "Curate" for WHRO or on the stage, twice a month, at The Z with his favorite comedy family, "Plan B Comedy". Much love to his actual family and the cast and crew of Earnest. Break legs.
Leigh Strenger
Gwendolyn Fairfax
Leigh Strenger (Gwendolyn Fairfax) is very happy to be back on the LTVB stage in one of her favorite shows. Some of her other favorite roles include Ann in All My Sons (LTVB), Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest (Little Theatre of Norfolk), Annabella/Margaret/Pamela in The 39 Steps (LTVB) and Catherine in Proof (LTN). She has also directed the regional premieres of Seminar (LTN) and Constellations (Generic Theater). She would like to thank James and the wonderfully talented cast and crew for such a lovely time working on this show.
Taylor Durham
Cecily Cardew
Taylor Durham (Cecily Cardew) is excited to be in The Importance of Being Earnest as her first LTVB production. Her past credits include Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sister James in Doubt, and Van's Sister in Dog Sees God. Taylor is grateful to the production team for the opportunity to work with this talented cast, and she would like to thank all who encourage and support her.
Cliff Hoffman
Lady Bracknell
Cliff Hoffman (Lady Bracknell) was most recently seen at LTVB as Horace Vandergelder in Hello Dolly! He also been directed by James Bryan in Young Frankenstein, It’s Only a Play, and local playwright Jean Klein's Refraction of Light. They have also appeared together on stage in The Royal Family.
Kay Lynn Perry
Miss Prism
Kay Lynn Perry (Miss Prism) has over 30 years of experience in theatre, communications, and non-profit management. She works as the Director of Box Office & Costume Shop Operations at Regent University, and is a
freelance director and actor. Recent productions include An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, Death of a Salesman and A View from the Bridge, both by Arthur Miller, and It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry. At
the university level, she has taught acting, directing, theatre management, theatre history, modern drama, and voice & diction. She holds her MFA in theatre directing from the University of Alabama and a BA in communication arts from Eastern Nazarene College. She is also an ordained minister, and serves as Administrative Pastor at her church. She lives in Virginia Beach with her husband of 31 years. They have three adult children, a cat and two turtles. Soli Deo Gloria.
Brian Cebrian
Reverend Canon Chasuble, D.D.
Brian Cebrian (Reverend Canon Chasuble, D.D.) is delighted to be returning to the live stage after too long only working in front of the camera. This is Brian’s fifth show here at LTVB, his previous roles here at LTVB were as Arthur Przybyszewski in Superior Donuts, Gilbert Marshal in The Royal Family, Johan Barrymore in I Hate Hamlet, and Piney in A Bad Year for Tomatoes. Brian was most recently seen as Duncan in CORE Theatre Ensemble’s filmed state adaption of Macbeth, which was also part of the XXII Tarptautinis Teatru Forumas: Genius Loci Virtual Theater Festival broadcasted from Lithuania. He was also seen in the Little Theatre of Norfolk’s streaming production of the one man play Red Moon Rising in the East as the father of the Soviet Space Program, Sergei Pavlovich Korolev. Brian lives in Virginia Beach with his wife Cynthia, daughter Lauren, and three overly affectionate mutts.
John Robert Moss
Lane
John Robert Moss (Lane) is a Virginia Beach native, a Princess High graduate, and Corporate Landing Middle teacher. He has studied with the Governor’s School for the Arts, the College of William and Mary, Virginia
Commonwealth University, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has performed with the Hurrah Players, Commonwealth Musical Stage, the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, and the Richmond Shakespeare Festival. This is second appearance with the Little Theatre of Virginia Beach since Sander’s Family Christmas.
Celestino J. “Tino” Damiano
Merriman
Celestino J. “Tino” Damiano (Merriman) is originally from Western New York, and this is his fourth appearance on the stage of the Little Theatre of Virginia Beach. His most recent work includes Max Tarasov in Superior
Donuts (LTVB). Some other roles include King Triton in The Little Mermaid (Hurrah Players), Reverend Hopkins in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Hurrah Players), The Male Authority Figure (Spritzer, Principal, Mr. Pinky,
and Guard) in Hairspray (LTVB), Les Kennkat in Boy Gets Girl (LTVB), and The Sultan in Disney’s Aladdin (Hurrah Players). Film work includes Death Over a Life Like This (Dad). He had a 42 year long hiatus from theatre while
stationed in Korea with the Air Force, punctured by a brief stint as the lead singer for an 80’s cover band.
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