The Importance of Being Earnest at Avon Theatre
Dates: 5/19/2026 - 10/23/2026
📍 Theatre: Avon Theatre
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The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners directed by Krista Jackson, featuring Carter Gulseth as Algernon Moncrieff, Joe Perry as John Worthing, and Fiona Reid as Lady Bracknell. The play follows two young men leading double lives and assuming false identities in pursuit of freedom from Victorian society's expectations, resulting in an avalanche of mistaken identities and outrageous revelations. Beneath its sparkling surface lies a sly critique of Victorian morality, where appearances are everything and sincerity is treated as the greatest folly of all. The cast also includes Ben Carlson as Rev. Canon Chasuble, Allison Lynch as Gwendolen Fairfax, Marissa Orjalo as Cecily Cardew, and Lucy Peacock as Miss Prism.
Cast and Creative Team for The Importance of Being Earnest at Avon Theatre
Cast
Lucy Peacock
Miss Prism
Marissa Orjalo
Cecily Cardew
Landon Nesbitt
Moulton (Gardener)
Allison Lynch
Gwendolen Fairfax
Josue Laboucane
Ensemble
Matthew Kabwe
Rutiger (Gardener)
Jenna-Lee Hyde
Ensemble
Carter Gulseth
Algernon Moncrieff
Michelle Giroux
Ensemble
Katarina Fiallos
Ensemble
Ashley Dingwell
Ernestina (Maid)
Ben Carlson
Rev. Canon Chasuble
Sean Arbuckle
Lane
Dakota Jamal Wellman
Ensemble
Liam Tobin
Merriman
Fiona Reid
Lady Bracknell
Joe Perry
John Worthing
Creative Team
Monique Danielle
Production Assistant
Anita Nittoly
Fight and Intimacy Director
Eleanor Creelman
Technical Director
Maxwell T. Wilson
Production Stage Manager
Bona Duncan
Production Stage Manager
Kim Lott
Assistant Stage Manager
Madison Kalbhenn
Assistant Stage Manager
Ferne Hudson
Assistant Stage Manager
Meghan Callan
Stage Manager
Orion Gokiert
Assistant Lighting Designer
Erin Callaghan
Assistant Costume Designer
Jung A Im
Assistant Set Designer
Murdoch Schon
Assistant Director
John Gzowski
Sound Designer
Sarah Slean
Composer
Imogen Wilson
Lighting Designer
Cory Sincennes
Costume Designer
Bretta Gerecke
Set Designer
Krista Jackson
Director
News About The Importance of Being Earnest at Avon Theatre
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST to Open at Stratford Festival's Avon Theatre
May 20, 2026 Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners arrives at the Stratford Festival's Avon Theatre, directed by Krista Jackson and starring Fiona Reid as Lady Bracknell alongside Carter Gulseth and Joe Perry.About the Theatre
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