The Importance of Being Earnest at Avon Theatre

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.