The Importance of Being Earnest
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Fri, Jun 21, 2019 - Sun, Jun 30, 2019 Thursdays-Saturdays Doors Open 6pm, Starts 7pm; Sundays Doors Open 1pm, Starts 2pm
Location
Rochester Civic Theatre
30 Civic Center Dr SE
Event Cost
$21-$31
Details
This masterpiece is probably the most famous of all comedies. Oscar Wilde’s brilliantly clever comedic tour de force tells the story of two young gentlemen in London who each live a double-life, creating elaborate deceptions to find some balance in their lives. John Worthing escapes the burdens of responsibility to have an exciting life in the city, pretending to be his fictitious younger brother Ernest. Algernon Moncrieff, meanwhile, has invented a convenient invalid, Bunbury, whom he uses as an excuse to gallivant off to the country whenever he pleases. When John falls in love with Algernon’s cousin, Gwendolen, he is determined to come clean, but when Gwendolen reveals she can only love a man named Ernest, it somewhat complicates things.
