THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING EARNEST
by OSCAR WILDE
directed by JOSH SOBEL
Iowa Summer Rep
Summer 2017
In Oscar Wilde's classic Victorian masterpiece, Jack and Algernon have taken to twisting the truth to suit their needs - after all, “In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.” But when their creative liberties, particularly regarding their own names, catch up with them as they attempt to woo two young ladies and overcome the overbearing Lady Bracknell, they must scramble to untangle themselves in the name of love. Earnest is a laugh-out-loud and thoughtful look at society, class, love and the earnestness of living a lie.
Scenic Designer: Nic Wilson
Costume Designer: Jenny Nutting Kelchen
Milliner, Hair, & Makeup Design: Brittany Dee
Bodley
Lighting Designer: Jess Fialko
Sound Designer: Wade Hampton
Dialect Designer: Katherine Slaven
Dramaturg: Alyssa Cokinis
Stage Manager; Melissa L.F. Turner*
Assistant Stage Manager: Alexis Hinman
*Member of Actors' Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
CAST:
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax: Maya B. Bassuk
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.: Eric Forsythe*
Algernon Moncrieff: Miles Gatrell
Cecily Cardew: Holly Grum
John Worthing, J.P.: Eli Jolley
Miss Prism: Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers
Lane/Merriman: Ashley Lapointe
Lady Bracknell: Lisa Tejero*