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 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*

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