Poster

The Importance of Being Earnest

Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Michael Halberstam

November 8 - December 23, 2017
Location: 325 Tudor Court | Get Directions ›
Running Time: Two hours and thirty minutes, including two intermissions.
One of the cleverest comedies by one of the greatest writers in the English language, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST introduces us to Jack and Algernon, two charming bachelors who are each living a double life, aided by a fictional alter ego called “Ernest.” But when they fall truly in love with a pair of proper young women, will they be able to bring an end to the charade and convince the formidable Lady Bracknell that they are suitable candidates for marriage? After all, “the one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.”

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BMO Harris Bank
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Maryellen and Richard Keyser
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Christopher S. Pfaff and Sara Pfaff
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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