The Theatre Department of The Chicago Academy for the Arts presents:

The Importance of Being Earnest

By Oscar Wilde

Directed by Sarah Grant

Join The Academy’s theatre department for this timeless comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde. Protagonists Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff have invented alter egos in order to get out of tedious obligations and escape the moral duties of their lives. But their double lives soon spiral into a tangle of deception. Add two determined young women, an imposing aunt, and a series of increasingly absurd misunderstandings, and the result is one of theatre’s best-known comedies.

Show dates & times:

• Friday, October 9 at 7:00 p.m.

• Saturday, October 10 at 7:00 p.m.

• Sunday, October 11 at 2:00 p.m.

• Friday, October 16 at 7:00 p.m.

• Saturday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m.

• Sunday, October 18 at 2:00 p.m.

Cast:

Principle Characters
Jack Worthing - Amir Henderson
Algernon Moncrieff - Madeline Baker
Lady Bracknell - Carlton Bell
Gwendolen Fairfax - Quiona Goins
Cecily Cardew - Phoebe Winkler
Miss Prism - Carina Birriel
Dr. Chasuble - Suleyka Suri
Lane & Merriman - Allan Bulley

Understudies
Jack / Dr. Chasuble - Tobias Mwelase
Algernon / Lane / Merriman - Jaxson Iannantuoni
Lady Bracknell & Miss Prism - Harper Delattre
Gwendolen - Nora Nudera
Cecily - Aliya Toback