STNJ Opens New Season with 'The Importance of Being Earnest'

ACTC's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' is Wilde-ly Fun

‘The Importance of Being Earnest: A Wilde New Musical‘ is a sharp, spirited romp that captures the spirit of the original Oscar Wilde play at American Coast Theater Company. ‘The Importance of Being Earnest: A Wilde New Musical‘, makes its Orange County premiere on the American Coast Theater Company (ACTC) stage at the Lyceum Theater on Vanguard University’s campus. Music by Bret Simmons and book/lyrics by David Howard, this vibrant adaptation o…

STNJ Opens New Season with 'The Importance of Being Earnest'

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) begins their 63rd Season with a rousing production of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated play The Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde described the play as "a trivial comedy for serious people." Notes in the STNJ program for this play indicate that it pokes fun "at Victorian society's obsession with appearances, respectability, and rigid social codes." These issues are examined in the behaviors of the chara…