In the play’s brilliantly woven plot, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff employ fictitious selves to escape burdensome social obligations. And for that, I'd say it's meatier than trivial." Earnest premiered in London on Valentine’s Day, 1895, and has since earned its place on myriad stages as well as the number-three spot on Goodreads' list of Top 100 Stage Plays of All Time. “Though Wilde labelled it 'a trivial comedy for serious people,' 'Earnest' is a pretty irreverent satire," Landenberger notes, "a poke in the fleshy gut of pretentious high society. 4 to 13.ĭirected by Rock River Players founder and co-artistic director Annie Landenberger, Wilde’s greatest hit is the second large-cast comedy classic offered by the players since the pandemic, following last year’s sold-out "The Front Page." WILLIAMSVILLE - Rock River Players is bringing Oscar Wilde’s spunky satire, "The Importance of Being Earnest," to the Williamsville Hall, Dover Road, Williamsville, Nov.
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