Importance of Being Earnest
By Ken Womble
Importance of Being Earnest is a play that needs 9 performers (4 women, 5 men). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 9 performers
- Roles
- 4 women, 5 men
- Cast notes
- 4 -5 m, 4 w
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- classic
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
“The Importance of Being Earnest” is Oscar Wilde's most perfect, and most popular, play. Since its premiere in 1895, it has given joy to generations of theatergoers. The play is often called a "comedy of manners," because in the world Wilde knew and wrote about, late 19th century British high society, manners were everything. In this play, young Jack Worthing and his good friend Algernon find themselves in a ridiculous situation after their fiancées learn they are coincidentally engaged to the s
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