Margaret’s Episcopal School we presented the entire play, then submitted our production to the California State Thespian Festival Mainstage Competition and were fortunate to win. Q.: WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE THIS ADAPTATION?Ī.: When I taught at St. This condensed version of Wilde’s classic will leave your audience exhilarated and wanting more! It runs about ninety minutes, not including intermissions, and can be presented as either a long one act or full length.
This adaptation is leaner than the original, making the action continuous and fast paced while preserving the major plot points and journeys of the hilarious characters. A glorious rendition of mistaken identity, Wilde's play is sure to get people of all ages and social class grinning, if not realizing themselves the importance of being earnest. 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 same man. 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. Since its premiere in 1895, it has given joy to generations of theatergoers. “The Importance of Being Earnest” is Oscar Wilde's most perfect, and most popular, play.
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