The Importance of Being Earnest-American Shakespear Center

“It is awfully hard work doing nothing." Oscar Wilde’s brilliant and wicked comic masterpiece defines wit and style. This "trivial comedy for serious people" is at once blissfully silly and outrageously shrewd. This story of two Victorian aristocrats trying to escape their social burdens combines Wilde’s wit and brilliance with that of the modern staging of The American Shakespeare Center. The Importance of Being Earnest continues to delight audiences - 120 years after its first performance - with its playful language, charming characters, and biting look at contemporary society.

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