CMU School of Drama


Thursday, August 04, 2011

Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre puts on all-male version of 'The Importance of Being Earnest'

Post Gazette: "A lonely Oscar Wilde, six months before his death in 1900, sits in a Paris cafe and recalls the opening-night triumph of 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' a night that also marked the beginning of his downfall. The playwright scans the scene and begins building his ideal production of his most famous play.
The scene first played out in Conall Morrison's imagination, with the idea that 'Earnest,' a searing satire of the Victorian upper crust, became Wilde's enduring success because it contained so much of the playwright himself. It will play out again for Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre in the all-male production that begins in previews tonight and opens Saturday."

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