John Worthing, a carefree young gentleman, is the inventor of a fictitious brother, “Ernest,” whose wicked ways afford John an excuse to leave his country home from time to time and journey to London, where he stays with his close friend and confidant, Algernon Moncrieff. Algernon has a cousin, Gwendolen Fairfax, with whom John is deeply in love. During his London sojourns, John, under the name Ernest, has won Gwendolen’s love, for she strongly desires to marry someone with the confidence-inspiring name of Ernest. But when he asks for Gwendolen’s hand from the formidable Lady Bracknell, John finds he must reveal he is a foundling who was left in a handbag at Victoria Station. This is very disturbing to Lady Bracknell, who insists that he produce at least
one parent before she consents to the marriage.
Returning to the country home where he lives with his ward Cecily Cardew and her governess Miss Prism, John finds that Algernon has also arrived under the identity of the nonexistent brother Ernest. Algernon falls madly in love with the beautiful Cecily, who has long been enamored of the mysterious, fascinating brother Ernest.
With the arrival of Lady Bracknell and Gwendolen, chaos erupts and the plot thickens…
Will John and Algernon be found out? Will John win Gwendolen? Will Algernon win Cecily?
All questions and mysteries are ultimately answered in this fun and witty comedy that has
stood the test of time.
Directed by Leslie Ferreira, the Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy presents Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
The performance dates and times are:
May 14 at 8 PM
May 15 at 2 PM & 8 PM
May 19 at 7 PM
May 20 at 7 PM
May 21 at 8 PM
May 22 at 2 PM & 8 PM
