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The Importance of Being Earnest
The Station Theatre
223 N. Broadway Ave.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
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Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff have each invented alter egos to escape the tedium of polite society, but their double lives collide when love enters the picture. With mistaken identities, razor-sharp social satire, and Wilde's signature one-liners, The Importance of Being Earnest is a delightful farce that skewers Victorian convention and proves that nothing is more important than being earnest.
But underneath the wit and the cucumber sandwiches is something sharper. Director Felix Crim brings a queer lens to Wilde's most celebrated work, exploring how these characters hide so much while being completely in the open, and what it means to wear a mask in polite society. In The Station's intimate black box space, there is nowhere to hide, and that is exactly the point. The perfect holiday production for audiences who like their comedy with a bite.
General Admission Tickets $18 (plus fees) | Students/Senior $15 (plus fees)