‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

Algy is Earnest. Each girl swears that she could never love a man who wasn’t named Earnest.

In the midst of all this confusion comes Lady

Bracknell, who doesn’t like the idea of anybody loving anyone. Although this sounds like quite a mess, Wilde unwinds this knotty affair into one of the favorite comedies of English literature.

Kate Phinney directs a cast that includes Nathan Davies, Carter Harbin, Anna Blake, Brandi Bethune, Wes Phinney, Courtenay Cholovich, Christopher Smith, Adam Stark and Bryce Southerland.

“Oscar Wilde is one of the most hilariously insightful playwrights of the 19th century,” says Phinney. “His words are witty, relevant and timeless. I have been a fan of Wilde’s since performing his work in high school.”

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PHOTO BY JERI DUNN Nathan Davies (Jack Worthing), Anna Blake (Gwendolen Fairfax), Brandi Bethune (Cecily Cardew), Carter Harbin (Algernon Moncrieff) and Wes Phinney (Lady Bracknell), from left, debate the merits of true love, if it even exists at all in “The Importance of Being Earnest.”