The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by Oscar Wilde

A tale of deception, disguise and misadventure, "The Importance of Being Earnest" has proven to be Oscar Wilde's most enduring play, delighting audiences in countless productions. Superb satire, delightful repartee and hilarious hypocrisy and pomposity will make you laugh out loud. 

Cast

Algernon Moncrieff: Trever J Chapin
Jack Worthing: Francis Charles Sheehan
Cecily Cardew: Elizabeth Cook
Gwendolyn Fairfax: Finley Smith
Lady Bracknell: Kim Alessandro
Lane/Merriman: Mark Modena
Miss Prism: Alice Springer
Rev. Chasuble: Rich Andrews

 Roundabout Productions is proud to bring you the story of the unsinkable Molly Ivins, the famously brassy newspaper columnist and best-selling author, to the MRPAC stage for two shows only on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 7:30 pm.

As produced by the Walpole Footlighters in September, 2018, Marianne Phinney is Molly Ivins, a true Texas original, with a sharp-tongued wit who skewered the political establishment and the "good ol' boys" with her unforgettable humor and wisdom. Written by twin sisters, themselves longtime journalists, the play celebrates Ivins' courage and tenacity, even when a complacent America wasn't listening.

Parental Advisory for mature language. 

It's Christmas 1183, and King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) is planning to announce his successor to the throne. The jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John (Nigel Terry) to take over. 

Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), has other ideas. She believes their son Prince Richard (Anthony Hopkins) should be king. As the family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries to make the indecisive king choose their option. 

Announcing the talented cast of The Lion in Winter! 

Henry -- Jim Cannizzaro 

Eleanor -- Wendy Lippe 

Alais --  Kimmi Roche  

Richard -- Mark Modena 

Geoffrey -- Mark Prokes 

John -- Francis Charles Sheehan 

Philip -- Sri Dopp

The Crucible is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692/93. 

Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the United States government persecuted people accused of being communists.[1] Miller himself was questioned by the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to identify others present at meetings he had attended.  The play was first performed at the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway on January 22, 1953, starring E. G. Marshall, Beatrice Straight and Madeleine Sherwood. Miller felt that this production was too stylized and cold and the reviews for it were largely hostile (although The New York Times noted "a powerful play [in a] driving performance").

Nonetheless, the production won the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play. A year later a new production succeeded and the play became a classic. It is regarded as a central work in the canon of American drama.

CREDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucible