BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Theatre Company is pleased to present Earnest! A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. This version of Oscar Wilde's wittiest play will be like no other version available, having been lovingly reimagined and modernized by director CC.
While the text has been edited some for time and clarity, the material and language of this production of Earnest largely remains the same, but with a twist.
We follow Algernon, the middle class black sheep in a family of successful entrepreneurs, on his lifelong quest to utilize his 23andMe results to cause chaos.
Other zany characters include his Aunt Augusta, who owns a world renowned fashion company; her adopted child, who is a little too interested in the name of Algernon's best friend; a love interest with an active AO3 fanfiction account; a tutor with a secret past who's in a torrid love affair with the local priest; and a best friend who gets dragged along, kicking and screaming, on this Wilde Bunburying adventure.
The production stars Nicole Caron as Johanna (Jack) Worthing, J.P.; Elliot Vigue as Algernon Moncrieff, Olivia McNeely as Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax, Eden Gorst as Cecily Cardew, Geof Dolman as Lady Augusta Bracknell, Clowndinst as Laetitia Prism, Katy Peterson as Rev. Caroline Chasuble, D.D., and Patrick Caron as Moulton Merriman/Lane.
Performances will take place at the Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery on Fridays through Sundays, April 14–16 and 21–23. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday's are at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $13 for students and seniors.
For reservations call 802-689-6206 or email [email protected].