Ever wish you could take a break from the responsibility of being you? Wilde’s two charming bachelors each enjoy a double life, running away from their societal duties and towards another glass of bubbly. But when they fall truly in love with two proper young ladies, keeping up appearances may be more than they can manage. Who will get to be “Ernest” and who will get stuck being earnest?
- Oscar Wilde
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Tony Awards and Nominations for The Importance of Being Earnest
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|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Revival of a Play |
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Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood
Imagination Stage (12/11 - 2/8) | |
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Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
Constellation Theatre Company (2/6 - 6/1) | |
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All the Devils are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
STC's Klein Theatre (12/6 - 12/29) | |
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Leopoldstadt
Shakespeare Theatre Company (11/30 - 12/29) | |
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Eureka Day
The Kennedy Center - Eisenhower Theater (3/4 - 3/22) | |
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The Acting Company: August Wilson’s Two Trains Running
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (2/16 - 2/16) | |
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The Lion in Winter
Gaithersburg Arts Barn (1/17 - 1/26) | |
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Max Richter with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Concert Hall at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (5/2 - 5/2) | |
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Kimberly Akimbo
National Theatre (5/20 - 6/1) | |
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