Oscar Wilde’s wildly entertaining comedy sparkles with dazzling wordplay and hilariously unlikely situations. This “trivial comedy for serious people” features two carefree bachelors, Jack and Algernon, each with a carefully hidden double life. But when Algernon discovers that Jack has been posing as a man named Ernest to escape to the city, he promptly travels to Jack’s country estate to pose as the fictional figure himself! Silliness ensues with whimsical ingénues, jealous fiancées, indomitable dowagers, and the most famous handbag in theatre history.
An Immersive Journey to 1894 England
Adapted & Directed by Alisa Stewart
January 26 - February 25, 2024
Guests traveled back in time to 1894 to visit an exquisitely decorated manor house, a beautiful English garden, and a bachelor's English flat during our immersive Oscar Wilde classic.
Once through the threshold, audiences sat inside Algy's London flat for Act I, then climed aboard a train to ride to the countryside. The train whisked guests to Jack's lovely garden for Act II, then through the double doors for Act III, inside Jack's home. It was a lovely set designed by Megan Wilkerson.
"One of the pleasures of Experience Theatre’s production is that it transports us back to a time when his work was the toast of the town and the applause for [Oscar Wilde's] artistic genius seemed as if it would never stop."
- Linda Ferguson, Willamette Week
CAST
Nick Medina .................. Algernon Moncrieff
Brave Sohaki.................. John "Jack" Worthing
Kate Herrell ................... Gwendolen Fairfax
Ella Noel ......................... Cecily Cardew
Saren Nofs Snyder......... Lady Bracknell
Samm Hill ....................... Rev Chausible/Conductor
Ruth Jenkins.................... Miss Prism
Laurence Cox ................. Lane/Merriman
DESIGN CREW
Costumes .................. DeMara Cabrera
Set............................... Megan Wilkerson
Props .......................... Micah Steury
Lights ......................... Lily Wakefield
Sound ......................... Annalise Albright Woods
Stage Manager .............. Michelle Larsen
Technical Director......... Alex Meyer
Production Manager..... Katie Aminah
Production Assistant..... Deni Anderson
House Manager ............. Samson Carruth
Asst. House Manager..... Ethan Craigmile
Set Builders & Painters..Paul Roder, Beiyi Teo, Liza Vaughn, and angel volunteers (thank you!)
All photos (c) 2024 by Jeremy Gardels/Aesthetic Shadows and Experience Theatre Project. Do not use without permission.