The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
PHS Council Auditorium
July 31st through August 11th
With a razor sharp wit and an unrivaled insight into the absurdities of English aristocracy, Oscar Wilde is pure joy to experience on the stage. This play, perhaps the greatest comedy of manners ever written, is a lighthearted look at the duality of human nature...literally. Jack and Algernon are best friends who both, unbeknownst each other, live alternate lives outside of London. When Algernon decides to show up at his friend’s pastoral retreat, the various identities and lies begin to pile up, becoming more and more confusing, until Jack finally learns...the importance of being Earnest!