The Photographs of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Here are a bunch of backstage and onstage photos of our recent production of "The Importance of Being Earnest." Thank you to everyone who came to see it!

Theater is a lot like Greatness. Some are born with it, some achieve it, and some have it thrust upon them. The production of “The Importance of Being Earnest” used those born with great abilities (whether it be piano playing, acting, painting, or just looking hot in a maid outfit) and thrust at them the doable yet strenuous task of putting on this show in two weeks. This truly was the culmination of my theatre experience. I can’t help but feel as if all the shows I’ve done these past three years were somehow leading to this, these two weeks. We did “Earnest,” we did one of my favorite plays ever, and now it’s over and it’s as if there is a small part of me left behind with it.

I’ll never be able to express how deeply grateful I am to have had such a dedicated and talented group of people to make this dream come true, but I suppose sappy blog posts are a step in the right direction.

Karen

Earnest, Potter, and Photos

Three successful shows of The Importance of Being Earnest down, one more to go. Yes, you can still catch the show Sunday night at 8:00 in Arena Theater. We had an almost full house tonight, which was wonderful.


Our Friday audience was a little diminished by the Harry Potter extravaganza downtown. It seemed like the whole town was there. A bunch of us went down to check out the scene and get our books.





Not even Knockturn Aley could frighten our stalwart Company Directors!







In other news, Emily Ruff took a bunch of great pictures of us getting ready for our shows. They've been compiled into an album lovingly titled:

UNdressing Room

And we've added a bunch of All My Sons pictures, and there are more to come!

All My Sons

The Vital Importance of Being Earnest

As the hats clearly indicate, we're up and running with Oscar Wilde's wonderfully witty "The Importance of Being Earnest."

And we've added a fourth show, so you can come and watch us prance about in hats this Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night at 8:00 PM in Carleton's Arena Theater.

Reservations can be made by calling our reservation line (507) 646-4439 or by emailing us at uncoinfo@gmail.com.

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance
of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde

Show Dates: July 19, 20, 21

A Trivial Comedy for Serious People: Jack and Algernon, two wealthy young Englishmen, use the same pseudonym, "Ernest", in order to shirk responsibility whenever possible. Their double lives get turned upside down when they both fall in love with women using that name leading to a comedy of mistaken identities, romantic pursuits and meddling relations all the while satirizing the respectability of the English upper class.

Directed by Karen Borchert

Cast:

John Worthing	Russell O'Connell
Algernon Moncrieff	Alex Fisher
Rev. Canon Chasuble	Jared Evans
Merriman	Robert Kennedy
Lane	Ben Egerman
Lady Bracknell	Rachel Teagle
Gwendolyn Fairfax	Bethany Schimmel
Cecily Cardew	Kristen Johnson
Miss Prism	Emily Ruff