The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest opens October 2nd, 2026 at Live Oak Theater. And it runs through Friday/Saturday and Sunday matinees through October 18th. Live Oak Theater is at 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709, within (a long) walking distance of downtown Berkeley BART. | Tickets | Photos | Program |
Our Fall 2026 production in Live Oak Theater, Berkeley of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde, directed by Jay Manley, assisted by Jane Goodwin. After a long absence, Actors Ensemble of Berkeley will return to the charming and intimate Live Oak Theatre for this re-imagining of this theater classic.
One of the most treasured comedies in English-speaking theater, Oscar Wilde’s THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST never fails to delight and amuse audiences - and it provides nine of the most delicious roles in the canon. A madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret romantic engagements, and acute social class satire, EARNEST also contains one of the theater’s wittiest and most sophisticated texts.
Advance Tickets (including fees) are $30 general, $25 senior/under 30, $22 wheelchair users and their companions, $15 early bird (limited availability) Tickets at the door are $30, Cash and Venmo accepted. Pay-What-You will tickets at curtain time. | Tickets | Photos | Program |
Cast:
Jack - Nikolas Greene
Lady Bracknell - Paulette Herring
Gwendolen - Bri Hunter
Algernon - Moshe Quinn
Cecily - Sophie Ruf
Miss Prism - Linda Scaparotti
Rev. Chasuble - Mark Shepard
Lane/Merriman - Jeff Trescott
Crew and Creatives:
Director - Jay Manley
Associate Director - Jane Goodwin
Stage Manager - José Garcia
Costume Designer - Lyre Alston
Lighting Design - Michael Sweeney
Properties - Susan Dunn
Producer - Jerome Solberg
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Image of Oscar Wilde: By Napoleon Sarony / Adam Cuerden - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ppmsca.07757. See Commons:Licensing., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=141158986
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