The Importance of Being Earnest opens October 2nd, 2026

EARNEST opens October 2nd, 2026 and 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.  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.  

The Staff: Earnest is directed by Jay Manley and associate director, Jane Goodwin.  Our producer is 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
------------------Upcoming events-------------:
April 13th - Callbacks for our mini-production of Repossessed, by Greg Lam, directed by Gabriel A. Ross.
April 19th - Staged Reading of Truman vs. Israel, by William Spatz, directed by Gabriel A. Ross.   Auditions by Submission.
April 26th - Auditions for a staged reading of Emperor of the Moon, by Behn, directed by Erin Perry.
May 3rd and 4th - Auditions for The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Jay Manley. 
May 26th - Staged reading of Emperor of the Moon, LaVal's Subterranean Theater.
July 3rd - July 19th - Alice in Wonderland at John Hinkel Park
July 31st - August 9th - Repossessed, LaVal's Subterranean Theater.
August 22nd - September 7th - A Midsummer Night's Dream at John Hinkel Park
October 2nd - October 18th - The Importance of Being Earnest, Live Oak Theater.
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