Jack Worthington's (junior Tyler Hupp) double life catches up with him when he falls in love with Gwendolen (sophomore Erin Stein) as his alter ego. Photo by Nancy Thompson and James Tener.
ISU Theatre opens its spring season Friday with a two-weekend run of "The Importance of Being Earnest."
The three-act Oscar Wilde comedy entangles the audience in the consequences of an alter ego created by Jack Worthington (junior Tyler Hupp), a proper English gentleman. Jack's double life begins to unravel when he falls in love with Gwendolen (sophomore Erin Stein), who knows him only as Ernest. Further complications arise when Ernest's best friend, Algernon (senior Michael Clinkscales), discovers the ruse, assumes Ernest's identity and falls in love with Cecily (junior Erica Walling), who is Jack's legal ward.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 24-25 and March 3-4, with 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays (Feb. 26 and March 5). Tickets, on sale at the Stephens ticket office or through Ticketmaster, are $18 ($16 for seniors and $11 for students).
