Beaverton, OR
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde’s endlessly entertaining comedy the importance of being earnest.
Experience Theatre Project’s 2023-2024 Season continues with a top-notch immersive production of Oscar Wilde’s endlessly entertaining comedy The Importance of Being Earnest. Alisa Stewart will direct this timeless world classic in an immersive promenade fashion, an unmissable opportunity to see what the London Telegraph has called “the most perfect comedy in the English language.” Oscar Wilde’s wildly entertaining comedy sparkles with dazzling wordplay and hilariously unlikely situations. This “trivial comedy for serious people” features two carefree bachelors, Jack and Algernon, each with a carefully hidden double life. But when Algernon discovers that Jack has been posing as a man named Ernest to escape to the city, he promptly travels to Jack’s country estate to pose as the fictional figure himself! Silliness ensues with whimsical ingénues, jealous fiancées, indomitable dowagers, and the most famous handbag in theatre history.
Audience Role
Due to the intimate nature of the show, there will only be 45 tickets available per show, and will be presented in promenade fashion. There will be places to sit during the show. Actors will perform only a matter of feet away from the audience. As the audience moves within of the spaces that are created, there is no bad angle in the house from which to watch the play.
Ages: All ages
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About Experience Theatre Project
Experience Theatre Project was founded with the belief that new, modern theater consists of innovation, immersion, and imagination. We strive to create a unique and inventive theater-going experience by bringing audience members into the moment through a collaboration of creative writers, performers, musicians, technology, digital media, and the community. We aspire to produce a wide-ranging repertoire which will encourage the audience to not simply observe a play, but essentially feel as though they are an integral part of the performance (the experience). Our eclectic approach celebrates new voices, inspires and challenges audiences of all ages, and explores new and inventive ways in which to bring theatrical performance to a whole new level of storytelling.