John Worthing, a carefree young gentleman, is the inventor of a fictitious brother, “Ernest,” whose wicked ways afford John an excuse to leave his country home from time to time and journey to London, where he stays with his close friend and confidant, Algernon Moncrieff. Algernon has a cousin, Gwendolen Fairfax, with whom John is deeply in love. During his London sojourns, John, under the name Ernest, has won Gwendolen’s love, for she strongly desires to marry someone with the confidence-inspiring name of Ernest. But when he asks for Gwendolen’s hand from the formidable Lady Bracknell, John finds he must reveal he is a foundling who was left in a handbag at Victoria Station. This is very disturbing to Lady Bracknell, who insists that he produce at least one parent before she consents to the marriage.
Returning to the country home where he lives with his ward Cecily Cardew and her governess Miss Prism, John finds that Algernon has also arrived under the identity of the nonexistent brother Ernest. Algernon falls madly in love with the beautiful Cecily, who has long been enamored of the mysterious, fascinating brother Ernest.
With the arrival of Lady Bracknell and Gwendolen, chaos erupts. It is discovered that Miss Prism is the absent-minded nurse who twenty years ago misplaced the baby of Lady Bracknell’s brother in Victoria Station. Thus John, whose name is indeed Ernest, is Algernon’s elder brother, and the play ends with the two couples in a joyous embrace.
DATES
September 14, 15, 16 & 21, 22, 23 at 7:30pm
September 17 & 24 at 2:30pm
TICKETS
$15 General Admission
$13 Students | Seniors
About Highview Arts Center
Highview Arts Center is a brand new arts organization that was created to provide arts to the local Highview community. Our mission is to connect and unite the community by engaging people of all backgrounds through arts entertainment while fostering authentic artistic expression, learning, and the exchange of ideas. We do this by presenting quality entertainment created by and for members of the community while increasing accessibility to live theatre. We will also provide classes and workshops and we hope to become a home for individual artists and groups including musicians, writers, comedians, magicians, improv troupes, dance groups, visual artists, and anyone else in the community looking for a space to present and refine their art.
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