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THE CAST PHOTO OF REACT'S ENCORE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

The cast of ReAct's encore engagement of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Photo: David Hsieh.


The Cast

(in order of appearance)

Lane
Alisa Cray
Algernon Moncrieff
T.J. Langley
John Worthing, J.P.
Gordon Hendrickson
Lady Augusta Bracknell
Leslie Jean Warner
Gwendolen Fairfax
Caroline Blakeslee
Miss Prism
Lisa Marie Nakamura
Cecily Cardew
Colleen Parker
Reverend Chasuble
Casey Anderson
Merriman
Mel Anthony


Directed by
David Hsieh

The Crew

Stage Manager, Publicist, Properties & Scenic Designer
David Hsieh
Assistant Stage Manager & Sound Operator
George Paul Glanzman
Costume Designer
Kathy Cory
Light Board Operator, Festival Lighting Designer & Venue Technician
Steve Mallinson
Dialect Coach
Juli Rosenzweig
Master Carpenter
Pete Chartrand
Festival House Manager
Valerie Mallinson


Reviews

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Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest


Original One-Act Adaptation by David Hsieh

Encore Engagement

Fringe Festival Sell-Out Award

March 22, 24, 28, 30, 1996
Oddfellows Hall
March 25, 1996
Elliott Bay Book Company


"-- A trivial comedy for serious people."
-- Oscar Wilde


The Program

The Setting

England in July of 1895.

SCENE 1
Algernon Moncrieff's flat, London.

SCENE 2
The Garden of the Manor House, Woolton, Hertfordshire.


The Importance of Being Earnest

played for the first time at the St. James Theatre in London on Thursday, February 14, 1895.
This adaptation premiered at the Theatre Off Jackson in Seattle on November 9, 1995.

Production Notes

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>>ReAct's Original Production

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde belongs in the public domain.
ReAct's presentation of David Hsieh's original one-act adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest was presented by special arrangement with DAVID HSIEH.


Special Thanks To...

Caroline Blakeslee for loaned props
Burien Little Theatre for costume support
Walter Carr for loaned props
Gertrude Chartrand for production support
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Eidal for loaned props
Dr. Richard D. Eidal for loaned props
The Elliott Bay Book Company for promotional support
George Paul Glanzman for production support
Kathy Hsieh for production support
T.J. Langley for production support
Colleen Parker for production support
Stephanie Santos for music
Seatle Fringe Theater Festival for production support
Seattle Police Department East Precinct for donated rehearsal space
Leslie Jean Warner for loaned props
Patti West for technical support
Rick Wong & Rk Productions for videography

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