{"id":8503,"date":"2011-10-04T16:08:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T20:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=8503"},"modified":"2011-10-19T10:06:32","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T14:06:32","slug":"a-wilde-comedy-to-open-mainstage-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2011\/a-wilde-comedy-to-open-mainstage-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"A &#8220;Wilde&#8221; Comedy to Open MainStage Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most famous comedies from Oscar Wilde, <em>The Importance of Being Earnest<\/em>, will open the fall <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/theater\/\">MainStage theater<\/a> at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) during Homecoming weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 and Saturday, Oct. 15, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16. In addition, the performance will run at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 29.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/hw456\">Heidi Winters Vogel<\/a>, chair and professor of theater at EMU, directs the classic masterpiece that\u00a0revolves around a case of &#8220;manufactured&#8221; mistaken identity.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Importance of Being Earnest<\/em> follows Jack, a country bachelor who goes by the name Ernest when he pops into the city; and his close friend Algernon, who seeks a thrill by becoming Ernest in the country. Jack proposes to Gwendolen Fairfax while Algernon, posing as Jack&#8217;s wicked brother Ernest, falls in love with Jack&#8217;s ward, Cecily. Chaos, both bold and wickedly funny, ensues.<\/p>\n<p>Performances run 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission.<\/p>\n<p>Reserved tickets are $10 for adults, $12 at the door; senior citizens and non-EMU students are $10. 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