Very Little Theatre puts on Wilde's witty `Earnest'.Byline: The Register-Guard Two English gents using the same pseudonym pseudonym (s  `dənĭm) [Gr.,=false name], name assumed, particularly by writers, to conceal identity. A writer's pseudonym is also referred to as a nom de plume (pen name). set off a chain reaction
of confusion in Oscar Wilde's comedy "The Importance of Being
Earnest," opening Friday at the Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard
St.
Jack woos Gwendolen and Algernon woos Cecily, but everyone gets a little woozy because both men are using the same false name. Complicating com·pli·cate tr. & intr.v. com·pli·cat·ed, com·pli·cat·ing, com·pli·cates 1. To make or become complex or perplexing. 2. To twist or become twisted together. adj. 1. affairs even more is Lady Bracknell, an imperious im·pe·ri·ous adj. 1. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing. See Synonyms at dictatorial. 2. Urgent; pressing. 3. Obsolete Regal; imperial. high-born English lady whose comic retorts are a favorite feature of the play. Director Chris Pinto's cast features Michael Walker There are several people with the name Michael Walker:
The cast also includes Don Aday, Steve Mandell and Jennifer Sellers Andersen. The design team includes Marc Shapiro (lighting), George Spelvin George Spelvin, Georgette Spelvin, and Georgina Spelvin are the traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theater by actors who don't want to be credited or whose names would otherwise appear twice because they are playing more than one role in a production. (set interiors, sound) and Lucy Sullivan (costumes). Performances are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Oct. 24, and Oct. 28-31, Nov. 4-7 and Nov. 12-13. All evening performances are at 8 p.m. Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 with two exceptions. Senior citizen tickets for Sunday matinees are $9. On Thursdays, tickets are $10 for the general public and $9 for students. The box office number is 344-7751. CAPTION(S): Emily Peterson (from left), Brett Marie Gentry, Bruce McArthur and Michael Walker rehearse re·hearse v. re·hearsed, re·hears·ing, re·hears·es v.tr. 1. a. To practice (a part in a play, for example) in preparation for a public performance. b. an engagement party scene for Very Little Theatre's production of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest." |
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