Dec 01 - 09 2018
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Presented by Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine (CTSA) at UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Written by Oscar Wilde

Guest Directed by Shishir Kurup

This Victorian farce is much more than a comedy of crossed wires and mistaken identity. As a closeted gay man in Victorian England, author Oscar Wilde deftly infuses deception into the plot of Earnest as a mirror of the deception he was forced to live. In retrospect, the work is both a comic masterpiece and a brilliant encoding of “the love that dare not speak its name.”

Admission Info

$18 / $15 / $14 / $11

General / Seniors, Groups 10+, UCI Faculty & Staff / Arts Subscriber / UCI Students & Children under 17
Complimentary Shuttle Service: Complimentary shuttle service is available for our guests with disabilities or those with mobility issues, from the Mesa Parking Structure (MPS) to select shows throughout the season. Shuttle service will begin one hour before show-time and will meet patrons on level two (Mesa Road street level) of the MPS, near the elevator.  Advance notice is appreciated, but not required. For additional information, please call the Arts Box Office at (949) 824-2787, email artstix@uci.edu, or visit www.arts.uci.edu/shuttle.

Dates & Times

2018/12/1 - 2018/12/09

Location Info

UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts

4002 Mesa Rd., Irvine, CA 92617