Name: The Importance of Being Earnest
Start: 2025-09-19T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-27T22:00:00-05:00
Location: The Wortley-Peabody Theatre of First United Methodist Church Dallas

Rotunda Theatre presents The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde;
Margaret Young, director. Four Performances 9/19 - 9/27
About this Event

The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedic play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian society's obsession with appearances and social conventions. The plot revolves around two young men, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who both create fictional alter egos (Ernest and Bunbury, respectively) to escape their social obligations and pursue their romantic interests, Gwendolen and Cecily. Through mistaken identities, humorous misunderstandings, and witty dialogue, the play ultimately reveals the absurdity of rigid social rules and the importance of sincerity and self-awareness.

TICKET INFO: All tickets are for General Admission. Seating is on a first come first served basis. Seating begins 30 minutes prior to the performance

PARKING INFO: Limited free parking is available in the church lot. Parking is available for all performances in the Bryan Tower parking garage at the southeast corner of Harwood and San Jacinto (Map address: 2018 San Jacinto St Dallas, TX 75201). QR codes to reduce the parking rates will be available at the Box Office. Additional paid street parking is available at meters around the church.