Next up for Summer Theatre Program is Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners The Importance of Being Earnest!

We discuss the few productions of the play we've seen, and also why we think there aren't very many adaptations and retellings of this particular play, despite its relative popularity. 

Recent years have seen new interpretations of the play through the lenses of race, sexuality, and class, and we touch on the queer coding in the title and throughout the text, as well as how setting the story in different eras changes its meanings.

We also look at the gems Wilde gave to the world through this work, like the dad joke the entire play is built around, and the best friend to all who wish to avoid social engagements: Bunbury.

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