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Old Globe Announces Casting for The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde’s play will be directed by Maria Aitken.

Helen Carey will star in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Old Globe.
Helen Carey will star in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Old Globe.
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The Old Globe has announced the complete cast and creative team for Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Maria Aitken will direct the production, running January 27-March 4.

The cast features Kate Abbruzzese (Gwendolen Fairfax), Sam Avishay (Merriman), Helen Carey (Lady Bracknell), Helen Cespedes (Cecily Cardew), Christian Conn (Algernon Moncrieff), Rodney Gardiner (Rev. Canon Chasuble), Daniel Harray (Lane, Moulton), Jane Ridley (Miss Prism), and Matt Schwader (John "Jack" Worthing).

The creative team includes Hugh Landwehr (scenic design), Fabio Toblini (costume design), Philip S. Rosenberg (lighting design), Fitz Patton (sound design), and David Huber (voice and dialect coach).

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