Autumn is here and that means it’s time for Storm King’s annual fall theater production! This year, the Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present three performances of Oscar Wilde’s most famous and enduring play – The Importance of Being Ernest – at The Walter Reade, Jr. Theatre. The shows will take place on Friday, November 9, and Saturday, November 10, at 7:00 pm and Sunday, November 11, at 3:00 pm.

 

 

The Importance of Being Ernest provides a picture of 19th-century Victorian society in which appearance is more important than reality, looks are more valued than substance, and image is everything. Beneath the trappings of a witty farce, Wilde takes a swipe at a society obsessed with the superficial.

Mrs. Fulton’s theater students, along with the Stagecraft crew, have been working hard since early September on the production, sets, and costumes. The cast includes Stuart Hutzler ’19 as John Worthing, Tanestrran Chandran ’19 as Algernon Moncrieff, Asia Raacke ’19 as Lady Bracknell, Caroline Hecht ’19 as Gwendolyn Fairfax, Olivia O’Blaney ’21 as Cecily Cardew, Helen Shen ’20 as Miss Prism, Chris Chang ’20 as Reverend Chasuble, Alisdair Neighbors ’22 as Lane, and Joseph Sullivan ’23 as Merriman.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students and can be ordered in advance by calling 845.458.7521 or emailing afulton@sks.org. The performances are free for SKS students, faculty, and staff.