ton <\/a>of British society and because of that everything that comes out of his mouth to him is the truth. Everything that he says and believes goes undisputed. He is allowed to move throw life that in a modern context would be sort of horrifying but is a lot of fun to watch.\u201d<\/p>\nA lot of people think \u00a0Algernon is most similar to Wilde himself, Godwin says. \u201cThe way he speaks, the way he puts out these ideas and axioms, you can really hear Oscar\u2019s voice in the dialog. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Asked why the play has remained so popular so long, Godwin says: \u201cIt\u2019s a hoot. Wilde\u2019s language is unparalleled. Every line is a joke. That\u2019s the calibration point in the play, you have to figure out which ones are going to land and which ones are going to roll into the next big laugh so that they can get it. The language is so rich. It is so clearly his voice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilden was gay and living that life at a time that wasn\u2019t tolerated. \u201cBut his insane razor wit gave him agency in a society that he wouldn\u2019t have had it otherwise,\u201d Godwin says.<\/p>\n
Other cast members include Resident Acting Company members Elizabeth Bunch as Miss Prism and Chris Hutchison as Merriman. Candy Buckley plays Lady Bracknell and Spencer Plachy plays Lane\/ Canon Chasuble. Alley Artistic Director Rob Melrose directs.<\/p>\n
The women in the play are \u201cequally hilarious,\u201d Godwin says.<\/p>\n
\u201cElizabeth \u00a0Bunch plays Miss Prism. You won\u2019t even recognize her. She is hilarious. She\u2019s such a great actress, you forget often because she plays bigger roles sometimes what a fantastic character actress she is.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur company of actors we are so fortunate that we get to work together all the time.\u00a0 We are constantly learning from each other.\u00a0 This career path can sometimes feel very isolating. It\u2019s a rare thing that you get to work with a group of actors that you really trust enough.<\/p>\n
\u201c[The Importance of Being Earnest] has all these trappings of amazing language, incredible comedy, incredible pace, but what it really is, in my opinion, is he was really skewering these upper classes and just the absurdity and the ridiculousness of their existence right to their faces,\u201d Godwin says. \u201cAnd doing it with such aplomb and humor that they were able to laugh at it without realizing that it was sort of their heads on the chopping block.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a really good time. People are going to come and they\u2019re going to laugh and they\u2019re going to be able to escape into a really sumptuous world. The designs are out of this world. \u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t think any production of Earnest has ever looked like this before.\u201d<\/p>\n
Performances are scheduled for March 6 through Sunday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 7 p.m. Sundays at Alley Theatre, 615 Texas. For more information, call 713-220-5700 or visit alleytheatre.org $36-$124.<\/p>\n
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