Casting Performers for "The Importance of Being Earnest" Play
Seeking performers for the "The Importance of Being Earnest". Please see the details below. About the project: Jack Worthing resides in the country. Algernon Moncrieff in the city. Yet, they share a common solution to escape the humdrum moments of their lives by creating imaginary people. Jack pretends to be his own philandering brother, Ernest, and Algernon has a sickly friend, Bunbury, on the cusp of death at any moment. Living a double life does have its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in an overly complicated charade with witty dialogue, romantic notions, and ridiculous charm in a masterful comedy that has wooed audiences for over 130 years! Additional info: British accents are encouraged! No appointments necessary and you need to only attend one of the days of auditions. Auditions consist of a cold reading from the script. Scripts may be checked out in advance from the box office. Individuals of all levels of experience, ethnicities, and backgrounds are invited to audition. Rehearsal Schedule Rehearsals will begin in July. RTG works try to coordinate everyone’s schedule and respect people’s time, so typically not everyone is called to every rehearsal. Most often, rehearsals will be Monday – Thursday starting at 6:30 p.m. with some weekends too. Performance Schedule The Importance of Being Earnest will be performed September 5 – 21, 2025: Friday, September 5 – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 6 – 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 7 – 2 p.m. Thursday, September 11 – 7 p.m. Friday, September 12 – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 13 – 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 14 – 2 p.m. Thursday, September 18 – 7 p.m. Friday, September 19 – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 20 – 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 21 – 2 p.m. If interested, please apply.
8 roles
Female/Female Presenting Sophisticated, intelligent, and somewhat self-centered cousin of Algernon Moncrieff. She is the object of Jack’s affection, and dreams of marrying a man named Ernest. Gwendolen is determined and strong-willed, particularly in matters of love. She is an aristocratic arbiter of high fashion and society, utterly pretentious, and charmingly superficial.
Female/Female Presenting Ward of Jack Worthing, a young and imaginative girl who lives in the countryside. Cecily is innocent and romantic, but smart and strong-willed. She is intrigued by the idea of wickedness and has created an elaborate fantasy romance and courtship with Jack’s fictitious brother, Ernest.
Female/Female Presenting Algernon’s aunt and Gwendolen’s mother, a domineering and snobbish aristocratic woman with strict views on social class and marriage. She married well, and her primary goal in life is to see her daughter do the same. She embodies the absurdity of social pretensions.
Female/Female Presenting Cecily’s governess with an endless source of dull platitudes and clichés. Puritan though she is, Miss Prism represents the Victorian ideal of respectability and propriety and her severe pronouncements have a way of going so far over the top that they inspire laughter.
Male/Male Presenting A wealthy young man who leads a double life. He is responsible and serious “Jack” in the country, where he owns an estate and is the sensible guardian to his ward, Cecily Cardew. In London, he assumes the identity of his own fictitious brother named “Ernest,” and leads a more carefree life.
Male/Male Presenting Charming, idle, dandy bachelor friend who lives in London. Best friend of Jack Worthing, whom he has known for years as “Ernest.” Algernon is brilliant, witty, and given to making delightful paradoxical and epigrammatic pronouncements.
Male/Male Presenting The rector of the Manor House, he is a pleasant, earnest and somewhat absent-minded clergyman who has a shy and awkward romance with Miss Prism. He is asked by both Jack and Algernon to re-christen them as Ernest.
Male/Male Presenting Lane is Algernon’s manservant in London, while Merriman is Jack’s butler in the country. Both characters serve to highlight the social dynamics and the humorous aspects of their masters’ lives.
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