Oscar Wilde comedy set in colonial India at Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University’s Dept. of Theatre Arts & Dance presents “The Importance of Being Earnest.”

Everybody loves Ernest - but, nobody’s quite sure who he really is.

Perhaps the most perfectly funny play ever written, Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” skewers the British upper classes and their traditions of love, marriage and social conformity as it follows the follies of two eligible British bachelors courting two young women - each determined to marry a man named Ernest.

Director Judy Navas sets Wilde’s witty satire in colonial India for this main stage production.

WHEN: Oct. 30 to Nov. 9, 2014
7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
2 p.m. Sundays and 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4

LOCATION: Sonoma State University
Evert B. Person Theatre
1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Evert B. Person Theatre and Ives Hall are accessed through the main entrance to Sonoma State University.

VENUES / PARKING:
From the South entrance on East Cotati Avenue, turn right at the stop sign in front of the information kiosk. Park in Lots E (left) and F (right). Parking in SSU lots is $5 at all times. Permits may be purchased from the vending machines located at the entrance to parking lots, or at toll booths when available.

TICKET PRICES: $10-$17. Admission prices to performances range from $10 to $17. Sonoma State University students are admitted free for all performances with valid ID. Tickets are $10 non-SSU students and seniors; $15 Sonoma State University Faculty and Staff; and $17 standard admission. Tickets also sold at the door one hour prior to curtain.

TICKETS ONLINE: http://www.sonoma.edu/theatreanddance/productions/earnest.html

PHONE / BOX OFFICE: 707-664-4246
The box office is located in the Student Union building. On performance nights, depending on the venue, the Person Theatre or Ives Hall box office will open one hour prior to the event start time. Box office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday and one hour prior to all performances. Contact the box office at 707-664-4246 or email tickets@sonoma.edu

WEB SITE: www.sonoma.edu/tix

Photo: Sonoma State University presents “The Importance of Being Earnest,” featuring SSU student actors (L to R) JoAnn Amos as Gwendolyn, Allan Chornak as Merriman, William “Rusty” Thompson as Jack Worthington, Angel Hernandez as Algernon Montcrief and Katee Drysdale as Cecily. Oscar Wilde’s comedy is set in colonial India in this Dept. of Theatre Arts and Dance main stage production directed by Judy Navas presented Oct. 30 to Nov. 9, 2014.

Photo by David Papas