09/17/2026
Audition information for The Importance of Being Earnest.
Audition Dates: October 5th + 6th 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
No prior preparation is required beyond reviewing the narrative. At the audition, you may sign up for onstage or backstage roles. The session will begin with warm-up activities, followed by an introduction from the director about the show and its context. We will then assign scenes, divide participants into groups, and provide time to prepare before the official auditions.
You are not required to attend both audition days.
Below are character descriptions:
* John "Jack" Worthing (Ernest): Late 20s to late 30s. A responsible country squire who invents a fictional, reckless brother named "Ernest" to escape to London, finding himself constantly stressed trying to maintain his double life.
* Algernon "Algy" Moncrieff: 20s to mid-30s. Jack’s charming, witty, and thoroughly selfish best friend in London who invents a fictional invalid friend named "Bunbury" to avoid tedious social obligations.
* Gwendolen Fairfax: 20s to early 30s. Lady Bracknell’s sophisticated, strong-minded, and pretentious daughter who is deeply obsessed with marrying a man named Ernest.
* Cecily Cardew: 18 to early 20s. Jack’s imaginative and sheltered ward who is secretly obsessed with marrying Jack's "wicked brother Ernest" and keeps a detailed diary tracking their fictional romance.
* Lady Bracknell: 45 and older. Gwendolen’s formidable, arrogant, and status-obsessed mother who embodies the strict rules, snobbery, and social restrictions of Victorian high society.
* Miss Prism: 40 and older. Cecily’s intensely proper and fastidious country governess who harbors a secret literary past and a romantic crush on Dr. Chasuble.
* Dr. Chasuble: 45 and older. The pious, pedantic, and slightly eccentric rector of Jack's country parish who frequently speaks in overly academic metaphors.
* Lane: Flexible age. Algernon’s dry, cynical, and completely unfazed London butler who perfectly matches his master's witty banter.
* Merriman: Flexible age. Jack’s traditional, buttoned-up country butler who tries to maintain strict household order during the chaotic arrival of the city guests.
For questions, please email [email protected].
