BY OSCAR WILDE
T hisOctober,OscarWildewouldhavecelebratedhis 168thbirthday.Celebratedpoet,W.B.Yeatsoncesaid ofOscarWilde “ThedinnertablewasWilde’seventand madehimthegreatesttalkerofhistime,andhisplays anddialogueshavewhatmerittheypossessfrombeingnow animitation,nowarecord,ofhistalk.” Forthosewhoare notfamiliarwithOscarWilde,heisconsideredoneof thegreatestplaywrightsofthelatenineteenthcentury. However,itwasOscar’spassionforself-publicityand witticismsthatkept(andkeeps)himintheconsciousness ofthepublic.Uponinvestigation,notonlyareWilde’s witticismshilarious,butdeeplytruthfulandresonateoveracentury-and-a-half sincehistriumphanteraofpopularity.Hereareahandfulthatcaughtmyattention:
“Alwaysforgive yourenemies;nothingannoysthemsomuch.”
“Everythinginmoderation,includingmoderation.”
“Beyourself;everyoneelseisalreadytaken.”
“Toloveoneselfisthebeginningofalifelongromance.”
“Onlydullpeoplearebrilliantatbreakfast.”
Perhapsit washisbirth name, Oscar FingalO’FlahertieWillsWildethat gavehim apassionfortheflamboyant?Hard to know wherehisrazor-sharp focusedwit camefrom, butit’s comfortingto knowthathis wordsare aliveandlivingwellon ourstagewiththehilariousplay TheImportanceofBeingEarnest.ThisisTheatre Calgary’sfourthproductionoftheplay.Wefirstproduceditin1970,againin1978, andonceagainin1995.Ihopeyou enjoy thisscrumptious productionofOscar Wilde’s mostpopular play,and the second-mostproducedshowinourhistory (the first being AChristmasCarol)!
Inthespiritofreconciliation,TheatreCalgaryacknowledgesthatwelive,workand createonthetraditionalterritoriesoftheBlackfootConfederacy(Siksika,Kainai, Piikani),theTsuut’ina,theÎyâxeNakodaNations,theMétisNation(Region3), andallpeoplewhomaketheirhomesintheTreaty7regionofSouthernAlberta. Theyweretheoriginaloccupantsofthislandandcontinuetobeheretothisday. TheatreCalgaryisgratefultohavetheopportunitytopresentinthisterritory.
When TheImportanceofBeingEarnest premieredin Londonin1895,OscarWildewasquotedinthe St.James’sGazette , explainingthattheplay was “exquisitelytrivial,adelicatebubbleoffancy” andthatphilosophyoftheplayis“thatweshouldtreat allthetrivialthingsoflifeseriously,andalltheserious thingsoflifewithasincereandstudiedtriviality.”
Thiswastheway Wildelived—aconstantcontrastof sincerityandtriviality.Shortlyafterthepremiereofhis play,hislife tookatragicturn.Hewasontrialfor“gross indecency”withinweeksandsentencedto two years imprisonmentwithhardlabouronlymonthslater.He hadbeenleadingadoublelife,justlikeJackandAlgernon,butluckilyhewasableto givehischaractersahappierending.
Sowhatisitabout The Importance of Being Earnest thatstillmakes us laugh out loud welloveracenturylater?Well,asLadyBracknellsays,“welive,Iregrettosay,inan ageofsurfaces.”Thisfeelsastruenowas itwasinOscarWilde’stime.Infact,despite thefactthathissatiretargetstheupperclassesofVictorianEngland,thejokesstill ringtrue.It’sjustasdelightfulnow(ifnotmoreso)tolaughoutloudatthepure absurdityofthesecharacters’artificeandsuperficiality.Infact,asIwasdivingback intotheworldofthisplay(thathasbeenoneofmypersonalfavouritesforyears),I keptthinkingofshowslike Bridgerton—setlongagoandfarawaybutwrittenwiththe sensibilitiesofhereandnow.Tome,OscarWildewassoaheadofhistimeinwriting thisscriptthatIimaginewecouldcomeacrossthesecharactersonscreentoday, althoughcertainlynotwithhisuniquewit.AsGwendolentellsus,“inmattersofgrave importance,style,notsincerity,isthevitalthing,”andveryfewauthorsliveupto Wilde’sstyle.
IamsogratefultothisincredibleteamofartistsandtheentireTheatreCalgarystaff forcomingtogethertohelpbringthesecharactersbacktolifeonceagain.It’satruejoy togather,toplayandto laugh. I hope that whether this is yourfirsttimeencountering Earnest orifyou’veseenitmanytimesbefore,youjoinusinthejoyofthissincere—and serious—triviality.
Director BRONWYN STEINBERG Set Design ANTON DE GROOT*
Costume Design RALAMY KNEESHAW
Lighting & Projection Design BETH KATES*
Sound Design & Composition ALIXANDRA COWMAN
Voice & Dialect Coach JANE MACFARLANE Stage Manager LAUREL ONEIL Assistant Stage Manager CLAIRE BOLTON Apprentice Stage Manager NAOMI ESAU
Assistant Director ANDRÉS MORENO
Lighting & Projection Design BRENDAN BRICELAND
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KATHLEEN FAITH BALLANGAN Algernon Moncrieff CHRISTOPHER DUTHIE Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax EMILY HOWARD Merriman DUVAL LANG Lady Bracknell VALERIE PLANCHE
John Worthing, J.P. MICHAEL ROLFE Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D. KEVIN ROTHERY Lane, Footman DAVID SKLAR
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SETTING London, 1895.
Algernon Moncrieff’s flat in Half Moon Street, W.
The garden at the Manor House, Woolton.
ACT III Morning-room of the Manor House, Woolton.
The Importance of Being Earnest has one 20-minute intermission.
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BRONWYN BOWLBY Head of Lighting CATHARINE CRUMB Head Stage Carpenter JOSH SEMOS Head Dresser RACHEL MICHELLE SHERIDAN
Video Programmer DANIEL PLUMBTREE Video Operator MICHAEL GESY Stage Hands MIKE BOOTH, MELISSA LABINE, HEATHER YOUNG Wig Runner MELISSA SAVINKOFF Dresser CHELSEA BREWER
(she/her) TheatreCalgarydebut.KathleenisanemergingFilipinoCanadianartist,bornandraisedhereinMohkintsis.ThispastJuneshe graduatedwithaBFAinDramafromtheUniversityofCalgary,and performedoverthesummerwithTheatreCalgary’stouringShakespeare ontheGoproductionof TheMerryWivesofWindsor.Otherrecent performancecredits: LittleElves (ATPPlaywrightsProjects); Kisapmata (LunchboxTheatreStageOne); HorseGirls,TheTaooftheWorld,WeThe Same (UCalgarySCPA); TheMire,Lola,Nanay,Anak (JupiterTheatre). Asanartistofcolour,sheiseagertobringrepresentationofherheritageontothestage,andis gratefultobeworkingagainwithTheatreCalgaryasshecontinuesherfirststepsintotheworld asaprofessionalactor.Sheextendshugsandkissestohermom,herpartner,herfriends,her professors,andherpeersforhelpinghergetthisfar.“Ilove you,andthankyou!Mwah!”
(he/him) ChristopherDuthieisaCalgary-basedactorandplaywright.He hasbeenactingprofessionallyformorethanadecadeinproductions withTheatreCalgary,VertigoTheatre,OneYellowRabbit,GhostRiver Theatre,LunchboxTheatre,QuestTheatre,AlbertaTheatreProjects andothers.HeisrepresentedbyDetailsTalentforvoiceoverandfilm/ tv,recentlyappearingin UndertheBannerofHeaven,TiesThatBind and TheChildrenofAr.Hisplaysandcollaborativecreationsinclude ADinner Party (BadKnapsTheatre Collective–GwenPharisRingwoodAward forDramaShortlist); n00b (Y-Stage VertigoTheatre); SensoryBox/SensoryBoxTYA withEric Rose(GhostRiverTheatre/YoungPeople’sTheatre).Heiscurrentlydevelopinghisfirstrock opera, Identikit.HeholdsanMFAinCreative WritingfromtheUniversity of Guelph and a BFA inDramafromtheUniversityofCalgary.HelivesinCalgarywithhiswife,Alexandra,andtheir cat,Isabelle.
(she/her) Emily is thrilled tobemakingherdebutontheMaxBell stagein TheImportanceofBeingEarnest!ShereceivedherBFAin ActingfromtheUniversityofAlbertaandstudiedNeoBouffonatthe ManitoulinConservatoryforCreationandPerformance,betterknown as“TheClownFarm.”Creditsinclude: Miss Teen (Shadow Theatre), AMidsummerNight’sDream,TheTwoGentlemenofVerona (Theatre Calgary/Shakespeare bytheBow), The30BelowShow (ChinookBlast), MyLifewiththeWalterBoys (Netflix),and JoePickett (Paramount+).In additiontoactingforthestageandscreen,Emilyworksasaproductionassistant,coordinator, andsetdecorator in the film and televisionindustryncluding PropertyBrothers:ForeverHome! Shewouldlike to thank her friends and familyfortheirunendingsupport,andNicoleandMom, forcarryingheralways.ForherownEarnest,Sam.@emilyjaynehoward
(he/him) Duvalhashadalong-standingrelationshipwithTheatre Calgarysincethemid1970s.HewaspartoftheStagecoachPlayers, thetouringarmofTheatreCalgaryforseveralseasonsandtookthat experiencetoco-foundQuestTheatrewhichheranfor25years.Hehas beenhappilyfreelancingasanactorordirector,andservingonTheatre Boardsforthepast15years.MemorableTheatreCalgaryproductions include NoisesOff,TheCrucible,ToKillAMockingBird,LiberationDays and RomeoandJuliet.Earlierthisyearhewasfeaturedin Cantata forSage Theatreand in2019heplayedPozzoin WaitingforGodot forBlackRadishTheatre,acompany heco-foundedwiththreeprominentCalgaryactorfriends.Staytunedforwhatwewilldonext!
(she/her) BasedinCalgaryAlberta,Valerieisanaward-winningactor, director,andartseducator,withover35years’experienceonStageandin FilmandTelevision,inclassical,contemporary,andnewplaydevelopment. Shehastaughtatvariouspost-secondaryinstitutions,studios,andcoaches privatelyfortheatreandfilm.Shegarneredagraduate teachingawardfrom theUniversityofAlbertain2014,theMichelleDiasAwardfromTheatre Alberta2018;theGinaWilkinsonPrizein2015fromtheShawFestival. ValeriewillnextbeseenatVertigoTheatrein Gaslight in2023.
(he/him) TheatreCalgarydebut.Michaelisaperformer,writer,and improviserbasedoutofSouthernAlberta,andisbeyondthrilledtojoin TheatreCalgary’s2022-23seasoninthisiconicBritishclassicasJackor,as somepeopleknowhim,Earnest.Anavidworldtraveller,hemadeatimely visittoLondonbeforejoiningthecastof Importance.Withmoretravelon thehorizon,hewillbeworkingwithGwaandakTheatreandtheYukon HumanRight’sCommissioninJanuary2023totouranewproductionto schoolsacrosstheterritory.Itmayhavebeenawhilesincewe’veallsatin adarkroomtogetherandlaughed,buthecan’twaittoindulgeinthatfeelingwithalltheaudiences ofCalgary.SelectedCredits: TheTempest (TheShakespeare Company), BetweenUs (Handsome AliceTheatre), TheRessurrectionists (LarrikinTheatre), WynonnaEarp (Seven24Films/Syfy).
TheatreCalgarygratefullyacknowledgesthesupportprovidedbytheCityofCalgarythroughCalgaryArtsDevelopment,the GovernmentofAlbertathroughtheAlbertaFoundationfortheArts,theGovernmentofCanadathroughtheCanadaCouncil, CanadianHeritage,andallcorporateandprivatecontributors.
Rev.CanonChasuble,D.D. (he/him) ForTheatreCalgary: OneMan,TwoGuvnors,Deathofa Salesman,AllMySons,Cabaret,aswellasmanyseasonsasChristmas Presentin AChristmasCarol.Audiencesmay recognize Kevinfromhis workonCalgary’smanyprofessionalstages,includingATP,Vertigo, Lunchbox Theatre,Sage Theatre,Stage West,ElipsisTreeCollective, QuestTheatre,andStageWest.HisworkhasalsotakenhimtoBritish Columbia,Ontario,mostofAtlanticCanada,andKualaLumpur, Malaysia.Hewasamemberofthe“Streetact”teamdoingPopular theatreworkfortheCalgaryBirthControlAssociation,engagingCalgaryyouthlivingonthe street,ingrouphomes,andindetention.Kevinisalsoapastmemberof “DirtyLaundry”Calgary’sonlylive,completelyimprovisedSoapOpera.HeisapastTheatreAlbertaBoard member,andmemberofCALGARY’sACTRAcouncil.Thispastyear,hehadthepleasureof workingonthe BillytheKid TVseriesfilmedintheCalgaryarea.
(he/him) Davidisanactor/playwrightwhodivideshistimebetween MontrealandCalgary.HeisagraduateoftheatrefromtheBristolOld VicandplaywritingfromConcordiaUniversity. CrazyLove,hisfirstplay, hasbeenpublishedinananthologyentitled OutonaLimb.Hewas artist-in-residenceattheJerusalemTheatre Company,Shakespeare-inthe-Rough,andassistantdirectedthe CanadianBadland’sPassionPlay in Drumheller.HehasactedwithTheatreCalgary,AlbertaTheatre Projects, Lunchbox,TheatreBSMT,AnnerinProductionsandTheatreNorthWest inB.C.HehastouredacrossNorthAmericawiththeDoraAwardnominatedandMETA Award winning,Jabber,byMarcusYoussefandwillbetouringwith ADinosaurTale acrossWestern Canadainthenewyear.Hislatestplay, Vial,wasrecentlyshortlistedfortheSharonPollockPrize.
(she/her) ShariisabsolutelydelightedtoreturntoTheatreCalgary whereshespenttenyearsaspartoftheartisticstafffrom2007-2017 asArtisticAssociate,thenAssociateArtisticDirector,andfinallyas InterimArtisticDirector.In2019-20shewastheArtisticProducer ofLunchbox Theatre.Asanactor,shehasappearedinproductions atVertigoTheatre,AlbertaTheatreProjects,TheatreCalgary,Quest Theatre,ForteMusicalTheatre,Lunchbox Theatre,Shadow Productions andtheimprovisedsoap-operaDirtyLaundry.Shehasalsoworkedas adramaturgfornumerousworkshopsandproductionsatTheatreCalgary,AlbertaTheatre Projects,QuestTheatre,Lunchbox Theatre,AlbertaPlaywrightsNetwork,VertigoTheatre, Swallow-A-Bicycle,andBardontheBeach.Recentdirectingcreditsinclude LastChristmas, BookClub and BookClubII:TheNextChapter atLunchboxTheatre,and HuckFinn forStorybook Theatre.ShewouldliketothankheramazinghusbandTrevorforalwaysbeingsuchahuge supportinallherendeavours.
(she/her) MakingherTheatreCalgarydirectingdebutwithoneofher favouriteplaysofalltimeinspiresBronwynwith“feelingsofunmixed delight.”Bronwynisatheatredirectorandcommunitybuilder;she’s passionateaboutmakingtheatreaninclusivegatheringspacewhere storiesaresharedthatcelebratethediversityofhumanexperience.She’s theArtisticDirectorofLunchbox TheatrehereinCalgary/Mohkinstsis, wherelastseasonshedirected AllIWantforChristmas by Rebecca Northan,andshehasworkshoppedmultipleplaysaspartofLunchbox’s StageOneFestivalofNewCanadianWork.SheisthefoundingArtisticDirectorofOttawa’sindie seriesTACTICS,andhercreditsasanaward-winningfreelancedirectorinclude TheDrowning Girls and BangBang (GreatCanadianTheatreCompany), TheRevolutionists and MissShakespeare (ThreeSistersTheatre)and TwelfthNight (A CompanyofFools).
(he/him) Anton is a set, light, and sound designer based in Calgary,and theProductionManagerforLunchboxTheatre.Selectedcreditsinclude: NoisesOff,TheShoplifters (TheatreCalgary); Bronte:TheworldWithout, HMSPinafore,TreasureIsland (Stratford Festival); MurderintheStudio, Clue,WhispersintheDark,Dracula:TheBloodyTruth,NineDragons, TravelswithMyAunt (VertigoTheatre); Giant (GhostRiver); Waitingfor theParade,TheCircle (ATP); All’s WellThatEndsWell,Macbeth,Goblin Macbeth,KingLear (TheShakespeare Company); Smoke,CrimeDoesNot Pay,IntheWake,GoodFences,Sequence (Downstage); Gentleman’sGuidetoLoveandMurder, JerseyBoys (Stage West).AntonreceivedtheBettyMitchellAward forOutstandingLight
Designfor Macbeth,All’s WellThatEndsWell,and NineDragons;andOutstandingSetDesignfor TravelswithMyAunt and CrimeDoesNotPay.Upnext: Struck withGhostRiverTheatre.
(she/her) TheatreCalgarydesigndebut.Ralamyisdeeplygrateful fortheopportunity toworkwiththesecreativesouls,especiallythe extraordinaryTCcostumeteam.Whatyouseeonstagestemsfrom theincredibleskillanddedicationofthisteam.Itisagift tolearnfrom thebest!OneofthefirstprofessionalplaysRalamysawwasTC’s1978 productionof Earnest,whereshefellinlovewiththeatre.ShehasaBFA inDramaandaMaster’sdegreeinAnthropology.Recentdesigncredits: FreshHell (FireExitTheatre); ScrewballComedy (StageWest); The Importance of Being Earnest, Much AdoAboutNothing (CYPT); Hair,SweetCharity (BrownCow Collective); Annie,TheNeverendingStory (StorybookTheatre); WaitingforGodot (BlackRadish Theatre).Shethanksherbelovedfamily:Hugh(costumeillustratorextraordinaire),Avalon, Aidan,Maya&Junofortheirsupport.AspecialthankstoMr.Wildeforhisbeautifulwit.
(she/her) Bethisatheatre-makerandanaward-winninglighting,set, projection,andmixed-realitydesignerwhoseworkhasbeenseenon stagesaroundtheworldforover30years.ForTheatreCalgaryshe hasdesigned SteelMagnolias,Ragtime:AConcert Performance,andthis pastsummer’sShakespeareontheGo- TheMerryWivesofWindsor.A leaderinnewformsofperformance,sherecentlyledaVRPerformance residencyatCanadianStage,theBlythFestival’sYoungCompanyin VR,andco-createdanddirectedBuryTheWren,aVirtualReality/Live performancewhichwasrecentlypresentedatWorldStageDesign2022.Upcomingworkswill includeastopatthePragueQuadrennialin2023.Herfavouriteproductionisherson,Aaron. www.playgroundstudios.ca
(she/her) TheatreCalgarydesigndebut.AlixandrawaspreviouslyaTC MenteeforSoundDesignfor TheScarletLetter.Elsewhere: AllIWant ForChristmas,ThePinkUnicorn (LunchboxTheatre); Grace&Glorie, Lilia! (RosebudTheatre); Kodachrome (FireExitTheatre); BrightLights (TheatreBSMT).Alixandraalsoworksasanactorandcomposer formusicaltheatre.Youmayhaveseenheronstagelastseasonin AlbertaKitchenParty atAlbertaTheatreProjects,whereshealsohad theprivilegeofcomposing,arranging,andplayingsomeofthemusic heardonstage. HomeForTheHolidays,amusicalco-writtenbyAlixandraCowmanandCayley Wreggitt,willreceiveitsworldpremiereatLunchbox TheatrethisChristmas.Sheisalsoin themidstofwritinganewmusicalwithKodieRollanentitled LittleElves,whichwasapartof AlbertaTheatre Projects’2021-22Playwright’sUnit.ManythankstoConradandherfamilyfor theboundlessloveandsupport!
Voice&DialectCoach (she/her) ForTheatreCalgary:ResidentVoiceCoach–Morethan60 productionssince2000including MillionDollarQuartet,SteelMagnolias, Admissions,TheLouderWeGet,NoisesOff,BillyElliottheMusical,The ScarletLetter,MaryandMax–ANewMusical,HonourBeat,11seasons ofShakespeare bytheBowand15yearsof AChristmasCarol.Recently, Janeadaptedanddirectedthe2022ShakespeareontheGoproduction of TheMerryWivesofWindsor.ShehasalsoworkedforATP,istheVoice &DialectConsultantforVertigoTheatreandtheVoice&TextCoachfor TheShakespeare Company.JanealsocoachesVoiceandPresencethroughherbusinessVoice Activated.ShehastaughtVoice fortheActorandActingatsuchinstitutionsasYorkUniversity, HarvardUniversity,SouthernMethodistUniversity,MRU,UofA,andisonfacultyintheDrama DivisionintheSchoolofCreative&PerformingArtsattheUofC.JanelivesinMohkínstsis,with herhusbandanddaughter,andoursweetlab,Trixie.
(she/her) ForTheatreCalgary: BOOM,BOOMX,BOOMYZ
.Elsewhere: BOOM (ThousandIslandsPlayhouse&Off-Broadway); BOOMX (Royal ManitobaTheatre Centre); MurderintheStudio (Vertigo); Floraand FawnaHaveBeaverFever (Lunchbox); TheWizardofOz and TheSound ofMusic (WesternCanadaTheatre); BuyingtheFarm,Annie,Fiddleron theLoose (DraytonEntertainment);60+productionsatStage West Calgary,including: JerseyBoys,LegallyBlonde,RockofAges,AvenueQ,The Producers,GameShow,39Steps,Chicago,Spamalot,YoungFrankenstein, Buddy:TheBuddyHollyStory.Laurelwouldlike todedicateherworktothelovingmemoryofher mom,whohelpedherfindherloveoftheatreatayoungage.Shewouldalsoliketothankher familyandfriendsfortheirunendingloveandsupport.
(she/her) TheatreCalgarydebut.Claireisthrilledtobejoiningthe TheatreCalgaryteam!SheisagraduateoftheUniversityofCalgary’s Dramadepartment(BFA’09),andhasmadehercareerasastage manager,performer,producer,andeducator.Upongraduatingshewas grantedaninternshipwithQuestTheatre,andhasremainedapartofthe companyasamemberoftheirArtistinResidencyProgramandCamp Coordinator.AlongwithbeingamemberoftheseprogramsClaireisa teacherforPuddleofMudProductions,amemberofCalgaryOpera’s Let’sCreateAnOperaProgram,andCo-ArtisticDirectorofFullCircleTheatre.PastStage Managementcreditsinclude: O’kosi;TimeStandsStill;Kaahsinnoniks (ASM)(MakingTreaty 7 CulturalSociety); GirlDiscovered;UNGANISHA (WoezoAfricaDance Theatre); SherlockHolmes andtheVanishingThimble;SherlockHolmesandtheRaven’sCurse (ASM)(VertigoTheatre); Hamlet:AGhostStory (VertigoTheatre/TheShakespeareCompany/Hit&MythProductions).
ApprenticeStageManager (she/her) TheatreCalgarydebut.Naomiisthrilledtobeworkingwith TheatreCalgarythisseason!HerfavouriteStageManagementcredits include; Heaven (LunchboxTheatre); MuchAdoAboutNothing (CYPT); MenExpressTheirFeelings (Downstage); AChristmasStory,Sherlock HolmesandtheCaseoftheChristmasCarol,TheChristians (Rosebud Theatre); [titleofshow] (BirntonTheatricals);and JunieB.Jones;The Musical (StorybookTheatre).Sheisalsoanactor,musician,seamstress, part-timeprincess,andbakerofmanycupcakes.
AssistantDirector-TCMentorsProgram (they/them) TheatreCalgarydebut.AndrésMorenoisaproud Colombianartist,creator,andasettlertoTurtleIsland.Storytelling forthemisatooltobuildcommunity connectionwhilecontinuing thetraditionofsharingwisdom.MostlyAndréshasbeenworkingto increaserepresentationandreflectivityintheirwork.Theirinterests includemulti-media,puppetry,film,playwriting,directing,creation work,design,andpiñacoladas.Previousdirectingcreditsinclude Like Orpheus (TheatreOutré); RayandCoraPlanaHeist (AzimuthTheatre); APuppet’sMidsummerNightsDream (FreewillFestival); PartyAnimal (ThousandfacesFestival); ADidiChristmasCarol (TheatreOutré);and BardintheBigTop (PrimestockTheatre).Andrés isforevergratefulfortheprivilegetoworkandlivewithinTreaty6andTreaty7territory,and holdsitaprioritytogivebacktothosecommunitieswhoselandtheyareresidingin.Ifyouwant tolearnmoreaboutwhoselandsyouareon,pleasevisitnative-land.ca.
AssistantLighting&ProjectionDesign-TCMentorsProgram (he/him) TheatreCalgarydebut.Brendanisbeyondthrilledtobejoining TheatreCalgaryinhisfirstproduction.Hehasbeeninvolvedinthetheatre /digitalmediacreationworldinvariouscapacitiesovertheyears.From performingoncruiseshipsandtheTorontoarea,receivinghisdiploma inVisualEffectstomostrecentlyactingastheHeadofProjectionatthe BanffCentreforArtsandCreativity,heisveryexcitedtobeassistingBeth andbringinghistalentstothetheatre.ThankyouMarkforalwaysbeing myguidinglight.brendanbriceland.comIG:@bsquaredcreative
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OscarWilde(1854–1900)wasborninDublin toSirWilliamWildeandhiswifeJane.While studyingatOxford,hewasfascinatedbythe aestheticmovementandeventuallybecame a proponent for L’artpourl’art (‘ArtforArt’s Sake’), andwrotetheaward-winningpoem Ravenna.Afterhe graduatedin1879,hemovedtoChelseainLondonto establishaliterarycareer.Upongraduatingin1879, hemovedtoLondontoreviewart,writepoetryand lectureintheUK,theUnitedStates,andCanada.In 1884,Mr. WildemarriedConstanceLloydand,inthe courseoftheirturbulentmarriage,hadtwosons.
Hisfirstandonlynovel, ThePictureofDorianGray, waspublishedin1891andhasbeenadaptedforthe stage.Mr.Wilde’sfirstsuccessfultheatricalendeavor, LadyWindermere’sFan,openedin1892.Hewentonto createthewonderfullypopularcomedies AWomanof NoImportance (1893), AnIdealHusband (1895),and theclassic TheImportanceofBeingEarnest (1895).
Notlongafterward,Mr.Wildewaspubliclyaccused ofhomosexualityandarrestedforgrossindecency. Duringhistimeinprisonhewrote DeProfundis, a dramaticmonologueandautobiography,whichwas addressedtohisloverBosie.Threeyearsafterhisreleasein1897,hediedofcerebral meningitisinarundownParishotel.Knownforhisphilosophicalwitandirreverentcharm, Mr. Wildeisfamouslyquotedassaying‘Lifeistooimportanttobetakenseriously.’
TheImportanceofBeingEarnestplaybill(1895).
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