‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ from National Theatre Live at Orcas Center | Islands' Sounder

‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ from National Theatre Live at Orcas Center | Islands' Sounder

Orcas Center is delighted to present a new production of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest” from National Theatre Live on the big screen Saturday, April 12 at 6 p.m.

Laughing with ‘Earnest’ is like revisiting an old friend

It shouldn’t have come as a surprise that New Generation Theatrical would tackle Oscar Wilde’s 1895’s “The Importance of Being Earnest.” It has that silly and arch veneer found in some of New Gen’s best comic productions. And so it was no surprise that the actors assembled by director Kate Adams Kramer for the production, onstage through April 7, handle that silliness with aplomb. In particular, Michael Knight knows all the ways to smile in an o…