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The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde
Opening Date:
November 17, 1999
Closing Date:
November 21, 1999
Oscar Wilde’s sparkling comedy of mistaken identities, secret engagements and social absurdities follows two gentlemen who invent convenient alter egos. CST’s special Stage Center Presents engagement featured guest star Lee Meriwether as Lady Bracknell.
Cast & Crew
CAST:
Doug Brown — John Worthing
Allen Brawner — Algernon Moncrieff
Clyde Martin — Rev. Canon Chasuble
James Tyra — Merriman
Scott Meek — Lane
Lee Meriwether — Lady Bracknell
Kelley Riha — Gwendolen Fairfax
Reneé Krapff — Cecily Cardew
Suzanne Charney — Miss Prism
CREW:
Doobie Potter — Director
Lee Brasuell — Set design
Jeffrey Meeks; Dis Guys Costumes — Costumes
Joe Daleo — Sound design
Kevin D. Lesley — Lighting design
Katie King — Stage manager
Bob Bates — Assistant stage manager; running crew
Genger Gibson — Props
Elizabeth Brooks — Stand-in for Lee Meriwether
Cecil Peaden — Light and sound operator; running crew
Luke Hadsell, Dap Dapallito, Tyler Woods — Set construction
Scott Meek, James Tyra, Tom Gibson — Running crew
Production Notes
A five-day Stage Center Presents special event, November 17–21, 1999, directed by Doobie Potter and starring Lee Meriwether as Lady Bracknell. Meriwether was Miss America 1955 and a television actor associated with Barnaby Jones. The production followed CST’s Season 15 celebrity engagement I Hate Hamlet with William Katt. Original cast credits spell Kelley Riha and Reneé Krapff; some captions differ. The original props credit spells Genger Gibson and set designer Lee Brasuell. A November 14 Oklahoman profile discussed Meriwether; a November 18 review, “Comedic Moments Shine Through Tedium of Earnest,” offered mixed criticism. Twelve archival images document the production, publicity and sets. Acknowledgments included Pollard Theatre, Oklahoma Children’s Theatre, Spivey’s Big Antique Store, Gary and Fran Derrick, Sadri Persian and Oriental Rugs, Canterbury British Importers and Cafe, Lowe’s, Suzanne Charney, Linda Clark, UCO, Adrian Thompson, Phil Carlton, Don Lusk, Robert Erwin, Belle Isle Antiques, Pier 1, Hobby Lobby, Nick Backes, Marcellus Hankins, Viginia Morozuk, Theatrical Hair Goods Company and Tuxedo Specialists. Licensed through Samuel French, Inc.
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