The Importance Of Being Earnest

by Oscar Wilde

Stratford Festival

Direction by Krista Jackson

PRESS
“Under director Krista Jackson’s hand, the play once more broadcasts its charms ... her blocking is stylish ... playful interjections add additional whimsy to the story...

Jackson’s production injects the 2026 Stratford Festival season with a healthy dose of fizz in the form of an antique satire, which, despite its age, hasn’t grown any less relevant to an image obsessed, status-chasing society ... Jackson’s blossomy treatment of the piece nearly makes the text feel new – and might just see you add a stroll through Stratford’s botanical gardens to your next festival itinerary.”
— Aisling Murphy, The Globe and Mail
“Jackson realizes the heightened style of the play...This production of The Importance of Being Earnest one of the best productions of this tricky play I’ve seen in a long time. ”
— Lynn Slotkin, The Slotkin Review
“Jackson does well to establish the tone with some appropriately whimsical production designs ... this production of “Earnest” springs to life.”
— Joshua Chong, The Toronto Star
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The Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, Stratford, Ontario, Canada

Written by Oscar Wilde

Director: Krista Jackson
Set Designer: Bretta Gerecke
Costume Designer: Cory Cincennes
Lighting Designer: Imogen Wilson
Composer: Sarah Slean
Sound Designer: John Gzowski
Fight and Intimacy Director: Anita Nittoly
Voice, Text and Dialect Coach: Jane Gooderham
Text Coach: Tim Welham
Wigs: Erica Croft

Cast: Carter Gulseth, Joe Parry, Fiona Reid, Ben Carlson, Allison Lynch, Marissa Orjalo, Lucy Peacock, Sean Arbuckle, Ashley Dingwell, Matthew Kabwe, Landon Nesbitt, Liam Tobin, Katarina Fiallos, Michelle Giroux, Jenna-Lee Hyde, Josue Laboucane, & Dakota Jamal Wellman.

Assistant Director: Murdoch Schon
Assistant Set Designer: Jung A Im 임정아

Assistant Costume Designer: Erin Callaghan     
Assistant Lighting Designer: Orion Gokiert

Stage Manager: Meghan Callan
Assistant Stage Managers: Ferne Hudson, Madison Kalbhenn, Kim Lott
Production Stage Managers: Bona Duncan, Maxwell Wilson
Production Assistant: Monique Danielle

Producer: David Auster
Casting Director: Ari Weinberg
Creative Planning Director:  Jason Miller
Director of Music: Franklin Brasz        
Music Administration: Janice Owens

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Photography by David Hou

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