February 12, 2009 Issue
ASU Theatre Presents Wilde’s An Ideal Husband February 25 to March 1
The ASU theatre department will stage the third of Oscar Wilde’s four comedic plays, An Ideal Husband, Wednesday through Sunday, February 25 to March 1, at the Valborg Theatre on the ASU campus.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University will present an evening of humor, romance and political intrigue with Oscar Wilde’s social comedy An Ideal Husband Wednesday through Sunday, February 25 to March 1, at the Valborg Theatre.
An Ideal Husband premiered in London, England, in January 1895. It was the third of Wilde’s four comedic plays to be staged and was as successful as his previous two. Numerous choice one-liners and other pithy witticisms that Wilde’s dramatic characters deliver are still quoted today.
An Ideal Husband is often called a social comedy because it includes both a serious and a comedic plot line. The play deals with the blackmail of a prominent politician who is in danger of losing his reputation as a man of integrity. The storyline is counterpointed by witty dialogue. The play’s themes of moral hypocrisy, the foibles of marriage and the lure of money and power all resonate in today’s society.
Faculty member Derek Gagnier directs the production. Sue Williams is costume and make-up designer, Neil Reda designs sets and John Marty is lighting designer.
The student cast includes Justin Attkisson and Ashley Childers as Sir Robert and Lady Chiltern, Matt Delaney as Lord Goring, Hannah Fuller as Mabel Chiltern, Amanda McNeice as Lady Markby and Catherine Ledford as the conniving Mrs. Cheveley. Rounding out the cast are Rebekah Burrows, Ariel Nicastro, Blake Ervin, Hunter Boyette, Lauren Flynn, Allison Cauble, John Stewart and Seth Flagg.
Show times are 7:00 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students. For tickets or more information, call 828-262-3063 or click to www.theatre.appstate.edu.
Want To Go?
Date: Wednesday through Sunday, February 25 to March 1
Time: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday/2:00 p.m. Sunday
Location: Valborg Theatre, ASU
Cost: $10 adults/$6 students
Community Interest
News & Notes
Events
Arts & Entertainment
