WCT’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” Opens

Westporter Judith Kealey (3rd r.) played the role of Lady Bracknell joining nine other actors in the opening night performance tonight of Oscar Wilde’s classic play “The Importance of Being Earnest” at Town Hall in the Westport Community Theatre’s 232nd major production. The play, which premiered in1895 in London, is set in England during the late Victorian era. Its humor derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations.The remaining performances are on weekends through Dec. 14. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com