Press Release "The Importance of Being Earnest"

Press Release for The Importance of Being Earnest.

Forest City, IA - Looking for a romantic show for your Valentine’s Day? Waldorf College Theatre presents Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. The show will run 7:30pm, Tuesday, February 10 through Saturday, February 14. Director and assistant professor of theatre Jeremy Fiebig says “This is a perfect Valentine’s Day play that holds up even a hundred years later. I think audiences will have a great time laughing out loud at the silliness of love.”
This “trivial comedy for serious people” is set in Victorian England. It is a work of irony that criticizes the British upper-class society and their propriety. What should be a simple tale of falling in love and living happily-ever-after is skewed by identity confusion and meddling relatives. Will our lovers ever be together? And who is this “Ernest” character that everyone is so interested in? Manners and class go out the window as these characters try to discover the true importance of being earnest.
Tickets for The Importance of Being Earnest are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students, and $2 for Waldorf students. Tickets can be ordered on Waldorf’s website at www.waldorf.edu/finearts/theatre/ or by e-mailing theatre@waldorf.edu. Reserve tickets by calling 585-8288.








Cast:
John Worthing – Immanuel Elliott
- A senior Theatre Arts Major from Elizabethton, TN.

Algernon Moncrieff – John Crane
- A junior English Literature Major from Ely, MN.

Rev. Canon Chausible – Peter Teigen
- A junior Business Major from Fort Worth, TX.

Merriman, a butler – Sam Kohner
- A sophomore Business, Finance and Banking Major from Winona, MN.

Lane, a manservant – Braden Falline
- A freshman History Major from Everly, IA.

Lady Augusta Bracknell – Andrew Harrison
- A freshman Theatre Arts Major from Waseca, MN.

Gwendolen Fairfax – Elena Henriksen
- A sophomore Psychology/Dramaturgy Double Major from Lake Park, IA.

Cecily Cardew – Jessica Schiermeister
- A sophomore Theatre Arts Major from Van Horne, IA.

Miss Prism, a governess – Marissa Hopper
- A sophomore Theatre Arts Major from Keystone, IA.

Assistant Director/Stage Manager - Kylea Dieken
- A sophomore English Major from Clear Lake, IA.

Assistant Stage Manager – Steven Van Overbeke
- A Senior Theatre Arts/Business Management Double Major from Forest City, IA.

Assistant Stage Manager – Noel Priester
- A Junior Creative Writing Major from Harvard, IL.

Activity/Work Journal for the week of 1/11/09 though 1/17/09

Total hours for week: 20

Sunday 1/11/09 – 3 hrs. (2-5pm) stage managing for The Importance of Being Earnest.

Monday 1/12/09 – 3 hours (7:30-10:30pm) stage managing for The Importance of Being Earnest.

Tuesday 1/13/09 – Introduction to class and then a project from Jeremy of cleaning out the room next to the tool room for the use of a student management office. (10:30-11:45am) Located call board near prop room for use in the student management office. Removed from wall and taken to new space. 1 hr. 15 mins.
Went back to the theater department during shop hours and spent more time cleaning said office (vacuuming, dusting, rearranging furniture, discarding trash etc.). 2 hrs.
Email discussion of making current room into the design area, and the back room into the office. Will spend more time moving and cleaning on Thursday.
3 hours (7-10pm) stage managing for The Importance of Being Earnest.

Wednesday 1/14/09 – 2 ½ hrs. (7-9:30pm) stage managing for The Importance of Being Earnest.

Thursday 1/15/09 – 1 hr. 15 mins. (10:30–11:45am)moved garbage and started to clean
out the new office room. Talked over what needs to be done to make the room workable, and what needs to be moved and cleaned. Made another sign for the callboard. Created a blog. http://kyleadieken.blogspot.com
Returned to work on call board (1hr.) added border, and posted some signs.
3 hours (7-10pm) Stage managing for The Importance of Being Earnest.

Friday 1/16/09 – None.

Saturday 1/17/09 – None.

Summary of Chapter 1

I found a listing of all different sorts of managers involved with the theater arts, and the different areas they may be in charge of. For example, stage managers, financial managers, general managers were all listed and elaborated upon. Also given were types of schooling or other experience that may be needed for a job in this field. Interning is a great foot in the door of the field. Here is the summary from the book of the first chapter.

“Theatre and all the performing arts share the same core values, particularly those arts in the not-for-profit world. And although titles may vary from art form to art form the responsibilities and duties are essentially the same: planning, organizing, staffing, supervising, and controlling. The training and development of managers is similar as well, be it formal training, internships, or on-the-job training. It is a rich world, full of fascinating people and problems.”