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"The Stage at Spring Point continues to relish the challenges that come with offering free theater to the largest possible audience in what might be the smallest possible space."

--Cathy Nelson Price
Theatre critic for the Portland Press Herald
May 28, 2006

The Importance of Being Earnest and Welcome to the Classics info card PDFWelcome to The Stage

Our 2007 Production...

Oscar Wilde's
The Importance of Being Earnest

Directed by Janet Ross

July 11-28 / 8:00 PM
Wednesday through Sunday
Outdoors at Spring Point
SMCC Campus, South Portland

Performances: July 13 - 28
(General Admission $10)

The Importance of...
Having Fun!

RAFFLE

(find out who the winners were!)

Once again, thanks to the BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS that have supported The Stage during our 2007 Season.

WHO’S WHO?
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

The Stage is pleased to announce the cast and staff for its 2007 summer production of Oscar Wilde’s classic drawing room comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. Visiting Artistic Director and Show Director, Janet Ross, has assembled an all-star cast, comprised of well-known professional actors from the Greater Portland area.

Heading up Earnest is local Equity favorite, Mark Honan as Lady Bracknell. (Yes, you read that right!) He is joined by Keith Anctil as Jack, Amy Pelkey as Gwendolen, Bill Cook as Algernon, Ariel Francoeur as Cecily, Harlan Baker as Dr. Chasuble, Karen Ball as Miss Prism and Nate Amadon as Lane/Merriman.

Cast photo for The Stage production of The Importance of Being Earnest

ABOVE: The cast of The Importance of Being Earnest
FRONT ROW: Amy Pelkey, Ariel Francoeur, Karen Ball
BACK ROW: Nate Amadon, Bill Cook, Mark Honan, Keith Anctil, Harlan Baker
(photograph by Diane Hudson)

Rounding out the Senior Creative Staff is Patrick Dullea, doing triple duty as Scenic, Costume & Properties Designer, and Nicole Sirois as Production Manager. Other key players are Adam Klein (Lighting Designer), Deb Puhl (Technical Director), David Howe (Master Carpenter), Meg Baker (Stage Manager), Carol Thurston (Master Tailor), and Robert Towle (Wig Stylist).

Performance dates for The Importance of Being Earnest are July 11-28, Wednesdays through Sundays at 8:00pm outdoors at the Spring Point Walkway on the campus of SMCC.

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