LC: That was super refreshing, you know? And I’m glad that that is present.

I think a lot of people think of Victorian England as very different socially than modern day, but in a lot of ways, that felt like something you could see today. It’s not, but there’s a spontaneity to it because the conversations feel very natural. I think it speaks to the timelessness of the play itself.ĮM: I think one of the main things that brings that sort of Wes feel is the actors and how much it feels improvised. But knowing that actually, this was in the original script, it does make sense. LC: I think that what surprises me is how much of the material honestly feels like a Wesleyan student could’ve written this just because the humor feels so current. I think they made some modifications in between. There were times where, because the house is the set and they were constantly shifting audiences in and out, the characters would have to pretty much improvise until everybody came into the audience.ĮM: Yeah, I don’t think they were improvising.

I especially enjoyed the interactions between Jack and Algernon. The speech is very easy to follow considering the period that it was written, and I think that a part of that was just the fact that it was very well-acted out. And they did give each character a very defined personality. It was much easier to sort of distinguish the characters I think. I saw Algernon much more as Oscar Wilde himself. I mean, most importantly, Algernon is now a girl, but that role is originally male.ĮM: Yeah, they made it very queer. LC: It’s a non-traditional take and I think that speaks to the varying costume design blending all those eras together. So that was a first-this wasn’t a first obviously-but I do think this version brought a lot of new stuff to it. The high school performance was kind of a big deal for me because I hadn’t realized how a lot of the lines could be read because I hadn’t seen it performed before. LC: Do you think this is better than the version you saw in high school?ĮM: Honestly, it’s kind of hard to say. I’m obsessed with “The Importance of Being Earnest.” I’ve read it so many times and I also saw it once in high school. Lauren Cho: I honestly came in not really having any expectations, because unlike you, I haven’t read the script-I only skimmed it. Elias Mansell: What did you think of the play?

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