| Show | The Importance of Being Earnest |
| Company | Theatre Three |
| Notes | Performance stipend: $40/performance (for those 18 and older/post high school). Theatre Three accepts NO performance conflicts. |
| Instructions | Readings will be from the script: https://theatrethree.com/wp-content/upload s/2026/09/The-Importance-of-Being-Earnest-THEATRE-THREE-audition-sides.pdf Please come familiarized with the sides; memorization not required. Callbacks to be determined. Please bring picture/resume. Please come familiarized with the sides; memorization not required. Callbacks to be determined. Please bring picture/resume. |
| Rehearsal Dates | Rehearsals begin in February 2027 |
| Performance Dates | April 3 @ 8PM and April 4 @ 3PM, April 9-10 @ 8PM and April 11 @ 3PM, April 14 @ 2PM, April 16-17 @ 8PM and April 18 @ 7PM, April 23-24 @ 8PM and April 25 @ 3PM |
| Questions | Send Mail |
| Submissions | Those who cannot attend may submit video auditions, which must be received by Wednesday, November 18, at noon. Video Submissions may be sent to Auditions@TheatreThree.com |
| Show Info | The Importance of Being Earnest, the wildly wicked and witty comedy following the exploits of two rakish bachelors, Jack and Algernon, who invent alter egos in pursuit of true love. With hijinks, handbags, and cucumber sandwiches, their double lives unravel, leading to an outrageous tangle of hilarious misunderstandings. One of the most sparkling satires of all time, The Importance of Being Earnest is a trivial comedy for serious people! |
| Type | Location | Date | Time |
| Open | Theatre Three 412 Main Street Port Jefferson | Nov 15 | 7:00 PM |
| Open | Theatre Three 412 Main Street Port Jefferson | Nov 18 | 7:00 PM |
Roles
| Role | M/F | Age | Description | JOHN "JACK" WORTHING | M | 20-30 | The play's protagonist, Jack, leads a double life to escape his rigid country responsibilities. He poses as the respectable guardian at his country manor, but invents a rebellious mischievous brother named "Ernest," so he can misbehave in London. He presents the tension between social duty and personal desire. | ALGERNON MONCRIEFF | M | 20-30 | Jack's best friend and the play's witty, idle bachelor. Algernon invents a fictional, sickly friend named "Bunbury" to constantly escape dull social obligations. Here presents the unapologetic pursuit of pleasure and serves as Wilde's mouthpiece for brilliant, satirical epigrams. | GWENDOLEN FAIRFAX | F | 20-30 | Algernon's cosmopolitan cousin and Jack's love interest. She is highly sophisticated and opinionated, but she is utterly fixated on the superficial ideal of marrying a man named "Ernest," believing the name possesses a magical, inspiring quality. | CECILY CARDEW | F | 18-25 | Jack's naive but highly imaginative and manipulative country ward. She is equally obsessed with the name "Ernest." Beneath her sweet, innocent demeanor, she is a shrewd romantic who actually writes in her diary about a turbulent romance she made up entirely. | LADY BRACKNELL | F | 50-60 | Gwendolen's formidable mother and the ultimate symbol of Victorian snobbery. She judges everyone based on wealth, social standing, and lineage rather than morality or character. Her character mercilessly satirizes the rigid, mercenary, and classist nature of the British aristocracy. | MISS PRISM | F | 50-60 | Cecily's traditional governess. A task master when it comes to Cecily's studies, but is clearly smitten with Rev. Chasuble, and becomes girlish and giggly in his presence. | DR. CHASUBLE | M | 50-60 | The local minister. On the surface appears unflappable and speaks ornately, but he is clearly attracted to Miss Prism and tends to be tongue-tied around her. | LANE, MERRIMAN | M | 30+ | Manservants. |