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Fri, May 15
|The UCC Community Center
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
A trivial comedy for serious people. Join us for Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece of double lives, misplaced handbags, and the vital importance of being—or at least pretending to be—Earnest.
Time & Location
May 15, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The UCC Community Center, 27070 Sun City Blvd, Menifee, CA 92586, USA
About the event
About the Play
Step into a world of cucumber sandwiches, oversized hats, and elaborate deceptions. The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s most beloved "trivial comedy for serious people," is a razor-sharp satire that skewers social rigidities with breathless wit.
Our production of Earnest strips away the heavy velvet curtains and gilded bric-a-brac of the Victorian era to reveal the raw, rhythmic electricity of Oscar Wilde’s dialogue. By adopting a minimalist aesthetic, we place the focus squarely on the characters' hilarious hypocrisy and the timeless absurdity of social performance. While our staging pays homage to Victorian silhouettes, it is infused with a "NOW" sensibility—blending classical elegance with a fast-paced, modern energy. This is a celebration of the original text that proves Wilde’s sharp-tongued commentary on identity and artifice is just as relevant in the age of social media as it was in the sitting rooms of 1895.
The Story
The plot…
Tickets
General Admission
This ticket grants access to our first-come, first served seating at our performance venue for the production of The Importance of Being Earnest for Vagabond Menifee's 2026 production.
From $15.00 to $22.00
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+$0.55 ticket service fee
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+$0.43 ticket service fee
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