THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
by
Oscar Wilde
“My ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Ernest.”
SEPTEMBER 25, 26, 27, 29, OCTOBER 1, 2, 3, 4, 2026
Director – Mona Wood-Patterson
Tech Directors – Samantha Duncan and Charles Ford
Scenic Designer – Charles Ford
Costume Designers – Megan Sander and Kathleen McGee
Scenic Painters – Sabrina Motta and Mariah Kaminsky
Stage Manager – Deborah Heath
Geoff Johnson as Algernon; Brian Devine as Jack; Mohriah James as Gwendolen; Tara Demmy as Cecily; Riki Tsethlikai as Lady Bracknell; Joy Kilpatrick as Miss Prism; Charlie Grice as Rev. Chasuble; Matt Bodo as Lane/Merriman
Photography by Kara Cavalca
Merely Players
49 Wedgewood Circle
Durango, CO 81301
email: directors@merelyplayers.org



























