Event

An Ideal Husband

In this Oscar Wilde comedic masterpiece of blackmail and political corruption, Sir Robert Chiltern, a government minister who built his fortune on a single dishonest act, is blackmailed by Mrs. Cheveley, who wants his assistance in another dishonest scheme. Chiltern asks Lord Goring, the ne'er-do-well son of the Earl of Caversham, for advice, and Lord Goring, familiar (in several ways) with Mrs. Cheveley, ultimately saves Chiltern's marriage and social position.

With thematic timeliness to our current political landscape, "An Ideal Husband" paints a scathing critique of income gaps, sexist attitudes and the perils of protecting ones morals draped in the wit and satirical prowess for which Wilde is known.

The production is directed by Holly Robison and stars: Sam Bianchini, Richard Engling, Alex Ireys, Song Marshall, Allison McCorkle, Halie Merrill, Stephanie Monday, Maddie Pell, Sebastian Summers, Michael Wagman and Aaron Wertheim.