Pictured are Brian Reese and Natasha Bogutski as Jack Worthing and Gwendolen Fairfax.
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Pictured are Brian Reese and Natasha Bogutski as Jack Worthing and Gwendolen Fairfax.

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<p>From left are Ray Hopkins and Brian Reese as Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing.</p>
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From left are Ray Hopkins and Brian Reese as Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing.

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<p>Pictured are Jessi Teevan and Mark Fryer as Lady Bracknell and Rev. Canon Chasuble.</p>
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Pictured are Jessi Teevan and Mark Fryer as Lady Bracknell and Rev. Canon Chasuble.

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Actors Circle opens its 41st season with Oscar Wilde’s farcical comedy of manners, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” at Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road in Scranton. The show runs Sept. 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 and 18, 2022. Times are 8 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $15 general, $12 seniors, and $10 students. Thursday, Sept. 8, tickets are discounted at $10 general and seniors, $8 students. For reservations call 570-342-9707, held 10 minutes until showtime. This is presented with assistance through a grant from the Lackawanna County for the Arts and Culture and Scranton Area Community Foundation.

Tony Thomas is director. Members of the cast are Brian Reese, Ray Hopkins, Rachel Lucille Woodworth, Natasha Bogutski, Jessi Teevan, Lisa Chokola, Mark Fryer, Seth Golden and Jeff Ginsberg. Cathy Rist Strauch is producer, along with Jeff, and Justin O’Hearn is stage manager.