On Friday, November 2nd, I saw Stevenson University’s production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. The writing was absolutely wonderful, the story had me engaged for the entire duration, and was very funny, with an unpredictable ending. When in attendance I was greeted with a very warm atmosphere. The theater was resonating with a soft piano track, that really welcomed me to this character’s home, which populated the stage. The first home was designed very well. It was filled with furniture, and book shelves, and in the middle big doors that entered to the rest of the home. The back of the stage was illuminated with a deep color, that slowly pulsated to a different color over time. After a while the set was switched to the other character’s house where it became an outdoor garden. The design was actually the same but with furniture being swapped to outdoor furniture, the doors being switched, and the book shelves turning into vertical gardens. The play was very character and performance heavy, and the cast did a wonderful job, and the play was a pleasant experience. The sets and lights kept everything that happened very jovial, and lent itself to creating a very pleasing atmosphere.
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Fall 2018