LTCC presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde in Novmeber.

This is one of the funniest comedies in the English language. Dashing men-about-town John Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff pursue fair ladies Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. Matters are complicated by the imaginary characters invented by both men to cover their on-the-sly activities – not to mention the disapproval of Gwendolen’s mother, the formidable Lady Bracknell. With witty dialogue, outrageous characters, and intricate twists and turns, Wilde offers a sly send-up of the upper-crust chic, and invites us into a world where artifice is everything, honesty is entirely passé, and truth is “never pure and seldom simple.” This classic is a critique of love, sex and social hypocrisy that remains stingingly pertinent.

Performances at Duke Theatre: Nov. 12-14, 8pm; Nov. 19-21, 8pm; and Nov. 22, at 2pm.