The play gets its title from a game the couple invented. During Secret Hour, they reveal frivolous things to each other, such using a strand of hair as dental floss and finding three-legged dogs creepy.
Max Roll, Jake Murphy, Ella Oleson and Talley Gale in a scene from “The Importance of Being Earnest.” JOE DAFELDECKER / FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE You know it’s going to be a great show when someone gets laughs even before they walk onstage. “The Importance of Being Earnest” opens with Jake Murphy, as Algernon, playing the
You know it’s going to be a great show when someone gets laughs even before they walk onstage. “The Importance of Being Earnest” opens with Jake Murphy, as Algernon, playing the piano offstage. (I use the verb “playing” loosely. Very loosely.) He’s banging around and singing along, making sounds more suited to an organ’s pipes