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Rousuck's Review: 'The Importance of Being Earnest'

David Ryan Smith as Lady Bracknell.
Photo by Michael Henniger
David Ryan Smith as Lady Bracknell.

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production.

We discuss The Importance of Being Earnest at Baltimore Center Stage until May 26. The production is a reimagination of Oscar Wilde’s witty and humorous classic.

Matthew Weiner, Baltimore-born author of “John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only!”, one of the plays in Baltimore Center Stage’s 2024-2025 season
(Courtesy Baltimore Center Stage)

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J. Wynn Rousuck has been reviewing theater for WYPR's Midday (and previously, Maryland Morning) since 2007. Prior to that, she was the theater critic of The Baltimore Sun, where she reviewed more than 3,000 plays over the course of 23 years.
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