It’s a great way to relax before final exams. Leslie Hernandez, a first-year chemistry student, won yesterday’s DailyNews trivia contest and earned two tickets to see the University Players production of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Hernandez’ name was drawn from all respondents who correctly matched the play’s quotation to its speaker:
The University Players production of Oscar Wilde’s comic masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest premiered Thursday at Essex Hall Theatre.
The play, which relates the romantic entanglements of wits Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing, continues through April 14.
A luncheon lecture with English professor emeritus Colin Atkinson will precede the Sunday, April 7, performance; a “talk back” session with director Leigh Rivenbark and members of the cast will follow it.
The University Players production of The Hollow opened Thursday at Essex Hall Theatre.
The Agatha Christie murder mystery opens with the eccentric family of Sir Henry Angkatell gathering for a weekend of fun. When things turn deadly, the plot keeps the audience guessing through every twist and turn.
