The Importance of Being Earnest goes Wilde...

Cast of Pittsburgh Public Theater's The Importance of Being Earnest

Laughter is in style this spring, and we're here for it.

TONIGHT-April 14 at the O'Reilly Theater

The stage is set to welcome you to THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST — debuting in preview performances TONIGHT and opening this Saturday, March 30. Come as you are... or as someone else, we won't judge. Just get ready to revel in this masterpiece of wit and wisdom!

Buy tickets online at PPT.org/Earnest, by phone at 412.316.1600 or in person at the Theater Square Box Office. Bring a group and they'll earnestly thank you. Save BIG by ordering 10+ tickets at PPT.org/GroupSales or by calling our Group Sales partners at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust at 412.471.6930.

Pictured above: Cast of Pittsburgh Public Theater's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Photos by Michael Henninger

Sprill the Tea drag brunch at The Public with Chi Chi de Vivre

Spill the Tea: Drag Brunch with Chi Chi de Vivre

Saturday, April 13 at 12:30 p.m. • O'Reilly Theater

Indulge in delightful wit and glamor at Pittsburgh Public Theater's Spill the Tea Drag Brunch, preceding a dazzling performance of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST on Saturday, April 13 at 12:30 p.m. Performance ticket purchase required, but the brunch is pay whatever you can!

Join the fabulous Chi Chi de Vivre – A.K.A. Pittsburgh’s Spicy Siren – and revel in a spectacle of lip-syncs, laughter, and delectable bites for this fanciful occasion. Learn the ins and outs of drag etiquette and enjoy some high society manners that’ll make you feel right at home as you sashay your way into the world of Oscar Wilde’s timeless comedy, only at the O’Reilly Theater. 18+

PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER
The O'Reilly Theater
A project of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
621 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412.316.1600

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