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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

Florida Repertory Theatre’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is now extended through March 11 in the ArtStage Studio Thea

Florida Repertory Theatre’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is now extended through March 11 in the ArtStage Studio Thea

“Being Earnest” takes stage at Florida Repertory studio Florida Repertory Theatre’s 25th anniversary season continues with the classic comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” by Oscar Wilde. The live theater production will be staged in the ArtStage Studio Theatre Feb. 3 through March 5, with discounted previews from Jan. 31 through Feb. 2. For tickets,