Press Release: An Ideal Husband An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde April 25-May 11, 2019 DIRECTED BY CLAUDIA WADE: This 1895 comedy revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. The action is set in London, in "the present," and takes place over the course of 24 hours. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past." Together with The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband is often considered Wilde's dramatic masterpiece. After Earnest, it is his most popularly produced play. CAST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER: Miss Mabel Chiltern……………….Alex Boese Mrs. Cheveley…………….Anne-Marie Bergman Countess of Basildon…………….Angie Roberts Mason………………………….David Lay Sir Robert Chiltern……………….Don Mitchell Vicomte de Nanjac……..Doug McNichol Phipps…………………………………..Graeme Watson Lady Chiltern……………….Lorna Jodoin The Earl of Caversham……….Matthew Davis Lady Markby………………..Suzanne Kerr Mrs. Marchmont………………….Tamie Boomhour Mr. Montford…………………David Kearney Viscount Goring………………….Will Britton Extras…………………….Elaine Otter + Diane Clarke