The Importance of Being Earnest - June 19 - July 20, 2025
Richmond Shakespeare
Who's Who
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Felicia Fields
as Gwendolen Fairfax
makes her Richmond Shakespeare Festival debut in The Importance of Being Earnest. Previous theatre credits include Andrea in Once on This Island (Winnipesaukee Playhouse), Tricia in Dog Sees God (Generic Theater), Rebecca Gibbs in Our Town (Virginia Stage Company), and Lorrell Robinson in Dreamgirls (Peninsula Community Theatre). Felicia would like to thank Irene for the opportunity to perform her dream role in her dream show, her friends and family for their love and encouragement, and every single audience member for supporting live theatre.
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Claire Wittman
as Cecily Cardew
is a playwright, dramaturg, and educator based in Virginia. She received her MFA in Playwriting from the Hollins University Playwright's Lab and her MFA and MLitt in Shakespeare in Performance from Mary Baldwin University. Claire is the resident dramaturg at Firehouse Theatre and an adjunct faculty member at Mary Baldwin and the University of Mary Washington. Her local acting credits include Cyrano, Much Ado, Romeo and Juliet, and The Comedy of Errors with Richmond Shakespeare, Hamlet and Coriolanus with Elsewhere Shakespeare, and The Cottage at Virginia Rep. She is so grateful to her best friend and dearest love Patrick, and their sweet cat Juliet. You can learn more about her work at her website: clairewittman.com
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Patricia Austin
as Miss Prism
is ecstatic to continue her Shakespeare journey with Richmond Shakespeare Festival and to share creative space with such lovely humans. She was last seen as Silvius/Adam in Richmond Shakespeare's production of As You Like It. Other RVA credits include Macbeth with Richmond Shakespeare, Airswimming with Richmond Triangle Players, After December, and Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, both at Virginia Rep. Special thanks to the fabulous folxs at Richmond Shakespeare for this fabulous opportunity. And to Tripp for everything else!
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