LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Director John Tomlinson and New Vintage Productions will present the play “The Importance of Being Earnest” in November.

The Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum’s Weaver Auditorium will host the production, with shows planned for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2; Saturday, Nov. 3; Friday, Nov. 9; and Saturday, Nov. 10.

Matinée shows are planned for 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, and Sunday, Nov. 11.

Since its first production in London in 1895, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” written by Oscar Wilde, has been widely popular with audiences.

Perhaps the greatest satirist of the Victorian era, Wilde regarded Earnest as a “trivial play for serious people.”

“The Importance of Being Earnest” follows the blossoming romances of two proper gentlemen, Algernon Moncreiff and Jack Worthing.

Growing tired of their mundane lifestyles, the two create a series of elaborate lies that lead audiences down a twisted road of conflict and hilarity.

As the story develops you will discover tales of mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches.

Watch as these two young men bend the rules and demands of Victorian Society … until they inevitably succumb to the demands of their true loves, eventually realizing the vital importance of being earnest.

Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased at Solo Comics in Lower Lake, 707-701-6023, and at The Salon at High Street Village in Lakeport, 707-413-7250.

A portion of the proceeds will go to Community Care, providing health services in Lake and Mendocino counties.

The Nov. 4 matinée will be a special actor’s benefit performance; all ticket proceeds will be divided among the cast and crew.

The Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum’s Weaver Auditorium is located at 16435 Morgan Valley Road.