Whitefish Theatre Company will hold auditions for its spring play, Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” Monday and Tuesday.

Written in the 1890s, the comedy’s high farce and witty dialogue have helped make “The Importance of Being Earnest” Wilde’s most enduringly popular play. Since its premiere in 1895, it has seen countless revivals along with three cinema versions, the latest in 2002. In 2011, it saw a successful Broadway revival.

The play involves mistaken identity carried to lovely, ludicrous extremes.  In London high society, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities in order to escape burdensome social obligations.  Hilarity ensues.

The cast will be made up of four women and five men, ages ranging from 20s to 60s.  Nancy Nei is directing the play.

Tryouts start at 7 p.m. both nights at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. Callbacks may take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Feb. 7 at the O’Shaughnessy Center, and a possible read-through is slated for 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at the theater.

Performance dates are April 11-14 and 19-21.  

For more information, call 862-5371 or visit www.whitefishtheatreco.org.  Perusal copies of the play are available at the Whitefish Community Library and Flathead County Library in Kalispell and Columbia Falls.