LY211 Living Room Players: "An Ideal Husband," by Oscar Wilde

An Ideal Husband is a play by Oscar Wilde that delves into themes of morality, political corruption, and the nature of true love. It follows the story of Sir Robert Chiltern, a respected politician with a dark secret, and his wife, as well as Mrs. Cheveley, who charms him with mysterious pronouncements on romance, affectation, and politics, and hints that she must ask him for a favor. Their lives unravel amidst blackmail and deception, with a comedic twist.

The general concept of The Living Room Players is that people receive the script by email about a week before the reading, and then roles are assigned at the meeting. Attendees sit around a living room and simply read their parts with as much theatrical flourish as they care to give (but there are no expectations of real acting).

The readings take place at a member's apartment in the Marais. The address, door code, and phone number are sent in the 7-day and 1-day  reminder emails.

Important Notes:

1. You will receive a PDF copy of the play approximately 5 - 7 days before the reading. Please bring this copy and plan on reading from it. It will have been edited, and trying to read from another version of the play while everyone else is reading from the WICE version will cause confusion.

2. If you arrive more than 15 minutes after the reading has begun, you will be an audience member, not a reader.