“The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People,” (Slidell)

Jan. 20 through Feb. 5, at Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive. (985) 641-0324 or www.slidelllittletheatre.org. Tickets are $14, adults; $7, youth. First performed on Feb. 14, 1895 in London, this farcical comedy’s protagonists use fabricated identities in order to escape obligations.