‘WILDE PEOPLE!’ TO BE STAGED IN MARCH 2010

New play about the works of infamous Oscar Wilde
will debut at Indio Performing Arts Center

INDIO, CA. August 20, 2009: He called himself “an apostle of the beautiful”.

Oscar Wilde’s world consisted of only the privileged, the elegant, the perfectly-dressed, and the witty. Known for his clever repartee, bon mots, and brilliant verbal ripostes, Wilde’s life was as famous as his unforgettable writing. “WILDE PEOPLE!” celebrates him and his work in a brand-new play scheduled to open at the Indio Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 5, 2010. It will run Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 PM, with Sunday matinees at 3 PM, for three weeks.

WILDE PEOPLE! is an original work by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume. The cast includes such well-known performers as Alden West, John Alex Houlton, Debbie Apple, Kaitlyn Farley, Erik Pimentel, Jr., Dean Apple, Rachel Perdue, and David Clinton-Reid. Live music will be performed by Ted Pethes. “It’s a family play--in many ways!” smiles Hume. The play takes the form of a revue, with a high style specially suited to Oscar Wilde’s comedy.

“We have stolen the very best of Oscar Wilde,” explains Hume, “which fortunately is now in the public domain. When I originally wrote WILDE PEOPLE! it was not.” Oscar Wilde passed away in 1900. The producer of the play is the Indio Performing Arts Center. Located at the corner of Fargo Street and Indio Blvd., “IPAC” is celebrating its third year of productions at 45-175 Fargo. Tickets are available through IPAC at (760) 775-6212.

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