Members of the Drama club put on a fantastic performance of the Oscar Wilde play, “The Importance of Being Ernest” from Feb. Thursday 16 to Feb. Saturday 18 on the stage in the Gallagher room. The play was funny from beginning to end, and was supported by a set of well-developed and memorable characters played by a cast of good looking and dedicated actors.

The play seemed to go flawlessly through all three of its acts, the cast and crew clearly had put a lot of practice and effort into making everything run as smoothly as it did. Afterwards I met with Keith Maliszewski, the leader of the Drama Club and director of the skits they do, to discuss just how everything went from his point of view.

Maliszewski said, “I choose to do Ernest because it’s a good, relatable show with a lot of dry humor, which I like very much,” with a slight chuckle as he spoke.

There were two delays in the production of the play, due to the complications of translating the old English to modern English, and having the cast memorize all the lines simultaneously. On the setup, Maliszewski said, “The preparation of the play was very difficult, but worth it in the end. We had to go to several antique shops from around the area just to make the set, which required a lot of man hours to do.”

Sure enough there were complications, but as with every great show, everything came together in the end. Angelique Maher, 20, a communications major from Langhorne, who played Cecily, said, “We didn’t even get the dresses until the last minute! A couple of us went to New Hope and got everything.”

Altogether though, everything went smoothly and Maliszewski is looking forward to moving ahead with the Drama Club and is hoping to see some fresh faces. “The cast was easy to work with, everyone connected well with each other. There was a lot of synergy there,” said Maliszewski, adding this time some encouraging words to people wanting to join the club. “Our next big event hopefully will be in early May, I don’t have a name for it yet, but nobody should be intimidated or afraid to come out,” said Maliszewski.

Those interested in joining the Drama Club should meet in the Club and Organizations room every Tuesday at 12:30 pm., all are welcome regardless of prior acting experience. If you are not interested in acting they are also looking for people to work stage crew and sound.

If you think that drama is for you, go to one of the meetings and talk to Maliszewski, who had nothing but encouraging words to say. “The Drama Club is one of the most fun experiences you’ll have at Bucks, when you join us, you join a family,” proclaimed Maliszewski.