Though they’re all about dodging social obligations or commitment of any kind, two wily young bachelors attempt to come across as very earnest — while masquerading as guys named Ernest — as they set out to win their well-dowried ladies’ hearts. Of course, their plan goes hilariously awry. Oscar Wilde’s enduring 1895 satire is a wittily sly romp through Victorian society, filled with one-liners and double entendres that still pack a mighty comic punch today. Revived numerous times on Broadway — most recently in 2011 — Earnest was also adapted into a 2002 film starring Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the show from the pastoral Austin Gardens, beneath the summer evening sky.

Tickets start at $8 on Goldstar for performances through August of The Importance of Being Earnest.