tartuffe
by Moliere
Directed by Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson
- October 26, 27, 28, and November 1, 2, 3, 2012
- 7:30PM, Sunday at 2PM
- The Studio Theatre, Public Affairs Center (PAC) Level 1, UIS Campus
- Photo Gallery
- Cast and Crew List
Play Description
6 M, 5 W Roles (Possible Flexibility Here)
Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson will direct a contemporary translation (by Ranjit Bolt) of Moliere's 17th century French comedy, TARTUFFE. TARTUFFE synopsis – from oberonbooks.com: "The religious fraud Tartuffe has wormed his way into the affections and household of rich merchant, Orgon, with pantomime piety and counterfeit zeal. So comprehensively has he hoodwinked Orgon that he looks set to succeed in driving away the son, marrying the daughter, seducing the wife and imprisoning Orgon.
Molière's classic satire was denounced on its first performance as a sacrilegious outrage and banned from further public view. Only after petition to Louis XIV was the ban lifted, and the play's trenchant mockery of human frailties has ensured its popularity ever since."
