Tartuffe

Twice censored by the excessively pious courtiers of King Louis XIV before its premiere in 1669, and now the most frequently performed play in the French language, Tartuffe – originally subtitled “The Hypocrite”– is a witty comic satire by the inimitable Molière. The play’s central character, Tartuffe, is a scheming religious fraud who ingratiates himself in the affluent household of gullible Orgon, spouting pieties while secretly trying to seduce Orgon’s wife. After some careful persuasion from Tartuffe, he promises that Tartuffe will marry his daughter and become his sole heir, but the rest of the family sees through his facade and determines to expose him – will they be able to convince Orgon in time to prevent disaster? Directed by Michael Connolly.

$13 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for students, faculty and staff