“Elmire” and Cooper Braun-Enos as “Tartuffe” rehearsing the famous
seduction scene from Moliere's Tartuffe, which opens this week in Yulman Theater.
As timeless as the vagaries of
human nature (and possibly as topical), Moliere's Tartuffe remains as
relevant today as when it was first performed in 1664 Versailles.
The Yulman Theater will stage its
production of the 17th-century comedy on Tuesday, March 2, through Saturday,
March 6, at 8 p.m.; and on Sunday,
March 7, at 2 p.m.
Admission is $7, $5 for Union
students with ID.
The production is under the
direction of Lloyd Waiwaiole, guest artist in costuming in the College's
Department of Performing Arts.
The play is a satire aimed at
religious hypocrisy. Tartuffe, the protagonist, is a 17th-century Elmer Gantry
whose personal struggle with sin, the world, and the devil is entirely
rhetorical. When he makes his way into the home and lives of a wealthy Parisian
family, the women of the household decide it is time to unmask the
“saint's” true nature.
Members of the cast recently
promoted the production by offering French cuisine at Upperclass Dining.