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Tartuffe: Born Again

Overview

This modern adaptation casts Tartuffe as a deposed televangelist who rooks Orgon and his family of their money and property and nearly compromises Orgon's wife. The action takes place in a religious television studio in Baton Rouge where the characters cavort to either prevent or aid Tartuffe in his machinations. Written in modern verse, Tartuffe: Born Again adheres closely to the structure and form of the original. Moliere's legendary comedic characters are delightfully at home in this modern day version that played at New York's Circle in the Square.

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Mild Adult Themes

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Time Period: Contemporary
Target Audience: Adult

Authors

Freyda Thomas

Freyda Thomas was born and raised in Philadelphia. She has a B.A. and an M.A. in French and Linguistics from Penn State University and an M.F.A. in Playwriting from California Institute of the Arts. After teaching at Penn State, Ursinus College, and La Salle University for se ...

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Jean Baptiste Molière

Molière was the leading French comic actor, stage director, and dramatic theoretician of the seventeenth century. He was born Jean Baptiste Poquelin on January 15, 1622, to Marie and Jean Poquelin. His father was a Parisian furniture merchant and upholsterer to the king. Jean ...

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