Tartuffe (Wilbur)
by Jean-baptiste Moliere, Richard Wilbur

Name: Tartuffe (Wilbur)
Brand: Jean-baptiste Moliere
SKU: 9780822211112
Rating: 3.66 (42 reviews)

Off-West End

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120 mins 17th Century Interior Set Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

The story takes place in the home of the wealthy Orgon, where Tartuffe – a fraud and a pious imposter – has insinuated himself.

He succeeds magnificently in winning the respect and devotion of the head of the house and then tries to marry his daughter, seduce his wife and scrounge the deed to the property.

He nearly gets away with it, but an emissary from King Louis XIV arrives in time to recover the property, free Monsieur Orgon and haul Tartuffe off to jail.

His duplicity is finally exposed and punished – but not before the author has mercilessly examined the evil that men can commit in the guise of religious fervor.

A comedy about the dangers that imperil those who would believe only what they choose to believe despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary.

Press Reviews

"An astonishingly delightful romp."
— New York Post

"A rollicking evening of grace and fun."
— NY Newsday

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Orgon Elmire’s husband	male	—	Elmire’s husband
Elmire Orgon’s wife	female	—	Orgon’s wife
Damis Orgon’s son, Elmire’s stepson	—	—	Orgon’s son, Elmire’s stepson
Mariane Orgon’s daughter, Elmire’s stepdaughter, in love with Valère	female	—	Orgon’s daughter, Elmire’s stepdaughter, in love with Valère
Valère In love with Mariane	—	—	In love with Mariane
Cléante Orgon’s brother-in-law	male	—	Orgon’s brother-in-law
Tartuffe A hypocrite	—	—	A hypocrite
Dorine Mariane’s lady’s-maid	female	—	Mariane’s lady’s-maid
M. Loyal A baliff	—	—	A baliff
A Police Officer	—	—	—
Flipote Mme. Pernelle’s maid	—	—	Mme. Pernelle’s maid
Mme. Pernelle Orgon’s mother	female	—	Orgon’s mother