The School for Lies
by Jean-baptiste Moliere, David Ives

Name: The School for Lies
Brand: Jean-baptiste Moliere
SKU: 9780822225607
Rating: 3.82 (2 reviews)

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90 mins 17th Century Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

Adapted from Le Misanthrope by Molière.

It's 1666 and the brightest, wittiest salon in Paris is that of Celimene, a beautiful young widow so known for her satiric tongue she's being sued for it.

Surrounded by shallow suitors, whom she lives off of without surrendering to, Celimene has managed to evade love since her beloved husband died – until today, when Frank appears.

A traveler from England known for his own coruscating wit and acidic misanthropy, Frank turns Celimene's world upside-down, taking on her suitors, matching her barb for barb, and teaching her how to live again.

(Never mind that their love affair has been engineered by a couple of well-placed lies.) This wild farce of furious tempo and stunning verbal display, all in very contemporary couplets, runs variations on Molière's Le Misanthrope , which inspired it.

Another incomparable romp from the brilliant author of All in the Timing .

Press Reviews

"A fun, frilly and decidedly cheeky adaptation… The School for Lies is a rom-com for wordsmiths."
— Metro Weekly

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Celimene A young widow of Paris society	—	—	A young widow of Paris society
Eliante Her cousin	female	—	Her cousin
Philinte Enamored of Eliante	—	—	Enamored of Eliante
Arsinoe A moral pillar	—	—	A moral pillar
Clitander An influential courtier	—	—	An influential courtier
Oronte A boulevard bard	—	—	A boulevard bard
Acaste A moneyed marquis	—	—	A moneyed marquis
Dubois Celimene’s servant	—	—	Celimene’s servant
Basque Frank’s valet	—	—	Frank’s valet
Frank A native of Paris, newly returned	—	—	A native of Paris, newly returned