Tartuffe (full-length version)
Timothy Mooney
Tartuffe (short version)
by Timothy Mooney
Synopsis
When the religious hypocrite Tartuffe ingratiates himself into the good graces of Orgon and his mother Mme.
Pernelle, he is taken into their home and promised Orgon's daughter's hand in marriage (even as he secretly attempts to seduce Orgon's wife, Elmire).
Everyone else in the family sees through Tartuffe's pose, and his machinations and hypocrisies are eventually exposed, but is it too late to save the family from eviction and to keep Orgon from being thrown in prison?
Moliere's classic comedy satirizes religious hypocrisy, blind piety, and deceit, and this adaptation captures these themes in playful irreverent rhyme.
(A full-length version of this play is also available.)
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Publisher Playscripts
Tartuffe (short version) is a comedy play written by Timothy Mooney and published by Playscripts .
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