Moliere's Farcical, Fresh, Famous Tartuffe

Utah State Theatre produces the classic play Tartuffe, by French playwright Moliere, Feb. 8-10 and 15-17 on the Morgan Theatre stage in the Chase Fine Arts Center on the Utah State Campus.

Directed by theatre arts department head Colin Johnson, Moliere’s script maintains a farcical look that relates the story of an attempt by an irreclaimable hypocrite to destroy the domestic happiness of a citizen who, charmed by his seeming piety, has received him as a prominent guest.

 

Tickets for the two-week run are available by calling (435) 797-1305.

 

According to Johnson, the play has a troubling and fascinating history — the play was forbidden public performances after its initial presentation at the court of Louis XIV in 1664. Moliere was forced to produce two more versions over the next six years before it received its license.

 

Read more about Tartuffe in the full press release in the Utah State Today archives.

 

For general inquiries, call (435) 797-1500, or email gordonj@hass.usu.edu.

 

Following “Tartuffe,” the Utah State Theatre season concludes with a final production before the start of the 2007 Old Lyric Repertory Company summer season. “Anything Goes,” the year’s musical wraps up the semester, running April 12-14 and 18-21. Tickets are available now for this production.

 

 

Contact and writer: Jeremy Gordon (435) 797-1500