News from Playbill.com 11/07/2024
Keaton Wooden will direct Ranjit Bolt’s new adaptation of the Molière classic.
The play is set in Orgon’s household as the scheming Tartuffe, disguised as a pious priest, aims to steal Orgon’s fortune, home, and even his daughter—or wife. While Orgon is blinded by Tartuffe’s charade, his family and loved ones devise a plan to expose the fraud.
In a statement director and producer Wooden said, “When you take a step back, a fraud is incredibly easy to spot. But up close—it is nearly impossible. Above all else Tartuffe shows what it feels like to be on the outside witnessing others being pulled like puppets on a string by their own devotion. And in the vein of the greatest farces, we see the truth when it is revealed to be as absurd as it really is. Tartuffe is a play that is the exact embodiment of our time.”
Tartuffe is produced by Wooden and The Tall Order Company (Kenneth Chamberlain with executive producer Morgan Freeman), Max Adler, and Eámonn Wrightstone; and executive-produced by Tony winner Jonathan Demar.
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