About the Show

A scheming imposter disrupts a household with lies, faith, and false devotion.

In this reinvention of Molière’s classic, a hypocritical impostor inserts himself into the household of Orgon, exploiting blind trust and wielding false piety to dangerous effect. As Tartuffe manipulates his way through the family, alliances fracture, loyalties clash, and the household’s stability hangs in the balance.

The production is adapted by Tony Award nominee Lucas Hnath (Red Speedo; A Doll’s House, Part 2) and directed by Obie Award winner Sarah Benson (Fairview; Teeth).

Design credits include scenic design by the Tony Award-nominated collective dots (Oh, Mary!), costumes by Enver Chakartash (I Love You So Much I Could Die), lighting by Stacey Derosier (Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole), and sound by Peter Mills Weiss (The Headlands). Casting is by Taylor Williams, with production stage management by Kasson Marroquin.

Critic Reviews (13)

"All that’s lacking is a strong perspective on the material."
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"The scenic design by dots is clever...but it leaves little to look at. Once you get the conceit, it gets old fast. Perhaps the same could be said of the production."
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"Speaking of funny, though the show is full of heavy hitters, scuttling between characters in the wings is its true secret weapon, Ikechukwu Ufomadu."
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"The production’s finest, most perfectly farcical moment ensues—a bit of purely theatrical silliness"
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"The supporting performances bring some zing...The production delights the eye."
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"Tartuffe is a clockwork farce about the hypocrisy of moralizers and the credulity of followers. "
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"Here they’ve delivered a Tartuffe that could easily be the shimmering jewel at the center of any regional theater’s season. It’s an unexpected delight, and absolutely the right call for a play"
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"I smiled through a lot of this Tartuffe. But with a more unified cast, stronger direction, less vulgarity–and, please God, better rhymes–it could have been a laff riot."
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