CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Cleveland Play House announced it would stage Molière’s “Tartuffe,” I was skeptical. How could an audience in 2026 relate to a French farce from 1664? Director Jason O’Connell ...

Cleveland Play House has released first look footage of TARTUFFE, Molière's classic French farce in a new translation by ...

Long before he became a respected New York City actor, director and playwright, Jason O’Connell grew up studying all the greats and classics, from Shakespeare to Lear. No, the latter wasn’t The Bard’s ...

It’s been 360 years since the French playwright Molière wrote the play “Tartuffe” and more than 60 since American poet Richard Wilbur translated the script into witty English rhyming couplets. But a ...

“You deserve to be Tartuffified.” This line, delivered by the hilarious maid Dorine (Lauren Elias) in the Hub Theatre Company of Boston’s production of “Tartuffe” at BCA Plaza Theatre, is a message to ...

A self-serving con man whose name begins with “T,” and who cunningly exploits the gullibility and religious fervor of others to acquire power and wealth: Nah, there‘s nothing relevant about Molière’s ...

Could Tartuffe be the most misunderstood character in French classical theater, to say nothing of dramatic literature? Molière’s scoundrel posing as a religious ascetic in the household of the wealthy ...

“Tartuffe,” a play that was once labeled as “scandalous” in 17th century Paris, is coming to the Ann Arbor Power Center this weekend. The Minneapolis-based Theatre de la Jeune Leune is offering a new ...

The Lantern Theatre opens its 30th anniversary season with Moliere’s classic comedy “Tartuffe” slated to run Sept. 7-Oct. 8. Directed by Charles McMahon, the play tells the story of prim and devout ...

Cleveland Play House has released a first look video at rehearsals for Tartuffe, running April 5 through April 26, 2026, at the Outcalt Theatre in Playhouse Square. Written by Molière, translated by ...