Tartuffe at Center for the Arts

Thanks to this classic comedy of manners, the name "Tartuffe" has become synonymous with someone who is a religious hypocrite, and here's why: In the play, the sanctimonious and duplicitous title character insinuates himself into the home of a wealthy man whose daughter he tries to marry, whose wife he tries to seduce, and whose property he tries to steal—all under the guise of piety. Sacré bleu! This English version, brilliantly translated into rhyming couplets by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur, is a remarkable interpretation of the 1664 original.

Authors

• Catherine McDonald
• Molière