Tarfuffe

The word 'tartuffe,' meaning a religious hypocrite, comes down to us from Molière's famous play. The plot reveals Tartuffe (the antagonist), as a convincing, tricky fellow as he treacherously attempts to pull the wool over Orgon's (the protagonist) eyes, nearly stealing his whole life.

Tonight, I had an opportunity to attend the final rehearsal of Tartuffe in the Pardoe theater at BYU. Before the rehearsal I spoke briefly to the director, Stephanie Breinholt, about the play.

Stephanie underlined for me that the comedy stands on its own today. The messages of deceit, honesty, and hypocrisy are all too relevant in our day and age.

For those who have seen Tartuffe before, in another setting, you won't be let down by this rendition. It is a fresh approach to the play that Breinholt and her crew are taking-- landing somewhere between Tim Burton meets Molière. Its fresh, fast-paced, and very enjoyable to watch. In fact, Breinholt stated that "it will be like no other play they have seen at BYU."

So, there you have it, and I second statement now that I've seen it.

You can't afford miss out on this one people! Buy some tickets, grab a date, go to the show!

Tartuffe

Jan. 20-23, 27-30

Pardoe Theater, HFAC

7:30 p.m.

-david

Tautou + Ibsen ?

Everyone loves Amélie, and everyone loves Audrey Tautou.

Tautou is the French Audrey Hepburn of our day, and when all is said and done she will remain everyone's favorite, strictly French, actress. As she told Stevie Wong of The Straits Times:

“I am, at the end of the day, a French actress. I am not saying I will never shoot an English-language movie again, but my home, my community, my career is rooted in France. I would never move to Los Angeles.”

Tautou's next step in her young career is the stage--theater. She is going to star in Ibsen's famous piece, A Doll's House, starting in February.


Maison de poupée, d'Ibsen, une nouvelle version de la pièce présentée récemment à la Colline, avec, pour la première fois au théâtre, Audrey Tautou, « mariée » à Michel Fau, qui signe aussi la mise en scène. l La Madeleine (01 42 65 07 09), à partir du 16 février.

-david

Theater as Virus: Catch the Fever!

Dr. Olivier's Theater class will be performing scenes from a lot of well-known French plays on April 16th, from 5 to 8PM, in the JFSB theater (B192).

It's a cultural activity, and you can see your friends perform Ionesco, Molière, Beckett, and more.