It’s a Theatre Question

www.culturebot.org: Lucas Hnath’s new adaptation of Molière’s farce, directed by Sarah Benson at New York Theater Workshop, complicates the notion of theater as escape by deploying recognizable faces whose personas exist alongside their characters rather than disappearing into them. Matthew Broderick plays Matthew Broderick as Tartuffe. As Madame Pernelle, Bianca Del Rio dons her signature beat. In a set resembling a tennis court, Orgon, Elmire, et al. bounce accusations and confessions back and forth, fighting for their version of truth.