Initially banned in France by King Louis, Molière's celebrated social satire Tartuffe exposes false piety and hypocrisy in the Catholic Church. When a pious fraud worms his way into a wealthy family and manipulates the patriarch into giving up his fortune, it’s up to his family to expose the truth before they end up in the poorhouse! An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance starring:Brian Bedford as TartuffeJB Blanc as M. Loyal and OfficerDaniel Blinkoff as DamisGia Carides as DorineJane Carr as Mme. PernelleJohn de Lancie as CleanteMartin Jarvis as OrgonAlex Kingston as ElmireMatthew Rhys as ValereSarah Zimmerman as MarianeTranslated by Richard Wilbur. Directed by Dakin Matthews. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in June, 2010.
