TARTUFFE OR THE IMPOSTOR

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Orgon’s family is divided, after he falls under the spell of the mysterious Tartuffe, a religious fanatic who claims to be God's chosen.
In the era of fake news and post-truth, the classic Molière becomes more current than ever, attacking, with much humor, recklessness, blind faith and imposture. Director Horia Suru mathematically constructs the effects of an uninspired decision and demonstrates, using the mechanisms of the comic, how stupidity, gullibility and lack of responsibility lead to the destruction of lives.
This character from a play written 356 years ago, Tartuffe, the embodiment, the symbol of hypocrisy, is the vehicle through which Horia Suru wants to convey to the public a message so valid nowadays:
"TARTUFFE lives among us. We find him on television, in the public space, in politics, health, infrastructure, education, religion. It is easier to watch from a distance. To judge not being involved.
TARTUFFE is present in the life of each of us. Within the family, among friends, at "work" or in the small circles of daily routine. It's harder to look objective in our bubble. And even harder it is to act; it’s easier to look away.
TARTUFFE is in us. Visible or perhaps hidden in a dark corner, waiting to take advantage of any weakness, the imposter is always there. It's the hardest to look at us. To stay naked in front of the mirror, looking at ourselves with honesty. 
Our performance does not aim to expose Tartuffe or to point fingers and to punish him. This is entirely up to you."
 

Cast

• Doamna Pernelle, mama lui Orgon: Liliana Ghiță
• Orgon, soțul Elmirei: Iulian Enache
• Elmire, soția lui Orgon: Mirela Pană ,Letiția Vlădescu
• Damis, fiul lui Orgon: Florin Aioane
• Marianne, fiica lui Orgon și iubita lui Valere: Cristiana Luca
• Valere, iubitul Mariannei: Vlad Lință
• Cleante, cumnatul lui Orgon: Marian Adochiţei
• Tartuffe, fals cucernic: Lucian Iftime
• Dorine, camerista Mariannei: Cătălina Mihai
• Domnul Loyal: Mihai Sorin Vasilescu

Reviews

Horia Suru is no stranger to staging texts from this era, and I doubt this will be his last such attempt. Despite the inherent challenges posed by adapting a text like "Tartuffe"—an adaptation he himself crafted based on an (excellent, of course) translation by Doru Mareș—the director succeeds in instilling the freshness and authenticity so essential to a truly great production. While his previous work at the Excelsior Theatre, based on Rabelais' text (which I wrote about here), leaned entirely on nonverbal expression, blending theatrical techniques in a distinctive and original way, with "Tartuffe" he opted for an almost classical staging. He preserved the framework, yet within it, Molière seamlessly becomes our contemporary. (Nona Rapotan - "On Hypocrisy in a Condensed Form: "Tartuffe" at the Constanța State Theatre")

Nona Rapotan / Bookhub

https://bookhub.ro/despre-impostura-intro-forma-comprimata-tartuffe-la-teatrul-de-stat-constanta/