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DESCRIPTION:'Tartuffe' hits the heart of present and historical events. “I think 
 it’s a perfect play for our times; this very moment in our history,” 
 observes Director Domenique Lozano. “Watching 'Tartuffe', we can start to 
 imagine a real scenario where such an imposter take over a seemingly normal 
 and balanced family’s life. But as we have learned in our current times, 
 even the most respected house can be corrupted. So, this story has 
 resonance and relevance in a very direct way.”\n\nPlot: A con man 
 disguised as a pious spiritual leader wheedles his way into the home of a 
 gullible, affluent patriarch in the midst of a mid-life crisis—and 
 promptly sets the household topsy turvy. Lechery, young love, deception, 
 and delusion collide in 'Tartuffe', Molière’s classic work that skewers 
 religious hypocrisy and self-inflated egotism.\n\n'Tartuffe' examines how 
 power is vulnerable to manipulation by piety, hypocrisy, and gullibility. 
 Although King Louis XIV privately enjoyed 'Tartuffe'’s debut, he was 
 persuaded by religious advisors to ban the play after church leaders called 
 Molière “a devil clothed in human flesh” and the Archbishop of Paris 
 threatened to excommunicate anyone who attended a performance. Molière’s 
 defense argued that comedy is a physical embodiment of “the 
 unreasonable”, and so the play of reason against the irrational is the 
 necessary subject of comedy. \n\nSignificantly, 'Tartuffe' is presented 
 within UC Berkeley’s deep-rooted tradition of critical inquiry, debate, 
 and freedom of expression, and Lozano hopes that audience members might 
 become inspired to start conversations or feel compelled to take action. 
 She explains, “To be doing this play at Berkeley is meaningful given the 
 University’s historical commitment to education and a diverse search for 
 the truth. Molière was fearless in his depiction of hypocrisy and 
 corruption. He risked everything and fought his entire career for these 
 specific plays to have the right to be performed and seen.”\n\nTickets: 
 $13 - $20 \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/14/18818201.php
SUMMARY:UC Berkeley presents Molière's 'Tartuffe', banned after its premiere, and relevant today
LOCATION:Zellerbach Playhouse on the UC Berkeley Campus\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/14/18818201.php
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