{"id":383514,"date":"2025-11-02T20:33:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T01:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?p=383514"},"modified":"2025-11-02T20:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T01:33:54","slug":"a-scintillating-modern-dress-tartuffe-at-silver-spring-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/11\/02\/a-scintillating-modern-dress-tartuffe-at-silver-spring-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"A scintillating modern-dress \u2018Tartuffe\u2019 at Silver Spring Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Director <strong>Jacqueline Youm<\/strong> puts an indelible stamp on Silver Spring Stage\u2019s scintillating modern-dress production of <strong>Jeffrey D. Hoeper<\/strong>\u2019s lively translation of <strong>Moli\u00e8re<\/strong>\u2019s <em>Tartuffe. <\/em>Under her direction, the ensemble maintains a consistently high level of physical acting that perfectly fits and defines the playwright&#8217;s exaggerated stock characters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples abound. The title character, con man Tartuffe (<strong>Mike Kroboth<\/strong>), is all slovenliness. His mark, Orgon (<strong>Joseph Coracle<\/strong>), is all quick, self-important movement, utterly convinced of the righteousness of his feelings and his right to tell family members what to do. Orgon\u2019s mother, Madame Pernelle (<strong>Tracye Brewer<\/strong>), who is fooled by Tartuffe even longer than Orgon, dramatizes her will to family power by loudly snapping her fan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/01-1600x1200-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/01-1600x1200-1.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/01-1600x1200-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/01-1600x1200-1-460x345.jpeg 460w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/01-1600x1200-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/01-1600x1200-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/01-1600x1200-1-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/01-1600x1200-1-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joshua Prescott (Damis), Justin Meyer (Val\u00e8re), and Sydney Johnson (Marianne) in \u2018Tartuffe.\u2019 Photo by Hart Wood.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Orgon\u2019s wife, Elmire (<strong>Erin Gallalee<\/strong>), is at her best when feigning attraction toward the lecherous Tartuffe, striking odalisque-like poses. One of the funniest moments in the show occurs when Elmire, sitting on a sofa, seductively flirts with Tartuffe, while repeatedly shooing her hot-tempered stepson, Damis (<strong>Joshua Prescott<\/strong>), back inside a door. The self-absorbed Tartuffe never notices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Youm herself plays a key character, the all-knowing maid Dorine. It\u2019s a perfect role for a director, since Dorine acts as a sort of director for many of the other characters. Her dominating physical presence emphasizes who, regardless of social class position, runs the show in Orgon\u2019s household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems odd to talk of Moli\u00e8re and Arthur Miller in the same paragraph, but the reasonable man character in <em>Tartuffe<\/em>, Cl\u00e9ante (<strong>Chevell Thomas<\/strong>), occupies a role analogous to Charley in <em>Death of a Salesman<\/em> or Alfieri in <em>A View from the Bridge.<\/em> Each speaks reason and moderation to a main character who is blinded by his passions, failing to sway the main character from his path to destruction. But for the intervention of Prince at the end <em>of Tartuffe<\/em>, Orgon would be as ruined as Eddie Carbone. Standing tall, Thomas portrays Cl\u00e9ante with dignity and gravitas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The play\u2019s script is written in rhymed couplets, which the actors handle with aplomb, keeping the verbal rhythm going fluidly even through the frequent physical hijinks. One good example is Cl\u00e9ante\u2019s heroic-length first-act monologue: Dorine at one point brings out a lectern to help him continue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a romantic subplot involving Orgon\u2019s daughter, Marianne (<strong>Syd Johnson<\/strong>), and her beau, Val\u00e8re (<strong>Justin Meyer<\/strong>). The relationship is never fully developed in the script, serving mainly as a plot device as Orgon tries to make Marianne marry Tartuffe against her wishes. Marianne and Val\u00e8re have one amusing romcom-like scene, in which they quarrel and Val\u00e8re repeatedly leaves, turns around, and comes back.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tartuffe-SSS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tartuffe-SSS.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tartuffe-SSS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tartuffe-SSS-460x345.jpg 460w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tartuffe-SSS-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tartuffe-SSS-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tartuffe-SSS-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tartuffe-SSS-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TOP LEFT: Jacqueline Youm (Dorine), Tracye Brewer (Madame Pernelle), and Megan Hinton (Flipote); ABOVE LEFT: Joseph Coracle (Orgon) and Chevell Thomas (Cl\u00e9ante); RIGHT: Maggie Murphy (Laurent) and Mike Kroboth (Tartuffe), in \u2018Tartuffe.\u2019 Photos by Hart Wood.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Two minor characters deserve mention for their physical acting. Filpote (<strong>Meagan Hinton<\/strong>), Madam Pernelle\u2019s maid, manifests in intentionally over-the-top form everything her mistress, or sometimes Tartuffe, says. Laurent (<strong>Maggie Murphy<\/strong>), Tartuffe\u2019s uber-subservient servant, bows and scrapes obsequiously enough to qualify for a post in the Trump cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A major theme of the play, of course, is how easy it is for someone, despite all the evidence, to be taken in by a hypocritically pious poseur. Kroboth channels the Jimmy Swaggart type of religious charlatan, laid-on-thick Southern accent and all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Douglas Becker<\/strong>\u2019s set creates a refined living space appropriate to Orgon\u2019s wealth, with white sofas and a highly significant table on a black-and-white checkered floor. The walls are covered in anodyne art set in elegant black squares, just the sort of space that would invite the greed of a grifter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Olivia Binder<\/strong>\u2019s costumes are as varied as the characters that wear them. Orgon is in a natty suit, Tartuffe in sloppy white pants and a sloppy white shirt, Elmire in a tight-fitting green dress, Val\u00e8re in a preppyish sport coat. It makes for colorful stage pictures. Youm\u2019s choices for pre-show and intermission music \u2014 mostly well-known classical pieces \u2014 did not seem particularly related to the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Youm\u2019s precise blocking, with an assist from movement specialist <strong>Chelsea Dee<\/strong> and fight coordinator <strong>Julia Rabson Harris<\/strong>, kept the action crisp throughout. There was a delightful moment when almost all the characters got into a melee that almost, but not quite, involved them coming to blows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a funny, well-paced production that does full credit to a theater classic, without a trace of the cobwebs that can sometimes encumber a production of a classic. It\u2019s well worth seeing, a show that should attract attention at WATCH award time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Running Time: Two hours and 20 minutes, including one intermission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssstage.org\/tartuffe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Tartuffe, or The Hypocrite<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> <\/em>plays through November 16, 2025 (Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm), at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssstage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silver Spring Stage,<\/a> 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD. Purchase tickets ($28; $25 for students and seniors) at the door, <a href=\"https:\/\/ci.ovationtix.com\/35685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>online,<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ci.ovationtix.com\/35685\/production\/1205965\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a>or by contacting the Box Office at <a href=\"mailto:boxoffice@ssstage.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">boxoffice@ssstage.org<\/a> or 301-593-6036.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Tartuffe, or The Hypocrite<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong>By Moli\u00e8re<br>Directed by Jacqueline Youm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CAST<strong><br><\/strong>Syd Johnson: Marianne<br>Justin Meyer: Val\u00e8re<br>Joshua Presscott: Damis<br>Erin Gallalee: Elmire<br>Chevell Thomas: Cl\u00e9ante<br>Mike Kroboth: Tartuffe<br>Tracye Brewer: Madame Pernelle<br>Joseph Coracle: Orgon<br>Zach Shields: M. Loyal<br>Jaylen Shode: Police officer<br>Megan Hinton: Flipote<br>Maggie Murphy: Laurent<br>Jacqueline Youm: Dorine<br><br>UNDERSTUDIES <strong><br><\/strong>Kimberly-Elise Recas: Dorine, Mariane, Flipote<br>Megan Hinton: Police officer, Elmire<br>Cristian Hernandez: M. Loyal, Laurent, M. Orgon, Tartuffe<br>Zach Shields: Val\u00e8re, Damis<br>Maggie Murphy : Cl\u00e9ante, Mme Pernelle<br>Lillian Hall: Mariane<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacqueline Youm directs a funny, well-paced production that does full credit to the Moli\u00e8re classic.   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