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Tartuffe   

 
Circle in the Square Theatre , (9/25/1977 - 11/20/1977)
First Preview:Sep 02, 1977 Total Previews:26
Opening Date:Sep 25, 1977   
Closing Date:Nov 20, 1977 Total Performances:65

Category: Play, Comedy, Farce, Revival, Broadway
Setting: Middle of Winter, 1665. Orgon's Estate in France.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Circle in the Square (under the direction of Theodore Mann and Paul Libin)
Produced by Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Written by Molière; English verse translation by Richard Wilbur
Directed by Stephen Porter
Scenic Design by Zack Brown; Costume Design by Zack Brown; Lighting Design by John McLain; Hair and Wig Design by Paul Huntley; Assistant to Scenic Designer: Maura Smollover and Greg Bolton; Assistant to Costume Designer: Kristina Watson
Company Manager: William Conn; Associate Co. Mgr: Alan Wasser
Production Stage Manager: Randall Brooks; Stage Manager: James Bernardi
Musical Supervisor: Earl Shendell
Public Relations Director: Merle Debuskey; Press Representative: David Roggensack; Advertising: Don Josephson, Cathy Perry and Blaine-Thompson; Casting: Lynn Kressel; Photographer: Martha Swope
Cast
Mildred Dunnock Mme. Pernelle
Orgon's mother
Patricia Elliott Dorine
Mariane's lady's-maid
Tammy Grimes Elmire
Orgon's wife
John Wood Tartuffe
a hyprocrite
Peter Coffield Cléante
Orgon's brother-in-law
Victor Garber Valère
in love with Mariane
Stefan Gierasch Orgon
Elmire's husband
Swoosie Kurtz Mariane
Orgon's daughter, Elmire's stepdaughter
Jim Broaddus Police Officer
Roy Brocksmith M. Loyal
a bailiff
Steven Gilborn Deputy
Timothy Landfield Deputy
Ruth Livingston Flipote
Mme. Pernelle's maid
Ray Wise Damis
Orgon's son, Elmire's stepson
Understudies: Jim Broaddus (Cléante), Roy Brocksmith (Tartuffe), Steven Gilborn (M. Loyal, Orgon, Police Officer), Timothy Landfield (Damis, Valère), Johanna Leister (Elmire, Flipote, Mariane) and Ruth Livingston (Dorine, Mme. Pernelle)
1978 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
 Swoosie Kurtz [nominee]
1978 Tony Award® Most Innovative Production of a Revival
 Produced by Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director) [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play
 Patricia Elliott [nominee]
 Tammy Grimes [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 Zack Brown [nominee]