The Misanthrope
by Molière
a new version by Constance Congdon
from a literal translation by Virginia Scott
directed by Adam Zahler**

Audra Avery***, scenic design
Rafael Jaen***, costume design
Deb Sullivan***, lighting design
Matt Griffin, sound design
Larry Vigus, properties design
Carola Morrone*, production stage manager
Jennifer Braun*, assistant stage manager

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Steven Barkhimer*, Philinte
Jason Bowen, Acaste
Ellen Colton*, Arsinoe
Zillah Glory*, Eliante
Billy Meleady, Oronte
Karl Baker Olson, Clitandre
James Lloyd Reynolds*, Alceste
Amy Russ*, Célimène
Nathanael L. Shea, Du Bois, Basque, Guard

*member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
** member of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union
***member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829

THE MISANTHROPE

a drama by Molière
translation by Constance Congdon

Directed by Adam Zahler
January 16 – February 10, 2008

" …surely the best translation of Molière ever done into English." – Hudson Review

Aghast and appalled by the current conventions of the hypocritical society that surrounds him, the self-righteous Alceste vows to speak with nothing but total honesty. Unfortunately, he is blinded by love and falls for the vain coquette Célimène, who embodies all that he despises. Despite his pleas to the contrary, Célimène continues to receive suitors, creating the perfect breeding ground for jealousy and gossip in Molière’s intelligent and sharply written comedy, The Misanthrope.