CYCLE 5: THE MOLIERE CYCLE 
(May-June 2013)

In preparation for our summer production of The Misanthrope, the Reading Salon will focus on Moliere's most memorable works. By doing so, we hope to gain further appreciation for 17th century French theatre, commedia dell'arte, and of course, the infamous rhyming couplets. 

THE LEARNED LADIES
May 7, 2013

"I like to take life easy, and I balk
At trying to be a fount of clever talk.
I've no ambition to be a parlor wit,
And if I'm stupid, I don't mind a bit."
                          ~Henriette, Act III, Scene IV

Participating Actors: Heather McDevitt Barton, Britannie Bond, Jordan Kaplan, Emily Kitchens, Lauren Lubow, Patricia Lynn, Kevin Paul Smith, Kymberly Tuttle

THE MISER
May 14, 2013

"It's certainly no small trouble to keep a large sum of money in his house; and happy is the man who has all his pile well-invested, and keeps around only what he needs for his own expenses..."
                          ~Harpagon, Act I, Scene IV
Participating Actors:  Natalie Hegg, Evan Hernandez, Jordan Kaplan, Emily Kitchens, Patricia Lynn, Matthew Ellis Murphy

THE IMAGINARY INVALID
May 22, 2013

"Your great doctors are two different kinds of people in words and deeds. Hear them talk: the ablest of men. See them at work: the most ignorant of all men."
                             ~Beralde, Act III, Scene 3
Participating Actors: Britannie Bond, Jonathan Horvath, Jordan Kaplan, Patricia Lynn, Eli Sibley