Tartuffe

        Frank X and Jered McLenigan

The Lantern Theater Company is producing Moliere’s Tartuffe, translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur, on the stage at St. Stephen’s Theater through October 8, 2023. What a delight! Meghan Jones’ scenic designs are masterful in their simplicity and their hint of grandeur with  a multitude of entrances and exits for the actors. Veteran actor Frank X doesn’t disappoint in his role of Orgon, head of the household.  He’s thoroughly besotted and under the spell of the falsely pious and malevolent Tartuffe. 3-time Barrymore Award winner Jered McLenigan  brilliantly portrays Tartuffe. With a slight shift  of body language and change of  the register of his voice, Tartuffe’s character fluctuates from supplicant  to bold leader back to coy charmer. His facial expressions are a marvel and the audience laughs in appreciation. The verse itself is cause for laughter on many occasions. Additionally, there are numerous instances of situational humor. Lee Minora’s  Dorine is hysterical when she sits on a step with a bag of popcorn to watch a  spat between Morgan Charece Hall’s Mariane and Dave Johnson’s Valere. For more information or tickets to this captivating romp, call 215-829-0395 or visit online at www.lanterntheater.org.