Matthew Chenevert: Tartuffe Text v Prod

Matthew Chenevert: Tartuffe Text vs Production Analysis

I like the production! While it was busy it was still much better to watch. My gut impression of the production was they tried hard to take you back to the era in which the play was written. The text did not follow the wording of the play ver betum but instead an effort to make it rhyme was a big undertaking. It did keep it interesting though! Initially when I was orienting myself to the characters I was having a bit of trouble since the text was different but it all came together.

In the opening scene I like the way people sprang to life as the play got started. There was great chemistry between the actors and quality of the stage, roles and twist on the original text had me hooked. I was constantly listening for how they were going to rhyme certain words. Who ever took the time to do all that work should get a pat on the back.

They also jumped right in to the performance. No real build up or dead space. Pretty much there was action all along which was great. Tartuffe was really not the best part of the play. It was how the different characters were aligning against or for him, with no real middle ground.
As it turns out the first scene set the tone and ended up stating exactly was was to happen as the play unfolded. Easily the best part of the play. Although there were no real weaknesses. I enjoyed the video version much more than the text.