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<span style="font-family: "Gotham Medium", "Gotham Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Gotham Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 26px;"><b>One Pious Fraud. One Gullible Fool… </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Gotham Medium", "Gotham Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Gotham Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 32px;"><b>CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE GIVES MOLIÈRE’S SHARPEST SATIRE </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 26px;">by Molière</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 26px;"> Translated by Ranjit Bolt</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 26px;"> Directed by Jason O’Connell</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 26px;">April 5 – 26, 2026</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 26px;"> Outcalt Theatre</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px;"><b>(CLEVELAND, OH)</b> – Cleveland Play House (CPH) brings a riotous burst of neon nostalgia to the Outcalt
Theatre with <i>Tartuffe</i>, Molière’s classic con-man comedy of hypocrisy and deception—reimagined with a full‑tilt 1980s sitcom twist! Directed by Jason O’Connell and featuring a fresh, fast‑moving translation by Ranjit Bolt,
<i>Tartuffe</i> runs April 5 through April 26, 2026.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px;">Get ready for a laugh-out-loud night of theatre! When the head of the household falls hook, line, and halo
for a smooth-talking con artist, the rest of the family can only watch in disbelief as their home (and their fortune!) teeters on the brink. Cue the chaos: outrageous schemes, rapid-fire jokes, and a house full of larger-than-life characters scrambling to
expose the fraud before it’s too late. It’s a madcap comedy of blind faith, family disfunction, and perfectly-timed punchlines that will have you laughing all the way home.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px;">Director Jason O’Connell draws inspiration from iconic ‘80s-era sitcoms and sensational headlines to heighten
the play’s satire. “<i>Tartuffe</i> has always been about a community dazzled by a fraud,” says O’Connell. “Setting it amid the bright colors, bold laughs, and outsized personalities of 1980s television lets the comedy sparkle while keeping the story’s sting intact.”
Cleveland Play House Managing Director Rachel Fink says “One of the great gifts of comedy is that it gives us permission to laugh at things that might otherwise feel uncomfortable to name. For centuries, satire has helped societies look at themselves more
clearly, and <i>Tartuffe</i> by Molière remains one of the sharpest examples of that tradition.” </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px;"><i>Tartuffe</i> features Tom Ford* (Tartuffe), Chris Thorn* (Orgon), Kristine Zbornik* (Madame Pernelle), Brendan
Lowry* (Valere), Calder Meis* (Cleante), Brianna Miller* (Elmire), Adam Ortega* (Damis), Christina McSheffrey* (Mariane), Madalyn Baker* (Madam Loyal), Meredith Nelson* (Dorine), Byron Johnson* (Officer), Alexandre De Foy (Ensemble), and Jade Moujaes (Ensemble). </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px;">The creative team features Director Jason O’Connell, Scenic Designer Raul Abrego, Costume Designer An‑lin Dauber,
Lighting Designer Dawn Chiang, Sound Designer Jacqueline Herter, Wig Designer Rueben D. Echoles, Fight Choreographer Dusten A. Welch, Movement Coach Kenya Woods, Intimacy Coordinator Nina Domingue, Vocal Coach Hayley Jannielli, Production Dramaturg Jeffrey
Ullom, Casting Calleri Jensen Davis, Stage Manager Byron F. Abens*, and Assistant Stage Manager Camille Henderson.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px;">Performances run Friday, April 5through Sunday, April 26, 2026, in the Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse Square.
Performance times are Wednesday through Sunday at 7:30 PM, with weekend matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px;">Pay What You Will tickets are available for Sunday evening performances, expanding access to this vivacious
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<span style="font-family: "Archer Medium", "Archer Medium_EmbeddedFont", "Archer Medium_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px;">For tickets and more information, visit clevelandplayhouse.com or call the Box Office at 216.241.6000. Tickets
are on sale now and expected to move quickly due to limited seating in the Outcalt.</span></p>
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