Other performances will follow at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. To reserve tickets, contact the SHS office.
Director Michael McQuerry calls the play “lighthearted”, adding that it approaches the sensitive subject of hypocrisy in such a way that it enables the audience to laugh and think. “The kids are so energetic and their commitment to each other is more clear now than in earlier productions. This is great as we head to one-act competition.”
Tartuffe, written in the 17th century, is a comedy. The characters aren’t necessarily realistic. They include a hypocrite, a clever maid who doesn’t mind stating her opinions, a blustering young man, and foolish and tyrannical father and a naïve and very timid young girl.
Tartuffe’s plot centers around Orgon, the father, who wants to hold on to his control of his family. He gets duped by Tartuffe who pretends to a religious zealot.
In the slapstick comedy, Tartuffe, a religious hypocrite, will be played by Logan Martin.
Jason Hook will portray Orgon, the husband of Elmire. Hook is no stranger to comedy as he has performed in seven plays so far.
“I love doing it (comedy),” Hook said. “I love to make people laugh. It’s exciting to be on the stage.”
Lacee Early and Blake Robertson will portray Orgon’s daughter, Mariane, and Coleman Welch will play Valere, the man Mariane loves.
The problem is that during this era, the father of the family had complete control over who his daughters married.
Aurelie Senillon portrays Madam Pernelle, Orgon’s mother. Corie Hernandez and Stephanie Parmer will both play Orgon’s wife.
Michael Nelson and Paul Jackson will portray Cleante, Orgon’s brother-in-law. Kerissa Shipp will play Dorine, Mariane’s lady maid. Adrian Brooks will portray Monsieru Loyal, a bailiff.
Other characters will include Lance Turner as a gentleman of the King’s Guard, and Nathan Graves as Flipote, one of Madame Pernelle’s maids.
Jeff Stanfield is the stage manager. Nathan Graves serves as the house manager; technical director in Jerry Ashley and Paul Fritz is in charge of costumes.