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Playwright
Moliere
Performance Dates
October 25 & 27, 1951
Creative Team
Director....................................Marion Chase
Properties................................Sally Bodge
Costumes................................Mary Lou Poorman
Lighting....................................Mike Phillips
Stage Manager........................Tom Hammond
Sound Tech.............................Chasal Burris
Business Manager..................John Hammon
Publicity...................................Phyl Schultz
Synopsis
Satire and farce blend in the fast-moving plot, as when the miser's hoard is stolen. Asked by the police magistrate whom he suspects, Harpagon replies, “Everybody! I wish you to take into custody the whole town and suburbs” and indicates the theatre audience while doing so. The play also makes fun of certain theatrical conventions, such as the spoken aside addressed to the audience, hitherto ignored by the characters onstage. The characters of L'Avare, however, generally demand to know who exactly is being spoken to.
The Miser. (2017, July 19). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:08, September 26, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Miser&oldid=791333332
Disciplines
Acting | Dance | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Keywords
Otterbein Theatre, Performing Arts, College Theater
Recommended Citation
Otterbein University, "The Miser" (1951). 1907-1958 Productions. 97.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/production_1907-1958/97