Acting Company Tartuffe/Twelfth Night To Close May 29 at OB's St. Clements | Playbill

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News Acting Company Tartuffe/Twelfth Night To Close May 29 at OB's St. Clements The Acting Company's repertory productions of Moliere's Tartuffe and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night will close May 29 with a final performance of Tartuffe. Twelfth Night's final performance is May 27.

The Acting Company's repertory productions of Moliere's Tartuffe and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night will close May 29 with a final performance of Tartuffe. Twelfth Night's final performance is May 27.

Mark Ax directs the Acting Company's Tartuffe, based on a 1998 Juilliard production helmed by the late Garland Wright.

Wright, one of Juilliard's directing teachers, directed on Broadway (Sex and Longing, Off-Broadway (Vanities, The Trial, On the Verge) and around the country, serving as artistic director of Minnesota's Guthrie Theatre from 1985-95. Tartuffe was his final production at Juilliard before he died of cancer July 22, 1998 at age 52.

Joining the Acting Company's repertory May 25 will be Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, playing two performances. Acting Company artistic associate Penny Metropulos directs.

The current Acting Company company of actors includes Anne Bate, Tim Barker, Clark Scott Carmichael, Rayme Cornell, Kristen Gass, Christopher Jean, Charity Jones, John Kinsherf, Andrew McGinn, Garrett McKechnie, Dana Slamp, Jonathan Uffelman, Kevin Varner and Michael Wiggins. Designing for both shows is Matthew Frey (lights). Susan Hilferty designs Tartuffe's costumes and Troy Hourie the sets. Designing Twelfth Night are Michael Vaughn Sims (sets), Jeff Fender (costumes) and Faian Obispo (sound). Kim D. Sherman provides the original music.

For tickets ($35, $50 for both plays), call Ticket Central at (212) 279 4200. The Playhouse at St. Clement's is located at 423 West 46th Street.

 
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