A Misanthrope features a choreographed sex scene that for technical difficulty (9.9) and artistic merit (10.0) would rival ...

Season tickets are on sale now for the eight-show season that opens with the English translation of 17th century French ...

Creating a version of Molière’s 1666 comedy of manners for a contemporary audience is a challenge. A straight adaptation can ...

Among the refurbishments in a playscript by industrious American playwright Matthew Minnicino – painstakingly refashioned to ...

Moliere had to revise the play, rewriting it so that it made less fun of the Church. And he also changed the main character's name, but that version was banned too.

In an anniversary year for the playwright, new productions in the Paris region show why his work still appeals to myriad audiences. By Laura Cappelle PARIS — “I’m in shock,” a teenage boy ...

Molière, the matchless Mozartean writer of comedies, is, however improbably, at the heart of a new debate in Paris. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, to use his real name, was born, or at least baptized ...

Molière, born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, is often considered to be for Francophones what Shakespeare is for English speakers. The actor-playwright was born four centuries ago on January 15, 1622—an event ...

Two Berlin productions find different types of comedy in the great 17th-century playwright’s works. By A.J. Goldmann BERLIN — There aren’t so many comedy gems in German theater. It’s ...