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Photo by Thomas Robinson, '09
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In its spring production, the Whitworth Theatre Department brought to the stage Molière's Tartuffe. In the photo at left, Elmire, played by Karla Marie Rose, '08, pretends to seduce Tartuffe, played by Nikolas Hoback, '08, so that her husband, who is hiding in the room, will discover that Tartuffe is a hypocrite. Amid criticisms and laughter, the play speaks to and depicts the consequences of religious hypocrisy. Tartuffe seems to be critical of religion, says Professor of Theatre and Director Rick Hornor, '70, but it isn't. Instead, it is critical of our human inclination toward believing too easily.
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