French Reformation costumes
Written by Jean Babtiste Moliére
Translated by Richard Wilbur
Directed by Peg Shelton
Produced by Drama Tech Theatre
In this translation the 18th century French classic about a lecherous monk, Troy played the family elder Cléante. Troy hated the Reformation-era costume but loved a monologue that included:
...just as there is nothing I more revere
Than a soul whose faith is steadfast and sincere...
So there is nothing I find more base
Than specious piety's dishonest face
It was a monologue that continued on for three pages of rhyming couplets, boring his brother Orgon (played by Jimmy Rose) to sleep -- mixed blessing of stage time while being the butt of the joke.
