CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY ENTERS SECOND WEEKEND OF SHOWS WITH PRODUCTION OF MOLIERE’S "TARTUFFE"

TARTUFFE
by Moliere
adapted by Richard Wilbur

WHEN: Thursdays, February 22 and 29 at 7:30 pm Fridays, February 23 and March 1 at 8:00 pm; Saturdays, February 24 and March 2 at 8:00 pm; Sundays, February 25 and March 3 at 2:00 pm; with additional matinee performances on Wednesdays February 21 & 28 at 2:00 pm.This next week of the run will feature an additional matinee performance on Wednesday, February 21 at 2:00 PM and buy-one-get-one ticket special on Thursday, February 22 for in person ticket purchases on the day of the performance. All Thursday evening performances are also “Family Night” with special Buy-One-Get-One tickets available in person at the box office beginning at 5:30 pm. 
WHERE: Sitnik Theatre located in the Lackland Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ.
TICKETS: $25.00 – $29.50 for adults and $15.00 - $17.50 for students and children under 12.

Centenary Stage Company begins its second week of performances of their Spring Professional Theatre Series production of Tartuffe by Moliere as adapted by Richard Wilbur. 

In the classic comedic play Tartuffe, the title character fakes extreme piety to gain the affection of Orgon, the patriarch of a family Tartuffe stays with as a houseguest. Orgon’s adulation of Tartuffe tears the family apart. To save Orgon from his own folly and themselves from its consequences, Orgon’s family launches a campaign to expose and punish Tartuffe, rescue their own futures, and restore harmony to their lives.

Randall Duk Kim is Co-Directing and starring in the production with his wife and American Player’s Theatre Co-Founder, Anne Occhiogrosso who also plays Dorine. Randall Duk Kim takes on the role of Orgon, the protagonist of the play, a wealthy middle-aged head of household who has a demanding mother, a son and daughter of marriageable age, an attractive second wife, and a smart-mouthed servant. Once an able and wise man, Orgon has succumbed to religious zealotry, using morality to exercise power over his family.

The CSC production also stars many familiar names to CSC and some new ones. The cast includes: Carl Wallnau, Randall Duk Kim, Anne Occhiogrosso, Collen Smith Wallnau, Diana Cherkas, Nick Bettens, Erin Clark, Luis Rodriguez, Jordan Kaplan, Mark Carovale, Jeremy Ashton, Kai Vialva, Malakii A. Layton, and Olivia Tomlin.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00-5:00 pm and two hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. Centenary Stage Company can also be found across social media platforms; Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter. Like and follow to receive the latest in CSC news and special offers. 

The 2023-24 Season of Performing Arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, the John and Margaret Post Foundation, The New Jersey Theatre Alliance, the CSC corporate sponsors, including Platinum Season Sponsor the House of the Good Shepherd, Silver Sponsors, Heath Village, Visions Federal Credit Union, Explore Warren, and Fulton Bank, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.