Matthew Broderick and David Cross will star in Lucas Hnath’s new version of Molière’s Tartuffe in an Off Broadway production opening in late fall.
The New York Theatre Workshop production will also feature Obie Award winner Emily Davis (Is This A Room) as Mariane, RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca del Rio as Mme Pernelle, Tony Award nominee Amber Gray (Hadestown) as Elmire, Obie Award winner Ryan Haddad (Dark Disabled Stories) as Damis, Tony Award winner Francis Jue (Yellow Face) as Cleante, Tony Award winner Lisa Kron (Fun Home) as Dorine, and Emmy Award nominee Ike Ufomadu (Ziwe) as Valére.
The production will be directed by Sarah Benson (Teeth).
Hnath’s credits include A Doll’s House, Part 2, Hillary and Clinton and Dana H., which told a harrowing true story about the playwright’s mother.
The New York Theatre Workshop synopsis of the production describes the new version as “a razor-sharp reinvention of Molière’s iconoclastic comedy in a mad-dash production full of ferocious wit, outrageous design, and downright buffoonery.”
Tartuffe will feature scenic design by the design collective dots, costume design by Enver Chakartash, lighting design by Stacey Derosier and sound design by Peter Mills Weiss.
