Molière and His Masks
Simon Falguières / Compagnie le K
A comedy about the life of France’s most famous playwright—Molière, of course—this delightfully anachronistic play engages with our own times. A few planks of wood, a curtain, costumes, masks, and six actors and musicians are all it takes to bring a world to life. Farce, political fable, and historical narrative intertwine in a whirlwind as we follow a traveling theater troupe. Set to the rhythm of a cavalcade, roles and events follow one another without pause: Molière, Madeleine Béjart, Louis XIV, Richelieu, hypocritical devout and courtiers… A celebratory play, imbued with a collective utopia where creative freedom clashes with power.
