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In Pierre Corneille’s frothy yet biting comedy of light hearts and lighter words, trouble arrives in Paris in the form of Dorante, a young law student with martial and marital ambitions.
Feb 1, 2017 · Writer David Ives talks about his prolific and wide-ranging playwriting career, including his new comedy at the Classic Stage Company, The Liar, loosely adapted from Le Menteur by Pierre...
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Jan 26, 2017 · The titular liar, Doronte, tells astonishing whoppers in order to gain the hand of Clarice, a beautiful young woman he meets in the Tuileries. Or is it Lucrece, her shy friend, he’s fallen for?
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Jan 26, 2017 · Pierre Corneille’s 1644 comedy follows the misadventures of a pathological teller of falsehoods, and his compulsively honest servant.
- January 27, 2017
Apr 20, 2010 · Robert Siegel talks to David Ives about his English adaptation of the French play The Liar. The play is about a man who can never tell the truth.
The third of Ives’ French comedy adaptations to be presented by the Classic Stage Company following 2011’s The School for Lies, from Moliere’s The Misanthrope, and 2014’s The Heir Apparent from Jean-François Regnard, The Liar may just be the funniest and wittiest of the three. Directed by Michael Kahn who staged the world premiere of ...
Aug 17, 2014 · Highlights: Playwright David Ives describes The Liar as his ‘translaptation’ of a 17th century comedy by French playwright Pierre Corneille. Ives’ work had its premiere in Washington, DC in 2010 and since has been performed in Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, among other locales.
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