Huntington College News Release
Contact John W. Paff, Public Relations Director (260) 359-4048 or 358-7074
Huntington College Theatre to present
FOR RELEASE-- February 10, 1999
HUNTINGTON, IN—
Huntington College Theatre will present Tartuffe, directed by C. McNair Wilson, on the Merillat Center of the Arts Mainstage on March 4, 5, and 6. All performances will start at 8:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advanced by calling the Theatre Department Box Office at 219/359-4275. There will be limited "festival" seating for this intimate production, so people are encouraged to purchase tickets early. Tickets go on sale to the community on February 17 and cost $8 for adults and $6 for seniors, students, and children. The Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 1-5pm.Tartuffe is a 300 year-old Moliere comedy about a family that is disrupted by religious hypocrisy. It emphasizes the necessity for truth in relationships, both with people around us and with ourselves. Wilson’s enthusiasm for directing Tartuffe at Huntington College is infectious.
"What do we believe in, really? What is the object of our faith and how do we know that it is Truth? What is the heart of our faith? What is the call of Christ? ‘Tartuffe’ deals with all of this powerfully, directly, and even humorously. But our friend Moliere never treats faith flippantly," said Wilson.
The cast includes some of Huntington College’s finest student actors:
- Aaron Anderson, a senior theater major from Beloit, Wisconsin, as Tartuffe, a hypocrite.
- Phil Salazar, a freshman theater major from Adrian, Michigan, as Orgon.
- Rebekah Ward, a junior theater and youth ministry major from Huntington, West Virginia, as Elmire, Orgon’s wife.
- Sarah Stanek, a sophomore theater major from Indianapolis, Indiana, as Mmme. Pernelle, Orgon’s mother.
- Amanda Zirkle, a freshman English education major from Knightstown, Indiana, as Dorine, a housekeeper.
- Matt A. Ricke, a freshman theater major from Huntington, Indiana, as Damis, Orgon’s son.
- Merial Teodori, a sophomore theater major from Richmond, Virginia, as Marianne, Orgon’s daughter.
- John T. Warden, a sophomore theater major from Napoleon, Ohio, as Valere, in love with Marianne.
- Ryan Mooney, a sophomore music education major and theater minor from Contintental, Ohio, as Cleante, Orgon’s brother-in-law.
- Eva C. Swan, a sophomore from Campbellsville, Kentucky, as Flipote, Mmme. Pernalle’s maid.
- Sharra Sieminski, a freshman communication major from Washington, DC, as M. Loyal, a bailif.
- Josh Haber, a senior youth ministry major from Ft. Wayne, Indiana, as an Officer of King Louis XIV.
- Matt Hallman, a freshman theater major from Montgomery, Michigan, as Alphonse, a servant of Orgon.
Huntington College is an independent, four-year, coeducational, Christian college of the liberal arts. Huntington College offers graduate and undergraduate programs in nearly 50 academic concentrations. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington College is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in Huntington, Indiana.
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