Clinton - The Mississippi College Players will present Moliere's The Misanthrope on Oct. 21, 22, 23 25, and 26 at 7 p.m. and on Sun., Oct. 24 for a 2 p.m. matinee in Aven Little Theater. Tickets are $3.00 for students, faculty/staff, or seniors and $5 for adults.
The Misanthrope is Moliere's attack of hypocrisy within society. As much an indictment today as it was in its original setting, MC's version will be staged in a Southern sorority house. Austin Helms tackles the challenging lead of Alceste, the character who cannot abide
the hypocrisy which he sees at every turn. His love interest Celimene,
portrayed by Emily Hopkins, is ironically the biggest flatterer of them
all. Other courtiers of Celimene are Oronte (Jacob Kirchner), Acaste
(Brandon Hembree) and Clitandre (Christopher Hudson). Alceste's other
pursuers are Arsinoe (Erin Gamble) and Eliante (Elizabeth Roseberry).
Philinte (Stephen Garrett) rounds out the major characters as
Alceste's friend and Eliante's courtier. Stuart Tully, Savannah
Guyton, and Kalen Vollendorf round out the cast. This classic French
Farce is a verse comedy, filled with verbal and intellectual humor, and
stock full of engaging characters.
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