The Liar
By David Ives
Adapted from the comedy by Pierre Corneille
Produced by the Darthmouth College
Department of Theater
February 2013
Directed by James Horton
Choreography by Josh Feder
Music Direction by Joel Mercier
Tracks & Sound Design by Joel Mercier
Production Design by Georgi Alexi-Meskhishvili
Set in Paris, 1643, Dorante is a charming young man newly arrived in the capital, and he has but a single flaw: He cannot tell the truth. After meeting a manservant who cannot tell a lie, and falling in love with a charming young woman whom he unfortunately mistakes for her friend, misunderstandings and a series of breathtakingly intricate lies springs one of the Western world's greatest comedies, a sparkling urban romance as fresh as the day Pierre Corneille wrote it, brilliantly adapted for today by All in the Timing's David Ives.
