CSC's Galaxy Series opens with a one-man comedy
CHADRON – Members of a theatrical caravan have fallen ill and one actor, Moliere, must carry the show with props, costume changes and audience participation. This is the premise of “Moliere Than Thou,” a one man comedy by Timothy Mooney coming to Chadron State College Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
For tickets, contact the CSC Box Office at 308-432-6207 or boxoffice@csc.edu. Box office hours are weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 6 p.m. The box office is open at 5 p.m. on performance days.
Moliere is the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin a 17th century French playwright and actor. Mooney uses satire and irony to point out the folly and excess of some of Moliere’s enemies: doctors, lawyers and hypocrites. Reviews praise Mooney for bringing Moliere back to life with his wide variety of wigs and energetic stage presence.
Mooney, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate, performs routines from “Tartuffe,” “Don Juan,” “The Doctor in Spite of Himself,” “The Precious Young Maidens,” “The Misanthrope,” “The School for Wives” and other Moliere plays.
On his website, Mooney shares a review from the “Edmonton Journal” that compares his portrayal of peasants, noblemen, cunning servants and naive middle-class lackeys to a one-man “Saturday Night Live” 17th century scoundrels convention.
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