The rain that arrived in Brooklyn by the bucketful in the middle of Act II of “Tartuffe” on Saturday would normally have stopped the show. But now isn’t normal for the young theater company Molière in the Park, whose name and mission promise outdoor performance. That might not have mattered if it weren’t so good, but this is an implicitly political “Tartuffe,” full of delight for our undelightful time. That was partly the message of the technical workaround, which turned disadvantages of the format — the lack of intimacy, the unreal space, the inevitable glitches — into advantages of access. Many more people could watch, for one thing, and could see the actors more closely than usual even if the actors could not see back.

Source: New York Times June 29, 2020 17:26 UTC