George Dandin

About the Play

 

George Dandin….recital of a wrecked dream….

Rich peasant, George Dandin married Angelique, daughter of a ruined aristocrat gentleman, and obtained the title of “Monsieur de la Dandinière”. But it does not take long to realize that, this marriage is a real bad bargain, actually an un-holy engagement, and a unilateral decision of a confused husband. Learning from Lubin, the young messenger of Clitandre, his wife willingly allows his master to an illicit love, trying to make Dandin break the case in the eyes of Angelique’s parents who despise. Three times while Dandin is about to prove the lightness of his wife, the situation turns against him. And it is ridiculed and humiliated that he should present himself to apologize to those who have made a mistake. Finally Dandin can realize his folly, and concludes the journey of his dream hanging from a branch of his favorite Cherry tree.

If things in fact go against us, it is pointless to be wise.

 

About the Playwright

Moliere, born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673), was the son of a prosperous upholsterer and Furniture maker. After receiving an excellent education, he abandoned a promising future with his father at the age of twenty one to join nine other young people in founding the “Theatre Illustre”. At this time ho took the name Moliere. After the company failed in paris, they toured the provinces for fifteen years, polishing their skills and learning to please audiences.

In 1658 the company was invented to play for the king, who was sufficiently pleased to let them use a Court Theatre for public performances. Moliere remained in Paris thereafter, often stirring up controversy with plays that satirized obsessive behavior and repressive custom but enjoying the favor of the king, for whose festivals he wrote entertainments and who awarded the company an annual subsidy. Lie Shakespeare, Moliere was involved in every aspects of the theatre. He was head of his Company, its principal Actor and its principal Playwright. Moliere performed in a theatre owned by the king but open to the general public.

Moliere died virtually on stage, having taken ill while performing the title role in his “The Imaginary Invalid” and surviving only a few hours.

Director’s Note

For me continuing the courses especially designed for the actors is a dream come true. And I rejoice in the success of all the Fameans. For years I’d always wanted to build an Arena for the Theatre Practitioners. I never thought I’d actually be doing it. There are so many ebbs and flows, peaks and throughs to go through but which is inspired me very much that is a tremendous support from the younger generations. I do admire their enthusiasm and unconditional love for the theatre. As a result of it all the Fameans are gathering onto a single platform, trying to know themselves and exploring their capability to appreciate the pioneers of the Theatre World and their work. So, in this phase we have chosen Moliere, the master of the comedy and his one of the leading play “Le marriage Force” to appreciate a new Theatrical experience. All the situations and the Characters of these plays are based on real human relations and emotions.

As a director of the play I’ve mostly concentrated on the beauty of Molieres dialogue, his knitting of the plots and the way he has created the complication. Where beneath all the humorous incidents there is a cruelty of the reality. I’ve tried to unveiled those things at the time of making the play.

I believe that entertainment offers something to look forward to, to enjoy, reacting to and yes, also to dream about. That’s the very important benefit of the art-they enable us to dream new dreams. And this is our ultimate motto.

 

Cast

Al Nomaan/ Saifur Rahman Parvez     as     George Dandin

Imtiaz Barshon/Md. Mubidur Rahman Sujat/Md. Yasir Arafat     as     Lubin

Saifur Rahman Parvez/Tapos Chakraborty/Shahriar Mahmud/Kamal Barua     as     Monsieur Sotenvillie

Shutopa Barua/Poly Chowdhury Boby/Nazia Tabassum Nancy     as     Madam Sotenvillie

Akhi Majumder/ Manisa Orchy     as     Angelique

Andalib Ayesha Ajim/Rowshan Ara Ruma/Poly Chowdhury Boby     as     Claudine

Sohrab Hero/Rumal Barua     as     Clitandre

Sumon Barua/Hasibul Alam     as     Playwright

 

Credit

Playwright  :  Moliere

Set, Light, Costume & Music Design  :  Ashim Das

Technical Assistance  :  Amllan Barua

Music Operate  :  Ali Afsar Jumman

Make-Up  :  Tapos Chakraborty

Photograph Courtesy  :  Morshed Himadri, Sadi

Set Making  :  Md. Forkan, Md. Shahjahan

Production Control  :  Tilottoma Sengupta

FOH  :  Fameans