Special event

The Liar (Le Menteur) by Pierre Corneille

Join Alliance Française for the Denver Center Theatre Company’s final dress rehearsal of “The Liar” Thursday, September 15th at 6:30 pm at The Space Theatre.    This event is a VIP fundraising performance and tickets are only available through Alliance Fran çaise! Be the first to see this hilarious production with your friends from Alliance Française!

Synopsis:
Dorante has one little problem: he can’t stop lying to get what he wants, including the lovely Clarice. Mistaken identities, tall tales and complications abound in this classic comedy by French writer Pierre Corneille, transformed into hilarious rhyming verse by David Ives (All in the Timing). 

Predecessor to Molière and Racine, Pierre Corneille was a trailblazing French dramatist known both for his tragedies and satirical comedies.  His comic masterpiece, The Liar, was written midway through his long career and perfectly captures his style of comedy which he describes as “une peinture de la conversation des honnêtes gens.” This staging of Corneille’s neoclassical gem, adapted by comic playwright David Ives with a twist of updating and delightful rhyming couplets, will prove that style and humor go hand in hand.

Space Theatre
Denver Center for Performing Arts
1101 13th St, Denver

Ticket prices: $30
Purchase online or call 303.831.0304
A portion of your ticket price will benefit Alliance Française de Denver.