The Miser

The Miser is one of the most celebrated and frequently performed works by J. B. P. Molière. In the main character Harpagon, the author captured eternal human traits - unhealthy desires, greed, suspicion, and fear that can dominate and distort a person if they succumb to it.

Molière's Miser is not simply someone who unhealthily accumulates money - greed is his disease, his religion, his worldview, and his mission. He subordinates everything he does to it, including his relationships with loved ones and love itself. Molière did not invent this type - he simply captured a character who has always existed and will always exist among people. The figure changes clothes, hairstyle, political affiliation, and social origin, but we will find it in every era and in every larger society.

Cast: Harpagon - Pavel Zedníček, Elise - Marika Procházková, Cleant - Ondřej Novák / Aleš Petráš, Frosine - Jana Švandová, Mariane - Sarah Prachařová / Lenka Netušilová, Valère - Roman Štabrňák / Lukáš Král, Simon / Jacob - Michal Pleskot, Anselmo - Zdeněk Palusga / Jan Monczka, La Flèche - Kristián Kašpar, Commissioner / Servant - Lukáš Matocha.

Performance duration is 150 minutes including intermission.