Adapted from Moli癡re�� The Misanthrope, David Ives�� The School for Lies tells the comic tale of Frank, who shares with Moli癡re�� Alceste a venomous hatred of the hypocrisy that
surrounds him. Like his predecessor, Frank gets into trouble for insulting the work of a dreadful poet and falls in love with Celimene, a witty widow. In Ives�� madcap version, however,
Celimene returns Frank�� affection because she wrongly believes him to be King Louis XIV�� bastard brother. Borrowing from Shakespeare, reality TV, and everything in between, The School for
Lies is an inspired entertainment as well as a pointed study in self-delusion, all rendered in sparkling couplets.
