frolicsome

The staging is frolicsome but visually monotonous — a problem for a play that is much longer than it needs to be.

Even Bauman’s funniest musical bits get swallowed in the show’s frothy, frolicsome relentlessness.

A pile of luggage, the vaulted ceiling of a Victorian train station, a sliding staircase and a frolicsome bookcase conjure the various settings with minimal fuss.

“Tartuffe: Born Again” might not satisfy purists, but anyone looking for a frolicsome encounter with a classic comedy in the most divine natural setting will leave with a smile.

And the version we love and know best is the frolicsome, often gaudy pleasure pier, redolent of the scents of corn dogs and popcorn and fishy waters.