The Imaginary Invalid

Files

Streaming Media

Playwright

Moliere. An adaptation by Miles Malleson

Performance Dates

March 8,9,10 and March 13-16, 1985

Creative Team

Director............................................Ed Vaughan

Scenic & Lighting Designer.............Michael S. Slane

Costume Designer...........................Lucy Lee Reuther

Synopsis

The Imaginary Invalid (1673), by the great comedic playwright Molière (whose full name was Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), is a satire about the 17th-century medical profession. Its intended audience was the French aristocracy, primarily King Louis XIV (known as “the Sun King”). Molière played the lead character, Argan the hypochondriac, and in an ironic turn of events, would end up dying from tuberculosis just hours after the last performance. In its original form, the three-act play combines comedy with dance (“ballets”) and and musical interludes.

http://www.supersummary.com/the-imaginary-invalid/summary/

Disciplines

Acting | Dance | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History

Keywords

College Theater, Otterbein University Theatre, Musical Theatre, Drama

Recommended Citation

Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, "The Imaginary Invalid" (1985). 1984-1985 Season. 1.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/production_1984-1985/1