Title
Files
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