The Imaginary Invalid June 29, 2008

Written and first performed while Moliere was dying, 'The Imaginary Invalid' targets the medical quacks of 17th-century France. The eccentric and wealthy hypochondriac Argan decides to marry his strong-willed daughter Angelique off to a doctor so that he'll always have a physician around. But Angelique loves another man, and her attempts to persuade her father to let her marry him lead to outrageous tricks and disguises. Moliere's keen wit and hilarious characters take center stage in this knockabout farce.