The Imaginary Invalid 07-08

Written and first performed while Molière 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 Angélique off to a doctor, so that he’ll always have a physician around. But Angélique loves another man, and her attempts to persuade her father to let her marry him lead to outrageous tricks and disguises. Molière’s keen wit and hilarious characters take center stage in this knockabout farce. Keith Baxter (Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Rivals, The Country Wife) returns to direct a cast that includes René Auberjonois in his Shakespeare Theatre Company debut.

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René Aurberjonois*
Molière / Argan

Nancy Robinette*
Toinette

Gia Mora*
Angélique

Kailin O’Neal
Beline

Drew Eshelman*
Bonnefoi

Tony Roach*
Cleante

John Robert Tillotson*
Diafoirus Sr.

Levi Ben-Israel*
Thomas Diafoirus

Emily Whitworth
Louison

David Manis*
Fleurant

Drew Eshelman*
Purgon

Peter Land*
Beralde

John Robert Tillotson*
Gorgibus

Peter Land*
Pulchinello

David Manis*
Sganarelle

Vince Eisenson
Valere

Kara Quick
Lucile

Anna Stone*
Flora

Todd Scofield
Gros-Rene

Anna Stone*
Sabine

Ian Pedersen
Boy

Vince Eisenson
Harlequin

Kara Quick
Columbine

Leslie Sarah Cohen, Danielle Davy, Chris Dinolfo, Keith Scott McDonald, Marissa Molnar
Members of the Troop

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Keith Baxter
Director

Gillian Lynne
Musical Staging

Simon Higlett
Set Designer

Robert Perdziola
Costume Designer

Peter West
Lighting Designer

Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Original Music

Martin Desjardins
Sound Designer

Barbara Irvine
Music Director/Additional Music

Ellen O’Brien
Voice and Text Coach

Anthony Luciano
Assistant Director

Akiva Fox
Literary Associate

Brandon Prendergast*
Stage Manager

Cary Louise Gillett*
Assistant Stage Manager

Stuart Howard, May Schecter, Paul Howard
Casting

Merry Aldreman
Associate Casting Director

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