The Imaginary Invalid

A preview of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of "The Imaginary Invalid," directed by Keith Baxter with Musical Staging by Gillian Lynne. Molière's last play, "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.