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The Imaginary Invalid (Stone)

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 8m

Jean Baptiste Molière, Merritt Stone

Translated and adapted by Merritt Stone.

Monsieur Ardin, the imaginary invalid, is a thoroughgoing hypochondriac. His daughter, Angelique, is in love with Cleante. But Ardin insists that she shall marry the son of a doctor and a doctor himself, Thomas Defois. Toinette, the maid and Beralde, Ardin's brother, do everything possible to dissuade Ardin in his determination to marry Angelique to the stupid Thomas.

The Imaginary Invalid (Stone)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 8m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Parody / Spoof
  • Suggested Use
    • Cutting Approved for Competition
    • UIL Approved
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
Monsieur Ardin, the imaginary invalid, is a thoroughgoing hypochondriac. His daughter, Angelique, is in love with Cleante. But Ardin insists that she shall marry the son of a doctor and a doctor himself, Thomas Defois. Toinette, the maid and Beralde, Ardin's brother, do everything possible to dissuade Ardin in his determination to marry Angelique to the stupid Thomas. Beline, Ardin's shrewish wife, is determined that Angelique shall become a nun so that there will be no one but she, Beline, to inherit Ardin's estate. By many tricks, Toinette and Beralde show up Beline as the mercenary she is and the doctors as the fools they are.
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Performing Groups
MONSIEUR ARDIN - the invalid. 
TOINETTE - the maid. 
ANGELIQUE - the elder daugher of Ardin . 
BELINE - the wife of Ardin. 
MONSIEUR DE BONNEFOI - the notary. 
CLEANTE - the lover of Angelique. 
MONSIEUR DEFOIS - a doctor. 
THOMAS DEFOIS - his son. 
LOUISE - the younger daughter of Ardin. 
BERALDE - the brother of Ardin. 
MONSIEUR FLEURANTE - the apothecary. 
MONSEIUR PURJON - another doctor. 
  • Time Period 17th Century
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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Jean Baptiste Molière

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Merritt Stone

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