By: Molière (1622-1673)
Love is the Best Doctor by Molière is a delightful comedic play that explores the power of love and its ability to heal even the most stubborn of individuals. The story follows two couples who are entangled in a web of misunderstandings and deceit, but ultimately find their way back to each other through the power of love.
Molière's wit and clever dialogue shine in this play, keeping the audience entertained from start to finish. The characters are richly drawn and each have their own distinct personalities, making for a dynamic and engaging cast of characters.
What makes this play truly stand out is its message of the transformative power of love. Through a series of comedic misunderstandings and mishaps, the characters come to realize that love is the ultimate cure for their ailments, both physical and emotional.
Overall, Love is the Best Doctor is a charming and heartwarming play that is sure to leave a smile on your face. Molière's timeless wit and wisdom shine through in this delightful tale of love, healing, and redemption. Book Description: Four most fashionable doctors are called in by Sganarelle to cure his daughter, but instead they argue about everything and Sganarelle is driven to the streets where he finds a quack and his daughter's disguised lover.
Moliere: "This is only a slight impromptu, a simple pencil sketch, which it has pleased the King to have made into an entertainment. It is the most hastily composed of all those written by order of his Majesty; and when I say that it was sketched, written, learned, and acted in five days, I shall only be speaking the truth."
This is a spoken version, without the original songs and dances to the music of Lully. - Summary by ToddHW
Cast list:
Comedy: TJ Burns
Music: Rapunzelina
The Ballet: Availle
Sganarelle, father to Lucinde: Larry Wilson
Clitandre, in love with Lucinde: Tomas Peter
Monsieur Guillaume, dealer in hangings: Victor Villarraza
Monsieur Josse, goldsmith: Craig Franklin
Monsieur Tomes, a physician: Sonia
Monsieur Desfonandres, a physician: ToddHW
Monsieur Macroton, a physician: Son of the Exiles
Monsieur Bahis, a physician: DrPGould
Monsieur Filerin, a physician: alanmapstone
A Notary: Zames Curran
Lucinde, Sganarelle's daughter: Jessie Percival
Aminta, Sganarelle's neighbor: SaraHale
Lucretia, Sganarelle's niece: Leanne Yau
Lisette, maid to Lucinde: Eva Davis
A Quack: Nemo
Stage Directions: Sandra Schmit
Editor: ToddHW
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