
Imaginary Invalid
A new adaptation of the best play ever written about the health care industry. A rich hypochondriac surrounds himself with a host of veritable quacks eager to take his money by promising cures to an array of suspect illnesses. This Invalid is smart, in your face, and wickedly funny, taking you from a Parisian drawing room to Purgatory for an epic battle between the forces of good and evil. The passing of years has only heightened the absurd accuracy of this dead-on take on healthcare as a system where no one is blameless – neither the doctors nor their patients.
Visionary director Dominique Serrand, artistic director/co-founder of Tony Award-winning Theatre de la Jeune Lune, helms this irreverent PlayMakers commission of a timeless classic. His longtime collaborator, Steven Epp, will be featured as the “Invalid.” Their production of The Miser seared stages at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Boston’s American Repertory Theatre and was celebrated as everything Molière should be – poignant and hilarious,
grotesque and beautiful.
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REVIEWS
PlayMakers Rep’s Imaginary Invalid: “Ain’t that some shit!”
by Byron Woods
Indy Week
PlayMakers Rep’s Premiere of David Ball’s Zany New Adaptation of Molière’s “Imaginary Invalid” Is a Hit
by Dawn Reno Langley
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
‘Imaginary Invalid’ silly but funny
by Roy C. Dicks
The News & Observer
Gonzo Molière at PlayMakers Rep
by Kate Dobbs Ariail
The Five Points Star & CVNC
‘Imaginary Invalid’ reinterprets 17th-century comedy on health care
by Katelyn Trela
The Daily Tar Heel
PlayMakers brings edgy comedy about health care
by Elizabeth Baker
The Daily Tar Heel
Indy Pick: Imaginary Invalid
by Zach Smith
Indy Week
David Ball’s New Version of Molière’s “Imaginary Invalid” Will Premiere Oct. 27th at PlayMakers Rep
by Robert W. McDowell
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
PlayMakers premieres new adaptation of Molière’s ‘Imaginary Invalid’
Durham Herald Sun
PlayMakers Presents IMAGINARY INVALID, 10/24
Broadway World