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DirectorComposer/Music Director

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Daniel CantorAlexander BonoffVincent MountainLindsay BalakaAbbey KojimaWilliam CedarLillian ColeAlexis Breese

There will be one intermission.

The Imaginary Invalid is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

a comedy by Molièretranslated and adapted by James Magruder

Le Malade Imaginaire premiered on February 10, 1673,at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris.

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Cast of CharaCters

Argan, the imaginary invalid .................................................................... Jesse AaronsonToinette, his servant ........................................................................................Kay KelleyAngélique, his daughter ...........................................................................Savanna CrosbyBéline, his second wife .............................................................................. Delaney MoroBonnefoi, a notary .........................................................................................Erin CroomCléante, in love with Angélique ...........................................................Sam Bell-GurwitzDr. Diaforus.............................................................................................. Eric Myrick IIThomas Diaforus, his son ........................................................................Brendan AlpinerLouise, Argan’s younger daughter .......................................................... Anna MarkowitzBéralde, brother to Argan .................................................................. Elyakeem AvrahamFleurant, an apothecary ..................................................................... Annamarie KasperDr. Purgon .....................................................................................................Justin Choi

Entr’acte Company ............ Brendan Alpiner, Alex Bonoff, Justin Choi, Kevin Corbett, Caleb Foote, Annamarie Kasper, Kay Kelley, Eric Myrick II, Alexandra Reynolds, Liliana Talwatte, Carly Van Liere

from the DireCtor

The first association many people have with The Imaginary Invalid is that it’s a satire of the medical profession. While that’s certainly one aspect of the play, I don’t quite see it as the play’s dominant theme. Argan’s hypochondria, his manic pursuit of a cure for his “ills” is, deeper down, an expression of a less definable emotional ache. Argan substitutes a list of imagined maladies for that ache, so to convince himself a material solution is possible. As a variation on that theme, his daughter Angélique similarly “aches”. She, too, thinks the solution lies outside of herself, in her case in the object of her affections, Cléante. If she can just have Cléante, all will be well.

Argan and Angélique each ache, but each in the ways typical of their age: Angélique pines romantically, while Argan grieves the slipping physical and social power that can come with aging. Indeed, his insistence that he’s ill is as attention getting as anything else -- if he’s sick and dying, well, nobody will have license to leave him.

Both Argan and Angélique are naïve or foolish in their own ways. Of course none of us can ever fully escape life’s pangs, though there’s good fun in seeing others try. While ultimately there are no panaceas, how human to believe there are, and how funny to grasp for them. And Molière has created a world of delightful freaks in The Imaginary Invalid, each passionately grasping for silver bullets. To our good fortune, James Magruder has written a spirited and contemporary translation/adaptation of the play that captures the full verve and hilarity of the 1673 original. We hope you enjoy it.

— Daniel Cantor

about the authors

molière (Jean-baptiste poquelin) (1622-1673) remains one of France’s best known playwrights. Born in Paris, Molière’s father was a prosperous merchant, but his mother died when he was ten. He attended Jesuit school then briefly pursued a degree in law before choosing a career in theatre. At the age of twenty-one Molière founded the Illustre Théâtre with a group of friends. The company was never able to compete with established theatres in Paris, so eventually Molière joined an itinerant company led by the actor

Charles Dufresne. The company received the patronage of the king’s brother, which led to a command performance before Louis XIV in 1658. They performed Molière’s own farce The Fleet-footed Doctor which amused the king so much that he granted Molière the use of a Paris theater. Molière was best known for his “comédie-ballet” style. He created a skillful patterning of dialogue which is designed to enhance the typically intense physical presentation of the play. People also took notice of his choice of content — a satiric commentary on society that explores eternal human foibles and obsessions. Not surprisingly the plays had many detractors. For example, his study of religious hypocrisy, Tartuffe, was denounced by the church and proscribed by Parliament after its premiere in 1664. Revised twice, the ban was not lifted until 1669. Molière fared little better with Don Juan (1665); its free-thinking title character incurred the wrath of the censors immediately after opening night and the play disappeared from the repertoire. Still, by 1665, Molière’s company was awarded regular pensions from the crown, and took the title of La Troupe du Roi. The Misanthrope and The Doctor in Spite of Himself premiered a year later, followed by The Miser (1668) and The Learned Ladies (1672). Molière’s last play proved to be The Imaginary Invalid in 1673. During the fourth performance Molière, ironically playing the hypochondriac Argan, was seized with a genuine coughing fit and died later that night.

James magruDer (Translation/Adaptation) is a fiction writer, playwright, and translator. His translations and adaptations for the stage include Christmas Carol 1941, Marivaux’s The Triumph Of Love (Center Stage, Classic Stage Company, La Jolla Playhouse), the book for its musical version, Triumph Of Love (Broadway and beyond, Germany, and Japan), Labiche’s Eating Crow, Lesage’s Turcaret, Dancourt’s Knight Errant, Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid, Bougie Man, The Miser, and Gozzi’s The Love of Three Oranges. His plays Penelope & the Sterile Field, Too Much of Me, Nine Rooms Worth, Dead Parents, Pissing Match, and Dunkler-Related Disorders have been staged in Baltimore, Atlanta, and New York, and published in The Art of the One-Act, Third Coast, and Arts & Letters. His Three French Comedies was named an Outstanding Literary Translation by the American Literary Translators Assoc. His writing has been supported by the MacDowell Colony, where he was a Thornton Wilder Fellow; the Maryland State Arts Council; the New Harmony Project; the Ucross Foundation; the Blue Mountain Center; the Jerome Foundation; and the 2010 Sewanee Writers’ Conference, where he was a Walter E. Dakin Fellow in Fiction. He holds degrees in French literature from Cornell and Yale and a DFA from the Yale School of Drama. He teaches dramaturgy at Swarthmore College, fiction at the University of Baltimore, and playwriting at Princeton University.

about the Cast Jesse aaronson (Argan) sophomore, BFA Perf., Denver, CObrenDan alpiner (Thomas Diaforus/Entr’acte Company) junior, BFA Perf., Franklin, MIelyakeem avraham (Béralde) sophomore, BFA Perf., Atlanta, GAsam bell-gurwitz (Cléante) sophomore, BFA Perf., West Newton, MAalex bonoff (Lead Musican/Norwegian) senior, BM Vocal Perf., Minnetonka, MNJustin Choi (Dr. Purgon/ Entr’acte Company) junior, BFA Perf./BA Economics, Walnut

Creek, CAkevin Corbett (The President) sophomore, BFA Perf./BA Organizational Studies,

Okemos, MIerin Croom (Bonnefoi) sophomore, BFA Perf., Atlanta, GAsavanna Crosby (Angélique) sophomore, BFA Perf., Hingham, MACaleb foote (Polichinelle) senior, BFA Perf., Ypsilanti, MIannamarie kasper (Fleurant/ Entr’acte Company) sophomore, BFA Perf./BMA Cello

Perf., Austin, TXkay kelley (Toinette/ Entr’acte Company) junior, BFA Perf., Wellesley, MAanna markowitz (Louise) sophomore, BFA Perf., Croton on Hudson, NYDelaney moro (Béline) junior, BFA Perf., Mahwah, NJeriC myriCk ii (Dr. Diaforus/ Entr’acte Company) senior, BFA Perf., Ypsilanti, MIalexanDra reynolDs (Entr’acte Company) first-year, BFA Perf., Chelsea, MIliliana talwatte (Entr’acte Company) first-year, BFA Perf., London, EnglandCarly van liere (Zerbinetta) sophomore, BFA Perf., Greenbrae, CA

about the Creative team linDsay balaka (Costume Designer) is a fourth year BFA design and production candidate with a concentration in costume design. U-M: Sun & Shadows (Puppet build team), The Tempest (CD), Caroline or Change (Assistant CD), Barber of Seville (Assistant CD). Basement Arts: In the Next Room (CD). Professional: Costumer in Walt Disney World’s Creative Costuming department.

alexis breese (Stage Manager) is a senior bachelor of theatre arts major with a minor in creative writing. U-M: The Comedy of Errors; Currents & Crossings; Caroline, or Change. Regional Theatre: O’Neill Theater Center: Nat’ l Puppetry Conference, Slaughterhouse – Five, We Live in Cairo, Nat’ l Cabaret Conference. Other: Spring Awakening, Salto Dance Company Showcase.

alexanDer bonoff (Composer/Music Director) is a senior BMA candidate in voice performance with a minor in entrepreneurship. U-M: Music Direction: Basement Arts: Passing Strange (Music Coordinator). Acting: The Magic Flute. Musket: Spring Awakening. UMGASS: Yeomen of the Guard, Pirates of Penzance. Regional Theatre: Mosaic: In the Heights (Music Director). Alexander is also an active soloist and chorister, with performances at venues across the country that include The White House, New York’s Beacon Theatre and The Town Hall, and Detroit’s Fox Theatre and Comerica Park.

about the Creative team Daniel Cantor (Director) is an Assoc. Professor in the Dept. of Theatre & Drama. Directing: Westbeth Theater, SoloArts, PSNBC, StandUpNY, Wesleyan Univ., AMDA, Northwestern Univ. Acting: Off-Broadway at the Promenade, Minetta Lane, and Soho Playhouse; National production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile; Regional: Goodman Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Court Theatre, A.C.T., Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Cleveland Play House. TV: Chicago PD, Law & Order; Law & Order: SVU; Law & Order: CI; Conviction; The Sopranos; As the World Turns; Loving, Asphalt Man (Korea).

billy CeDar (Sound Designer) is a student of performing arts technology at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance and a student of business at the Ross School of Business. The sound design for The Imaginary Invalid  is his Performing Arts Technology Senior Thesis. U-M: Stupid F***ing Bird (Assistant Sound Designer).

abbey koJima (Lighting Designer) is a junior BFA design and production candidate with a concentration in lighting design. U-M: UProd: The Arabian Nights (LD), The Music Man (ALD), Love Songs Playaround Shakespeare (LD). MUSKET: Big Fish (LD), How To Succeed... (ALD). Rude Mechanicals: Dancing at Lughnasa (LD). Basement Arts: The Flick (LD), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (LD), A Night of Laughs (LD), The Demise of Lord Blackwell  (LD). Abbey is also the Technical Director of Basement Arts.  Regional Theatre:  Spoleto Festival USA (Apprentice Electrician), Chautauqua Opera (Assistant to the Director of Production).

vinCent mountain (Scenic Designer) is a Professor of Theatre & Drama. U-M: The Comedy of Errors, The Skin of Our Teeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Beaux Stratagem, Brigadoon, Gibson Fleck, Macbeth, Pride and Prejudice, J.B., Playing for Time, The Coronation of Poppea. Regional Theatre: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Macbeth, Orpheus Descending, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Devil’s Disciple, Alley Theatre; Playland, Intiman Theatre; Roosters, Seattle Group; La Traviata, Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Little Women, Central City Opera, Opera Omaha, Chautauqua Opera. Other: MFA in Design, UCSD.

aCknowleDgments

Special thanks to James Magruder for his flexibility. Additional recognition for the late Mark Rucker, who directed the premiere of this adaptation at Yale Repertory Theatre in September 1999. Special appearances by Emily Fischer and Jeffrey Kuras. Additional thanks to Annie Asebrook and Olive Cantor.

This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF). The aim of this national theater

education program is to identify and promote quality in college-level theater productions.

AARON P. DWORKIN, DEANPaul Boylan Collegiate Professor of Music

John Ellis, Assoc. Professor of MusicAssoc. Dean for Productions, Programs & Partnerships

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DRAMAChair ...............................................................Priscilla LindsayDepartment Administrator ............................... Jennifer KnappAdministrative Asst ...................................Lindsay FrischmuthStudent Services ................................................ Patricia Kalosa Performance/Directing ...............Daniel Cantor, Gillian Eaton, Priscilla Lindsay, Annette Masson, Janet Maylie, Robert Najarian, John Neville-Andrews, Malcolm TulipDesign/Production ............... Toni Y. Auletti, Mark Allen Berg, Laura Brinker, Gary Decker, Patrick Drone, Douglas Edwards, Jessica Hahn, Richard W. Lindsay, Jr., Vincent Mountain, Rob Murphy, Christianne Myers, Henry Reynolds, Nancy UffnerTheatre Studies/Playwriting .......Enoch Brater, Anita Gonzalez, Ashley Lucas, Mbala Nkanga, E.J. Westlake, Leigh WoodsArts Mgmt. ....... Jeffrey Kuras, Greg Poggi, Kerianne M. TupacInterarts.....Holly Hughes, Priscilla Lindsay, Christianne MyersProfessors Emeriti ......................Alan Billings, Peter W. Ferran, Erik Fredricksen, Philip Kerr, OyamO, Jerry Schwiebert, Zelma Weisfeld

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Charge Scenic Artist (Power) ..............................Toni Y. AulettiCharge Scenic Artist (Walgreen) .......................Beth SandmaierProperties Master ...........................................Patrick A. DroneAssoc. Properties Master .......................................Sarah TannerProperties Artisan ................................................Dan EricksonTheatrical Lighting Director ............................Mark Allen BergSound Engineers .......................Roger Arnett, Henry ReynoldsCostume Shop Manager ......................................Laura BrinkerAsst. Costume Shop Manager .........................Leslie Ann SmithCutter/Drapers .....Corey Collins, Lea M. Morello, T J WilliamsonCrafts Artisan ...........................................Elizabeth GundersonCostume Stock Administrator .............................. Renae Skoog

PRODUCTION CREWFirst Asst. Stage Manager ..................................... Emily FischerAsst. Stage Managers ....................................... Jonathan Miller, Sophie Raymer, Brittany SchloskeyAsst. Scenic Designer .......................... Eleanor Howell-ShryockAsst. Sound Designer ..................................... Alexander MillerAsst. Master Electrician ......................................... Berrit KellerScenery ..............Sherry Green, Katelyn Johnson, Kellan Kryak, Madeline Rouverol, Daniel Salera, Patrick Thrasher, students of Theatre 250Professional Painter ..................................... Lavinia Hanachiuc Paint .............Paulina Bromberg, Jordan Andre, Leah Mattfield, Jordan Samuels, Tanner Porter, Caroline-Michele Uy, Aidan Ziegler-Hansen, students of Theatre 250 & 252Properties ........Rachel Kaplow, James Chau, Sarah McNamara, Jordyn Norkey, Brittany Schloskey, Jessica Schloskey, Anton Volovsek, Steven Wezelman, students of Theatre 250 & 252Professional Stitchers .. Patty Branam, Rene Plante, Suzanne YoungCostumes ..............................Lindsay Balaka, Camille Charara, Jean-Luc Deladurantaye, Kayleigh Laymon, Sophie Raymer, Rowan Renstrom-Richards, Jasper Richter, Janin Rosas, Grace Santamaria, Michaela Tanksley, Michayla VanTreeck, students of Theatre 250 & 252Sound............................................................ Alexandria ButlerTheatrical Lighting ....................Martijn Appelo, Jessica Balaka, Rachel Banks, Jennifer Barretto, Sten Eikrem, Eric Fegan, Sarah Frank, Janak Jha, Berrit Keller, Abbey Kojima, Megan Oosthoek, Benjamin Richer, Jacqueline Saldana, Nicholas Shafer, Christopher Simko, Steven Wezelman, Kaiqi Zhu, students of Theatre 250 & 252

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The University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre & Dance gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their support of productions at the School. Gifts to U-M SMTD productions help support all aspects of productions - sets, costumes, lighting, sound, guest artists, and more - for all the School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s mainstage shows. These funds assist in providing SMTD students with practical training experience and the opportunity to network with guest professionals. Thank you.

U-M SMTD Production Support Gifts from July 1, 2014 - January 29, 2016

We apologize for any omissions or errors made in this donor listing. Please direct questions or comments to the School of Music, Theatre & Dance Office of Development & External Relations at 734-764-5613.

Friends of Theatre & Drama supports the SMTD Department of Theatre & Drama by providing vital discretionary support for scholarship funding to attract the most talented prospective students to the University of Michigan. Additionally, Friends’ support brings visiting artists, guest directors, agents, and other industry insiders to Ann Arbor to work with students and creates performance opportunities our students need to succeed in the competitive world of theatre, film, and television.

U-M Friends of Theatre & Drama Annual Gifts from July 1, 2014 - March 11, 2016

gifts of $25,000 & above

AnonymousPiacentile Family Foundation gifts of $10,000 -$24,000Ralph Beebe EstateCelia HavenStephen & Letitia KunselmanRichard Rosen gifts of $5,000-$9,999Robert & Maria ChapelDarlene Kaplan & Stephen ZuckermanJoseph & Julie LearnerJudith & Donald RumelhartSiegel Family FoundationHelene Siegel-FotosHoward Travis gifts of $1,000-$4,999Mona & Richard AlonzoLinda Bennett & Robert BagramianLeslie & Robert BondPaul BoylanKathleen & William ConlinRichard & Jill DoppeltAnne & James DuderstadtPamela & Nicholas GuestPran & Debbie JhaPriscilla Lindsay & Richard Ferguson-WagstaffeCarole Caplan Lonner Family FundJanet Maylie Fredricksen & Erik FredricksenNancy & Zubin MehtaJoAnn & P. Lamont OkeyJack & Madeleine Ramsey

Hazel & Josephine RoodAnne & Jerald SchwiebertDouglas & Alicia SpriggMary & Joseph ToboniJohn & Jerry Weidenbach gifts of $500-$999Roslyn AbramsJames Adams & Naz EdwardsMaureen Anderman & Frank ConverseMelissa Berger BrennanFrank & Valerie BernackiWilliam & Ilene BirgeSpencer Ford & Susan GoldsmithRandy & Ellen FrankJanet & David FritschDavid & Phyllis HerzigGretchen & John JacksonDiane KirkpatrickAlan & Jean KrischDavid Leichtman & Laura McGinnPearson & Robert MacekMargaret McKerrowEric & Sherry WexlerDavid & Nancy WoodruffRobert & Jennifer ZamoraJohn & Joni Zavitsanos gifts of $250-$499Alan BalakaVirginia BalakaAlan Eisenberg & Claire CopleyHoward Green & Paulene ReynoldsRobert & Irita GriersonJames HarrisAl & Jolene HermalinCharles Kelly Shelley MacMillan & Gary Decker

Mary MatthewsGary MusanteJohn Neville-Andrews & Pamela Lewis Joseph PlacekJohn RomaniStuart SacksIngrid & Clifford SheldonBrent Wagner gifts of $100-$249Barbara AndersonLaurie AtwoodSarah BaumFrank & Gail BeaverShirley & Joel BergerNorman T. BerlingerEric & Doris BillesCarol & Alan BillingsGertrude & Jonathan BulkleyElizabeth BunnMalcolm & Judy CohenClifford & Laura CraigMarylee Dalton & Lynn DrickamerJames Eng & Patricia RandleKaren FergusonJames & Kathleen FiskJames & Patricia FrounfelterThomas GalantowiczThomas & Barbara GelehrterAndrea & John GenetteJoyce & Steven GerberGeorgette & Michael GerlachMarilyn GholsonEdward & Mona GoldmanPeter & Hanna GoodsteinCharles GordonSusan Gratch & Patrick GleasonDon Haefner & Cynthia Stewart

I want to support the Dept. of Theatre & Drama with a gift to the: ❏ Friends of Theatre & Drama (364139) ❏ Friends of Theatre & Drama Endowment (796749)In the amount of: ❏ $1,000 ❏ $500 ❏ $250 ❏ $100 ❏Other ______

LID: ME: 1016 (364139/796749)

❏ Enclosed is my employer (or my spouse’s) matching gift form.❏ My check is made payable to the University of Michigan.❏ Charge my gift to ❏ VISA ❏ Master Card ❏ Discover ❏ Amer. Exp.

Acct. #: ________________________________________ Exp. Date: ________________

Signature ________________________________________________________________

Name _________________________________________________________________

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Jessica HahnDeborah & Jonathan KarminShira & Steven KleinBarbara & Gary KrenzJerold & Judith LaxKathryn LongMarjory LutherDaisy Jean & Melvin ManisRobert & Judith MaransAnn Martin & Russell LarsonJennifer & Howard MartinAlan Miller & Susan O’HaraMichelle & Vince MountainWalter Mugdan & Vivienne LenkBetsy & Jon NakamuraJan & M. Haskell NewmanColin & Nancy OatleyBarbara Petoskey & James SalayTracey & Robert PierceJames PiperDiana & William PrattRobert ProuseBonnie SchaferGary Schaub & Maria GounarisJohn & Shirley SmeadKenneth & Fran SteinmanEllen & Jeoffrey StrossCharles Sutherland Jr. Charles SutherlandJoseph WaltersRoyal & Donna Ward

Zelma WeisfeldMary & James WhiteRichard WinklerGladys Young gifts unDer $100Nancy BabingtonDaniel BeckerElizabeth BishopLillian BolandJohn Cederquist & Meg Kennedy ShawElizabeth CliseWilliam & Ellen ConlinKiley CorcoranJean DolegaAddie DrachSuzy & Niels EnglebergJordan FalbyJulia FieldsKathleen & James FiskSabrina FridleyJanice GeddesJ. Martin GillespieJoseph GoldMary Sue GrantHansen Marketing Services Inc.Elisabeth HendricksI.A.T.S.E. Local 395Jerome & Patricia JohnstonElaine & Michael Kasper

Bonnie KerschbaumEllen & Michael KettlerJudith & Thomas KhalilMarvin KirshLawrence LaferteJohn Lofy & Laura RubinGwen & Bruce MarkhamAnnette MassonDeidree & Robert MathisChris McElroyJoanna MillerFadi MuslehAnnick OdomAnna Owens & Thomas CookMark & Jennifer PintoThomas PorterDesiree QuinnMichael RothGail & George SchellHarriet SelinKenneth & Carol SprangTheodore St. AntoineJennifer & Jeffery StegerBrooke StewartLynda TabachnickRebecca ThomasMegan & Michael Van TreeckVirginia VassGlenn VincentLeigh Woods & Agusta Gunnarsdottir

For online giving, visit www.giving.umich.edu, e-mail Tess Eastment at tesseast@umich.edu, or call 734-764-5613School of Music, Theatre & Dance • Development Office • 2005 Baits Drive • Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2075

We apologize for any omissions or errors made in this donor listing. Please direct questions or comments to the School of Music, Theatre & Dance Office of Development & External Relations at 734-764-5613.

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