Word: argan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lovers are saved by the deus ex machina arrival of Beralde (Eric Luftman), Argan's Jock La Lane brother, who forces him to see that his doctors are charlatans, that his wife is a floozy, and that his daughter must marry for love, not his interests. All this is done with the help of a few tricks by Toinette...
...course, all is as it should be, and Argan is made a doctor in a mock initiation ceremony put on by Beralde...
...three characters that are on stage throughout the whole play and give it continuity are Argan, Toinette, and Angelique. Brian McCue is not stellar but he plays the feisty hypochondriac convincingly, wheezing and blustering about the stage...
David Margolin as the notary and Beline's lover is wonderful. He uses his uncanny resemblance to Marty Feldman to make big money with the audience as he and Beline paw each other under Argan's nose. Stacia Zabusky's Beline is sleazy to the point of being reptilian and is very effective...
Likewise, just as act two begins to drag, it is saved by Josh Kratka's walk-on as M. Purgon, Argan's doctor. Looking and acting like Dr. Frankenstein, Kratka devastated the audience while cursing Argan for refusing an enema. With his slapstick antics he stole the scene (and very possibly the show) from everyone...