Word: argan
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...Argan is also beset by his wife Beline (Stacia Zabusky), who wants to send Argan's daughters into a convent and collect their half of his money when he dies...
...situation becomes increasingly chaotic as the play progresses with Toinette deftly playing Argan's love for his wife against his love for his daughters to keep him from doing anything rash. Unfortunately, Beline discoveres Cleante in Angelique's room, and Argan resolves to send her to a nunnery...
...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...