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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Good Doctor is not a great Neil Simon play, but it is an enjoyable one. The Winthrop House presentation proves a five production of this entertaining play...
...series of introductions by a character known as The Writer (Josh Frost). The Writer is composing each of the segments of the play, and he stops throughout to explain his writing and himself to the audience. As might be expected, The Writer represents Simon himself. But Simon does a good job of keeping himself in the background of the play, and Doctor benefits greatly from Simon's restraint...
JOSH Frost and Lukas Oberhuber also give good performances, though Oberhuber does tend to talk in a monotone, and Frost seems to be imitating Jason Robards...
...cast gets a lot of good material to work with. "The Sneeze," "The Seduction" and "A Defenseless Creature" are the highlights of the show. However, there are some lowpoints: "Too Late for Happiness" centers around an uninteresting song (which is, thank goodness, the only song in Doctor) which is out of reach of a non-musically inclined cast. "The Governess" is too long, and "The Arrangement" should never have been made...
...generally fine cast makes the most of even the worst of the script, and there is a lot of very funny material here as well. Overall, The Good Doctor is well-written and well-performed. It is a funny, light comedy that should please everyone. If you're bored this weekend, you can find your cure in Simon's theater of operations...