EdCC Theatre Arts presents ‘Imaginary Invalid’
Published 10:36 am Monday, March 3, 2008
Edmonds Community College Theatre Arts presents Moliere’s “The Imaginary Invalid,” opening Nov. 16 for a four performance run at the Edmonds Center for the Arts.
A satire on the medical profession written in the final days of the playwright’s life, Molière famously died while performing the lead role of Argan, the hypochondriac, in his play.
Guest directed by Keith Hitchcock, Hitchcock chose to set his version of the play in the 1950’s to make it more accessible for a contemporary audience.
“Also, the fifties, to me, was a time when we, as a culture, almost blindly gave ourselves over to science, technological advances, and the future,” Hitchcock said. “We thought scientists and technologists could solve our every problem. This is very much the main character’s attitude toward doctors and medical science in the play.”
Hitchcock, originally from Oregon, is an actor-director-teacher-writer based in Seattle. He has worked at theaters throughout the Northwest and in Europe. His one-man show “Out to Lunch” was featured at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He’s a graduate of Penn State University’s Professional Actor Training Program, where he received his Master of Fine Arts.
Immediately following the Nov. 17 performance, join the cast and director at a free wine and cheese reception supported by the Edmonds Community College Foundation in the lobby to toast the college’s first performance at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, the community’s new state-of-the-art 700-seat performance facility.
