Event Series THE GOOD DOCTOR

THE GOOD DOCTOR

THE GOOD DOCTOR
By Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov
Directed by Jim Lortz
January 24 – February 9, 2020

This Broadway hit is a composite of Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov. In one sketch, a feisty old woman storms a bank and upbraids the manager for his gout and lack of money. In another, a father takes his son to a house to initiate him into the mysteries of sex, only to relent at the last moment and leave the boy more perplexed than ever. In another sketch, a crafty seducer goes to work on a wedded woman, only to realize that the woman has been in command from the first overture. And let us not forget the classic tale of a man who offers to drown himself for three rubles. The stories are droll, the portraits affectionate, the humor infectious, and the fun unending.

A combination of Neil Simon and Chekhov, The Good Doctor, a comedy with music, is, by turns, charming, hilarious, sad, and touching. It centers around a writer, who speaks to the audience and shares his writing with them, throughout one day. He presents them with a plethora of scenes: some are from his childhood, others are his family and friends, and still others are his own life experiences. The audience meets a variety of characters, all of whom are immediately relatable and strikingly human.

"A great deal of warmth and humor in his retelling of these Chekhovian tales." —Newhouse Newspapers

"There is much fun here. Mr. Simon's comic fancy is admirable." —The New York Times

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, a Concord Theatricals Company

$8 – $16