Molière wrote some of the most durable and penetrating comedies of all time. The Imaginary Cuckold and The School for Husbands are two of his grand farces of marriage and misunderstanding, one set in Paris and the other in the provinces. In The School for Husbands, a tyrannical husband-to-be seeks to isolate his ward, while unwittingly carrying her messages of devotion to her lover. In The Imaginary Cuckold, an enraged husband imagines his wife is unfaithful, but is reluctant to defend his honor. Translated by Richard Wilbur. Directed by Rosalind Ayres Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg Two L.A. Theatre Works full cast performances featuring: The School for Husbands Brian Bedford as Sganarelle Emily Bergl as Isabelle Dakin Matthews as Ariste Juliet Mills as Lisette Christopher Neame as Magistrate Lloyd Owen as Valére Alan Shearman as Notary Rhashan Stone as Ergaste Olivia Williams as Léonor The Imaginary Cuckold Brian Bedford as Sganarelle Dakin Matthews as Gorgibus Christopher Neame as Magistrate/Gros-Rene Moira Quirk as Celie Darren Richardson as Lelie Carolyn Seymour as Celie’s Maid Alan Shearman as Villebriquin/Madame Ralative Joanne Whalley as Sganarelle’s Wife Includes an interview with actor, Brian Bedford. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in February of 2010. Lead funding for The School for Husbands and The Imaginary Cuckhold was made possible with support from the Sidney E. Frank Foundation.
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Molière, the pen name and stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622–1673), was a French actor, director, and author who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.
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Moira Quirk, a British actress and Earphones Award–winning narrator, co-narrated Ben Bova’s Mercury and has narrated other popular audiobooks for which she received Audie Award nominations. She is a successful comedian and can be heard on Nickelodeon’s cartoon My Life as a Teenage Robot as well as in The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, The Wild Thornberrys Feature, and Serendipity, among others. She has also lent her voice to several video games, including Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and Haunting Ground.
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