The School for Husbands and The Imaginary Cuckold

Summary

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.