‘Imaginary Invalid’
North Coast Repertory Theatre kicks off its production of Molière’s “The Imaginary Invalid” tonight (Thursday) at the 5th & D Street Theater, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. Performances run through June 13.
A NCT press release offers this synopsis: “Argan’s not sick. He’s just really, really sure he is. But try telling him that. This timeless farce about hypochondria, bad doctors and one man’s epic self-delusion is a comedy so sharp and relevant – it could be written today. Argan is a world-class hypochondriac who makes everyone around him miserable with his melodramatic suffering and endless, unnecessary treatments. His doctors are bleeding him dry, literally and figuratively. His scheming wife is after his estate. And his lovesick daughter is being promised to an oafish medical student, all so Argan can have a physician on call around the clock.
‘Helmed by … husband-and-wife team Merrick Yra and Abigail Camerino, this comedy takes on today’s wellness culture, over-testing, patients who know better than doctors (or think they do) and the monetization of health anxiety. It’s a fun farce with actual wit underneath and it will be difficult for you to leave unhappy.”
“The Imaginary Invalid” runs every weekend now through June 13, with Sunday matinees on May 31 and June 7 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 for supporters and $20 for general admission, with “pay what you want” pricing on Thursday performances (May 21 and June 11). The show runs approximately two hours and contains some adult language and mild crude humor.
For tickets and information, visit www.ncrt.net, contact the box office at [email protected] or call 707-442-6278, ext. 2.
‘Mary Jane’
In a co-production between Dell’Arte International and Longshadr Productions, “Mary Jane the Musical 2: The Grandson” will premiere at the Dell’Arte Amphitheater stage in Blue Lake June 19.
William English III will play Mary Jane’s grandson, Billy Jane (“BJ”). He has inherited the land in Southern Humboldt where Mary Jane started growing in the “back to the land” movement of the late ’60s and where he was born. Given the current state of the cannabis economy, he can’t afford to keep the land anymore. He feels he must give it up. He throws a party to say goodbye to the land (and the life). The party is the play. The guests at the party are the characters from his life and the work of cannabis. There will be surprise arrivals, unseen conflicts, psychedelic flashbacks, unexpected, odd dancing (Humboldt style), and lots of music/songs with new and past messes revealed.
There are 12 original songs locally sourced from songwriters in the community about living the current cannabis milieu. It is a requiem for the land and the legacy with the question, “Should I stay or should I go?”
Written by Michael Fields and co-directed by Roman Sanchez and Fields, the ensemble includes a band featuring Tim Randles, Marla Joy, Jeff Kelley and Mike LaBolle with performers Shawn Wagner, Laura Murillo Hart, Lily Linz, Peggy Metzger, Evan Grande, Zera Starchild, Ben Clifton, Alyssa Hughlett, Esme Gough, William English III and Cynthia Martells as the mysterious midwife, Marie Devereaux.
The original songs are by local songwriters including (among others) Anna Hamilton, Joni Rose, Daryll Cherney and Michael “Tofu” Schwartz, Marcia Mendels and Chris Manspeaker, Zera Starchild, Seabury Gould, Chad Johnson, Bird McCracken, Elizabeth Mackay, Jeff Kelley, BWT, and Tim Randles.
“Mary Jane the Musical 2” plays June 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 and July 3 and 5. For tickets, go to https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/mary-jane-the-musical-2-the-grandson. For more information, visit dellarte.com or longshadr.com.
Dress warm as performances are outside. Pre-show music starts at 7:50 p.m. The show starts at 8 p.m. There will be a special low-cost preview on June 18. Festival passes are also available.
For more information, contact Michael Fields at [email protected] or Noah Bremer at [email protected].
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