School for Husbands and The Imaginary Cuckold

Moliere 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 AyresProducing Director Susan Albert LoewenbergTwo L.A. Theatre Works full cast performances featuring:The School for HusbandsBrian Bedford as SganarelleEmily Bergl as IsabelleDakin Matthews as AristeJuliet Mills as LisetteChristopher Neame as MagistrateLloyd Owen as ValereAlan Shearman as NotaryRhashan Stone as ErgasteOlivia Williams as LeonorThe Imaginary CuckoldBrian Bedford as SganarelleDakin Matthews as GorgibusChristopher Neame as Magistrate/Gros-ReneMoira Quirk as CelieDarren Richardson as LelieCarolyn Seymour as Celie's MaidAlan Shearman as Villebriquin/Madame RalativeJoanne Whalley as Sganarelle's WifeIncludes 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.