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Synopsis

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.

*Despite the many characters only 3m and 2f actors are required.

Show Information

Book
Neil Simon
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1973
Genres
Comedy
Settings
Period, Contemporary
Time & Place
russia, turn of the (20th) century
Cast Size
large
Orchestra Size
None
Dancing
None
Licensor
Samuel French
Ideal For
professional theatre, university / college theatre, amateur theatre, community theatre, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Young Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Large Cast

Context


Plot


Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Writer - also plays Kuryatin, Peter, the Voice, and the Boy

Lead

Male

Spoken

Julia (The Governess)

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Sergei Vonmiglasov (The Surgery)

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Man (Too Late for Happiness)

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Woman (Too Late for Happiness)

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Husband - Nicky (The Seduction)

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Wife - Irena (The Seduction)

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Tramp (The Drowned Man)

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Girl (The Audition)

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Kistunov (A Defenseless Creature)

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Woman (A Defenseless Creature)

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Father (The Arrangement)

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Ivan Ilyitch Cherdyakov (The Sneeze)

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Mistress (The Governess)

Supporting

Female

Spoken

General Mikhail Brassilhov (The Sneeze)

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Madame Brassilhov (The Sneeze)

Featured

Female

Spoken

Madame Sonya Cherdyakov (The Sneeze)

Featured

Female

Spoken

Policeman (The Drowned Man)

Featured

Male

Spoken

Assistant (A Defenseless Creature)

Featured

Male

Spoken

Girl (The Arrangement)

Featured

Female

Spoken

Songs

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A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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Scenes

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