Tuesday, Oct 21, 2014
An adaptation of Molière's irreverent comedy that proves laughter and love are still the best medicine.
Rider University will present the play A Doctor in Spite of Himself in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater on the campus of Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J., Wednesday, October 29 through Sunday, November 2. A preview performance will be Wednesday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m., and performances will be Thursday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, November 1 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, November 2 at 2 p.m. The production, directed by Carter Gill, will be performed by Rider University students.
Adapted by Steven Epp and Christopher Bayes, Molière’s comic satire story of a girl feigning illness to avoid an unwanted marriage erupts in hilarity when a domestic spat turns a simple-minded working stiff into a doctor who can’t help but play along. Fast-paced, non-stop fun, slapstick, naughty secrets, love and music rock us into the beautiful, mysterious and hilariously irreverent world of Molière – and once again prove that laughter and love are still the best medicine.
Carter Gill is a New York-based performer and director who studied directing with Greg Leaming and Stanley Wojedwodski, Jr. at Southern Methodist University and with John Gorrie at the British American Drama Academy, where he directed Measure for Measure. In Dallas, he directed Othello and David Mamet’s Edmond, among others. He studied acting with Ron Van Lieu at the Yale School of Drama. In New York, Mr. Gill directed Rosa Laborde’s United States premiere of Marine Life and performed Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center, Soho Rep, Studio42 and The Flea Theatre. Regionally, he has performed with The Yale Summer Cabaret, Yale Repertory Theatre, Colorado Shakespeare Festival and Berkshire Theatre Festival. Mr. Gill trained in Clown and Commedia dell’arte, and apprenticed for several years with his mentor and friend Christopher Bayes. He now teaches in New York and is on the faculty at Pace University and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Rider University’s Theatre program has a rich tradition of preparing students for successful careers in all aspects of the theatre. Graduates of the program are working with national theatre companies, in film and on television. Our campus productions have earned critical praise for more than 50 years and offer the community the opportunity to see aspiring actors in the early stages of their careers.
Tickets for the performances are $20 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. They can be purchased at the door, through the box office at 609-896-7775 or online at www.rider.edu/arts. General admission preview tickets are $9 and are only available at the door. For more information, visit rider.edu/arts. Rider University is located at 2083 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville, N.J.
