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DR. KNOCK, OR THE TRIUMPH OF MEDICINE |
Jules Romains' prescient and topical tale "applies the method of a satirical intellectual farce to the gigantic social problem which presents itself wherever the medical profession is run on the basis of private enterprise," writes The Guardian-in 1926! Knock purchases a small practice in the French countryside and then endeavors to make it thrive by applying modern methodology. "The funniest play about medical quackery since Moliere's Le malade imaginaire." (The Spectator, 1994)
Dr. Knock, Or The Triumph Of Medicine first opened in Paris in 1923. The play ran for an unprecedented five years and made a star of actor Louis Jouvet in the title role. Jouvet would play Dr. Knock almost to the day he died. He revived the play frequently over the next three decades, and starred in three film versions, including the 1951 film, his last completed cinematic role. To this day, the play remains widely read and revived in France. The term Knockisme has entered the language, used to denote popular credibility and gullibility.
In 1928, Dr. Knock debuted in New York. It was directed by Russian émigré Richard Boleslavsky for his American Laboratory Theater, known for cutting-edge productions of new European drama. Brooks Atkinson, writing in the New York Times, admired Romains' "intellectual farce." While never as popular in the United States as in Europe, Dr. Knock remained in the dramatic repertoire until World War II. The BBC filmed two versions of the play, first in 1938 and again in 1968, by which time Dr. Knock was considered a landmark of the French repertoire.
The play has not been seen on stage in New York since 1928.
By Jules Romains, directed by Gus Kaikkonen.
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Ticketing and Show Information |
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Off - Off Broadway Drama |
| Presenter |
Mint Theater Company |
| Preview |
April 14, 2010 |
| Opening |
May 10, 2010 |
| Closing |
May 30, 2010 |
| Schedule |
Tues - Thur at 7pm / Fri at 8pm / Sat at 2pm and 8pm / Sun at 2pm |
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| Theatre |
The Mint Theater |
| Location |
311 West 43rd St - 3rd Floor |
| Price |
$55 |
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(212) 315 - 0231 |
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www.minttheater.org |
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1, 2, 3, 7, 9, A, C, E, N, R to 42nd St., walk north one block, west to Theatre. |
| Bus |
10 bus up 8th Ave. 104 or 42 cross-town from the East side. |
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Reviews
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Hostage Song
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Venus in Fur
"The fun begins with a crash of thunder, a flash of lightning and the sudden appearance of John Lee Beatty’s set for Venus in Fur at the Classic Stage Company. Adapted by David Ives from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s 1870 "Venus in Furs", we are privy to an S and M duet and all that that implies."
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Ages of the Moon
"You know Sam Shepard is feeling his age while you watch his play, Ages of the Moon, where two men in their 60's face their upcoming infirmities just around the corner with death not far behind that."
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Ernest in Love
"It's almost redundant to make a musical out of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest, but the score of just such a musical entitled Ernest in Love by Anne Croswell (book and lyrics) and Lee Pockriss (music) is charming enough with a nod to Gilbert and Sullivan and with enough of the original play intact that the experience is an enjoyable one."
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Zero Hour
"In the bio-play, Zero Hour, Jim Brochu captures the man’s zest for living and his painful anger at things unjust and baffling as well as conveying Mostel’s signature quirks."
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FESTIVALS
Mar 25 - Apr 5, 2010 The 2010 New York Maria Irene Fornés Festival
See schedule at website.
Apr 15 - Apr 24, 2010 Left Out Festival
Stage Left Studio Gay-themed work, mostly solo plays, cabaret acts, stand-up comedy, monologues, and spoken word pieces.
June 3 - June 27, 2010 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity New York's premiere eco-friendly theatre festival. Fostering a diverse cross-section of performances.
At Robert Moss Theater (440 Lafayette Street), The Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street) and Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street (Bleecker Street Theatre and Green Room Theatre). Available online at http://tinyurl.com/ycpxz5e or by calling 866-811-4111.
June 4 - July 3, 2010 The Too Soon Festival The Annual Summer Theme Festival runs for 4 weeks every June. The theme changes every year. This year's festival is "The Too Soon Festival."
July 12 - Aug 1, 2010 Midtown International Theatre Festival Welcomes any kind of stage play, musical or otherwise.
July 13 - July 18, 2010
Samuel French Inc. Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival
35th annual edition of this short play festival, where contenders vie for publication prizes.
At Lion Theatre.
Aug 8 - Sept 5, 2010
Theater for the New City will present a month long anthology of wide-ranging and original theatrical visions embracing drama, poetry, music, and dance in the summer of 2010 from performing artists representing theater and performance companies in their theater complex downtown. In 2010, Dream Up Festival hopes to offer at least 20 shows on the festival line up. The motto of the festival is "Dream Up: Invent, Concoct."
Aug 13 - Aug 29, 2010
New York International Fringe Festival.
The 14th annual edition of North America's largest multi-arts performance festival, featuring 200+ shows from all over the world in every genre.
Sept 27 - Oct 17, 2010
New York Musical Theatre Festival. The seventh annual edition of this festival of new musicals.
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