Scenes from "The Good Doctor" by Neil Simon
Directed by Michael McGarty
May 2026
Neil Simon’s comic drama consists of a series of vignettes adapted from the short stories of Russian author Anton Chekhov. Narrated by “The Writer” played by Ed Kimak, the vignettes blend Simon’s humor with Chekhov’s satire to explore the eccentricities and struggles of daily life in 19th-century Russia.
The show’s selected vignettes include “The Sneeze” where a nervous government clerk accidentally sneezes on a high-ranking official at the opera, leading to absurd panic. “The Sneeze” features actors Gary Mutz, Tom Cassese, Gail Wetherbee and Carolyn Burgess.
The second scene, “The Seduction,” includes the Writer who attempts to seduce his best friend’s wife, Maria Faer, with the husband’s, Kevin O’Byrne, unwitting help.
The final scene, “The Audition,” has Linda Kelp portraying a young actress who walks four days from Odessa to Moscow to audition for a director’s, Jon Rasmussen, next play.
The show’s selected vignettes include “The Sneeze” where a nervous government clerk accidentally sneezes on a high-ranking official at the opera, leading to absurd panic. “The Sneeze” features actors Gary Mutz, Tom Cassese, Gail Wetherbee and Carolyn Burgess.
The second scene, “The Seduction,” includes the Writer who attempts to seduce his best friend’s wife, Maria Faer, with the husband’s, Kevin O’Byrne, unwitting help.
The final scene, “The Audition,” has Linda Kelp portraying a young actress who walks four days from Odessa to Moscow to audition for a director’s, Jon Rasmussen, next play.
