You should never ask a hypochondriac, "How are you?", because you will hear, at boring length, just how unwell he is, and how much he suffers. So it is with Argan, our "imaginary" invalid, who believes the solution to all his ills is to propel his daughter into marriage with a doctor, to avoid paying doctor's fees! Thus begins Molière's hilarious lampoon on the medical profession. The Imaginary Invalid is a colorful, witty, period-costumed, delight of a play.