the imaginary invalid.

I have to give a disclaimer for the following blog. I may go far to deep into the meaning the play. The imaginary invalid was a very good production. It was full of creativity, talented actors and over-the-top-slap-stick-humor. This was probably the best southeastern production I've seen since attending southeaster. The acting was, for the most part, very well done. The main character is told by his doctor that he requires a plethora of medications and injections. As the story progresses we find that many of his issues are all mental and created by his fear of his doctor. There is all the typical elements of any theatrical production, love, a gold-digging wife, a nerd, a loud mouthed housekeeper and a slew of backup dancers. I think the concept of the of mentally creating problems that really don't exist is a very interesting thing to think about.

How many times has someone told you something about yourself, maybe that they didn't like your singing voice, or that your shoes didn't go well with your shirt or maybe someone in the church that looks down on you for something? As soon as all of these things enter our minds we consider changing them. Sometimes i think we are a lot like the main character of the Imaginary Invalid. We are in a shroud of insecurities caused by the words of other people. The doctor tells him that he has all these diseases and problems when the only problem he really has is call "being a poor judge of character." One of my teachers in grade school pulled me aside after class and asked me, "Son, do you have ADD," to which i replied, "No, don't be ridiculous."

BUT THE DAMAGE WAS DONE.

She didn't do it intentionally but she planted a seed in my mind. A seed that grew into an excuse for why I was such a procrastinator. I began to create an Imaginary problem just because I was a hyperactive child. Did i really need to be diagnosed with a disease? NO. All it should of been diagnosed as was a lack of discipline.

I enjoyed the production and it made me think, Be careful whose counsel you listen to and deliberate long and hard before giving your money away to a gold-digging witch. It's also inmportant to filter through all the things that are poured into you, so you do not become, an imaginary invalid.