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[email protected] www.ejassociates.org photo by Alex Fabozzi LA MAMA PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF ‘IMAGINING THE IMAGINARY INVALID,’ A MABOU MINES AND TRICK SADDLE PRODUCTION BASED ON MOLIERE’S ‘THE IMAGINARY INVALID,’ JANUARY 21-FEBRUARY 7 AT LA MAMA’S ELLEN STEWART THEATRE A classic Mabou Mines feat is to take a theatrical classic, reimagine it from top to bottom, then turn it inside out; the result is a production so spanking new that the original gleams with fresh and unexpected relevance. The tradition continues in a collaboration with Trick Saddle and the 45-year old company. The two companies combine forces in the world premiere of “Imagining the Imaginary Invalid,” inspired by “The Imaginary Invalid,” Moliere’s piercing satiric take on the pretension, gullibility and vulnerability of we poor mortals. Presented by La MaMa, a production of Mabou Mines and Trick Saddle, the play runs January 21-February 7 at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre. Conceived in 2012 by the beloved late actress/director Ruth Maleczech, one of the cofounders of the tradition-bending troupe, and her daughter Clove Galilee, Trick Saddle Co-Artistic Director and a Mabou Mines Associate Artist , who serves as the show’s director and choreographer, the radically reimagined and reworked classic has original text by Valeria Vasilevski and is adapted by Trick Saddle Co-Artistic Director Jenny Rogers. Adhering to the spirit of Trick Saddle’s use of unconventional settings , the play takes place backstage where the actors are preparing for their performance.