Animal Magnetism
By Elizabeth Inchbald
Directed by Rebecca Waxman

Elizabeth Inchbald's 1788 farce is a brillant riff on the art of deception and of revenge against the patriarchy.

The doctor, a quack, practices mediacal techniques on his servant and keeps his beautiful young ward and her maid under lock and key, intending to force her into marriage. When a wealthy young stanger offers an escape route, the scene is set for the doctor to receive his comeuppance and the women to acheive their desires.