A group of five community college students are bringing The Good Doctor on a Hollywood stage at the Complex theatre for the Fringe Festival.
The Good Doctor is a one act play which runs 25 minutes starring Benjamin Birmingham who plays a psychiatrist under interrogation after being incarcerated. Detective Fieger- played by Trevor West- calls the doctor in without explanation, saying that he wants to delve farther into the mind of a criminal. Both men reveal pieces from their past and realize that they are not all too different.
The characters strike a familiar note while the play takes an interesting turn. The performance is marked by a dance overlapping with the doctor’s lines. This unique combination gives a new perspective on the arts and brings a montage to the stage.
“The theatrical movement of dance brings out the grief felt by Doctor Arbor and connects him with the audience,” director Christian Roe said.
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