Take one part 19^th century Russian playwright, add in one part 20^th century American playwright equals a full-length play that exposes the ridiculous, tender, outlandish, ludicrous, innocent and weird frailties of human beings!  The Good Doctor is a series of short plays, based on short stories and other works of Chekhov, framed by a writer making comments on them to the audience.  The stories are droll, the portraits of the characters are affectionate, the humor infectious and the fun unending!