Rowdy and risque, APT's 'A Flea in Her Ear' is a frisky French farce

By Lindsay Christians, The Capital Times

June 26, 2017

SPRING GREEN — In American Players Theatre’s new summer farce, scandal tastes sweet and salty, like a fancy French caramel.

The more appalled the drawing room denizens claim to be in Georges Feydeau’s “A Flea in Her Ear,” the more delighted they look.

In this sparkling version of early 20th century Paris, the body is for pleasure. Decorum is only for show. 

With more quick changes than a Katy Perry concert and attempted rendezvous that sound like Craigslist "Missed Connections,” David Frank’s new adaptation of “Flea” sparks with a modern spirit. The comedy runs up the hill through Oct. 7, a wild and woolly celebration of what the newly renovated stage can do.

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