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A Flea in Her Ear

A Flea in Her Ear

By Georges Feydeau

Adapted by
David Frank

Translated by
Abbot Chrisman

Directed by
David Frank

Hill Theatre

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Run time: 3 hours, including two 15-minute intermissions.

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The Funniest French Confection Ever to Frost a Stage

2017’s best bet to have you rolling in the aisles, offering characters with no impulse control running a gauntlet of glorious temptation. This bevvy of bourgeoisie are secretly dying to let down their guard (and their garters). And once that wafer-thin seal of propriety is broken, the bacchanal glee boiling just beneath the surface is free to run amok, bouncing from room to room in a hotel of ill repute. We’ve brought out the big comedic guns for this one; consider this your invitation to join the melee.

Featuring: Tracy Michelle Arnold, Kelsey Brennan, Nate Burger, David Daniel, Colleen Madden, Jonathan Smoots & Marcus Truschinski

June - October, 2017

Synopsis

The lovely Raymonde Chandebise wonders why her husband has stopped visiting her bedroom, and assumes he must be having an affair. So she asks her friend Lucienne to write him a love letter meant to lure him to a rendezvous where she can catch him in the act of being unfaithful. But when Raymonde’s (very faithful) husband Victor Emmanuel receives the letter, he assumes it’s for his bachelor friend Tournel and gives it to him instead, setting in motion a hilarious series of events that bounces from the Chandebise home to a hotel of ill repute, where anything (and apparently everyone) goes.

Cast

Camille Chandebise
Nate Burger *
Antoinette
Cristina Panfilio *
Etienne
John Taylor Phillips *
Dr. Finache
Gavin Lawrence *
Lucienne
Andrea San Miguel
Raymonde Chandebise
Kelsey Brennan *
Victor Emmanuel / Poche
David Daniel *
Tournel
Marcus Truschinski *
Don Homenides de Histangua
Juan Rivera Lebron *
Ferraillon
John Pribyl *
Eugenie
Rebecca Hurd
Olympe
Tracy Michelle Arnold *
Herr Stompf
Jonathan Smoots *
Baptistin
Kipp Moorman
Hotel Guest
Robert R. Doyle
Hotel Guest
Cole Conrad
Hotel Guest
Caitlyn de Araujo
Hotel Guest
Samantha Key

Staff

Assistant Director
Christine Weber
Voice & Text Coach
Sara Becker
Costume Design
Fabio Toblini †
Scenic Design
Jack Magaw †
Lighting Design
Michael A. Peterson
Sound Design & Original Music
John Tanner
Fight Director
Brian Byrnes
Stage Manager
Jacqueline Singleton *
* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
** Member of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an Independent Labor Union
† Member of United Scenic Artists

'What the Butler Saw' and 'A Flea in Her Ear' Reviews: In Search of Great Farce
By Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2017 (Pay wall enforced)

A farce for all seasons: 'A Flea in Her Ear'
By Mike Muckian, The Wisconsin Gazette, July 27, 2017

American Players Theatre turns to farce with 'A Flea in Her Ear'
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 30, 2017

APT gives us a hopping 'Flea'
By Aaron Conklin, Madison Magazine Arts & Culture, June 28, 2017

Facing our foibles: 'A Flea in Her Ear' is a night of frantic folly and fun
By Gwendolyn Rice, The Isthmus, June 27, 2017

Rowdy and risque, APT's 'A Flea in Her Ear' is a frisky French farce
By Lindsay Christians, The Capital Times, June 26, 2017.

Spectacular 'A Flea in Her Ear' at American Players Theatre
By Dave Begel, Milwaukee Theater Reviews & News, June 26, 2017.

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