The Pittsburgh Savoyards open their 87th season with Georges Feydeau’s A Flea in Her Ear (La Puce à l’oreille), in English. Performances will be held July 12-14, 19-21 and 26-27, 2024 at the Margaret Partee Performing Arts Center in Pittsburgh Savoyards headquarters (directions and parking). Livestream recordings of the July 26th and 27th performances are available for purchase until September 1, 2024.
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Performance dates and times are as follows:
- Friday, July 12 at 7:30 pm
- Saturday, July 13 at 7:30 pm
- Sunday, July 14 at 2:30 pm
- Friday, July 19 at 7:30 pm
- Saturday, July 20 at 7:30 pm
- Sunday, July 21 at 2:30 pm
- Friday, July 26 at 7:30 pm *
- Saturday, July 27 at 7:30 pm *
* online livestream also available
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Georges Feydeau’s 1907 play, A Flea in Her Ear, is a quintessential French farce centered around misunderstandings, mistaken identities, and comedic chaos. The plot revolves around Raymonde Chandebise, a gossiping wife who suspects her husband, Victor Emmanuel, of infidelity. To test his loyalty, she concocts a scheme involving a fake love letter, inviting him to a rendezvous at a dubious hotel. This plan sets off a whirlwind of confusion involving an array of characters, including Victor Emmanuel’s doppelgänger, a jealous husband, and a series of comedic mishaps. The play’s intricate timing, witty dialogue, and absurd situations ultimately resolve in a humorous yet satisfying conclusion where misunderstandings are cleared and relationships are mended.
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More Information
Director Interview: Robert Hockenberry – Pittsburgh Savoyards – WQED-FM
Review: Review of “A Flea in Her Ear” – Claire DeMarco, Burgh Vivant
Production Staff
Director – Robert Hockenberry
Stage Manager – Laura Fay
Production Manager – Andrea Lisiak
Costumer – Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre
Costume Assistant – Jane Huff
Sound – Matt Lisiak
Technical Director/Scenic Design – Robert Hockenberry
Light/Sound Board Op – Veronica White
Program – Kathryn Morosky
Poster Design – Andrew Mours
House Manager – Lara Rogers
| Role | Performer |
|---|---|
| Camille Chandebise | Ayden Freed |
| Antoinette Plucheux | Bayley Brown (July 12, 14, 20, 26) Katie Kirby (July 13, 19, 21, 27) |
| Étienne Plucheux | Robert Pell |
| Dr. François Finache | Bruce Travers (July 12, 13, 14, 26, 27) Robert Hockenberry (July 19, 20, 21) |
| Lucienne Bonhangelle de Boulogne | Rebecca Radeshak (July 12, 14, 20, 26) Elise Brown (July 13, 19, 21, 27) |
| Raymonde Chandebise | Apryl Peroney (July 12, 14, 19, 26) Jocelyn Hillen (July 13, 20, 21, 27) |
| Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise | Todd Foose |
| Philippe Tournel | Travis Miller (July 12, 14, 20, 26) Justin Williams (July 13, 19, 21, 27) |
| Baron Christophe Bonhangelle de Boulogne | Chris Bartko |
| Marguerite | Kathryn Morosky (July 12, 14, 21, 26) Ashley Wood (July 13, 19, 20, 27) |
| Olympe Ferraillon | Tamara Marlise Manzetti (July 12, 14, 20, 26) Ellen Kalik (July 13, 19, 21, 27) |
| Blanche | Erin Ritson |
| Poche | Todd Foose |
| Herr Verrücktmann | Zhen Yu Ding |
| Lady Caller #1 | Ciara White McShane |
| Lady Caller #2 | Brienne Sharo |
| Male Caller | Bennett Lefebvre |