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). Online livestreams of select performances will also be available.
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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 |