FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cindy Moran, Public Relations Director, 414-224-1761 August 24, 2005 MISTAKEN INFIDELITY LEADS TO HILARIOUS ANTICS IN THIS CLASSIC FRENCH FARCE Frivolous scheming by a suspicious wife leads to a test of devotion gone wrong in the uproarious French farce A FLEA IN HER EAR. Written by Georges Feydeau, this comedy set in the early 1900s anticipates the Theater of the Absurd with unexpected and amusing twists and turns throughout. Tickets can be purchased in person at The Rep Ticket Office at 108 East Wells Street, or by telephone at (414) 224-9490. Tickets can also be purchased online 24/7 at milwaukeerep.com. The Rep . . . See it LIVE! Distressed by her husband’s sudden lack of romantic interest, a young wife’s schemes lead to madness and mayhem. The wife and her best friend concoct a steamy plot to ensnare the unsuspecting husband. When a letter gets into too many wrong hands, chaos ensues and a group of couples end up on a wild goose chase through the risqué Hotel Coq d’Or in Paris, France, where they experience a dizzying torrent of revolving beds, slamming doors, complex misconceptions and mistaken identities. Will the sly wife and all her friends realize that misplaced deception and plotting are no substitute for the truth concerning matters of the heart? Find out in this French classic by Georges Feydeau. Georges Feydeau was born and raised in Paris, France, in 1862. An actor and director, Feydeau wrote 39 plays between 1881 and 1916. He completed his first play, PAR LA FENÊTRE (THROUGH THE WINDOW, 1882), at the age of 20. Feydeau enjoyed his first major theatrical success with TAILLEUR POUR DAMES (LADIES’ DRESSMAKER, 1886). A FLEA IN HER EAR has become Feydeau’s most well-known play in the English-speaking world. Other noteworthy plays include CHAMPIGNOL MALGRÉ LUI (CHAMPIGNOL IN SPITE OF HIMSELF, 1892) and LA DAME DE CHEZ MAXIM (THE GIRL FROM MAXIM’S, 1899). In 1941, Feydeau’s plays began appearing at the Comédie-Française, France’s venerable national theater. He is regarded as the finest French comic playwright since Molière. Director László Marton, a native of Budapest, Hungary, is an internationally recognized theater director. Marton previously directed A DOLL’S HOUSE at Milwaukee Repertory Theater during the 2003/04 season. After graduating as a stage director from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Budapest, he joined one of the most significant Hungarian theater companies, the Vígszínház, in 1967. In 1979 he became a director-in-chief and since 1985 he has worked as the artistic director of the company. In 2003 he directed Ibsen’s THE WILD DUCK at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, which won an Irish Times Theatre Award for best director. His other awards and honors include Honorary Membership of the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama, membership in the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (USA), of which he was the first Hungarian member, and he was thrice the recipient of the Dora Award, Canada’s highest theatrical recognition. Resident Acting Company Members in A FLEA IN HER EAR include Mark Corkins (Homenides), Jonathan Gillard Daly (Ettienne), Torrey Hanson (Chandebise/Poche), James Pickering (Feraillon), Rose Pickering (Olympe), Peter Silbert (Dr. Finache) and Deborah Staples (Raymonde). Completing the cast are Monét Butler (Antoinette), Jeremy Dubin (Schwarz), Reese Madigan (Tournel), Kymberly Mellon (Lucienne), Gerald Neugent (Camille), Robert Spencer (Baptistin), Catherine Yates (Eugenie) and Jack Forbes Wilson (Pianist). (To learn more about our Resident Acting Company, Guest Actors or our Intern Company, please visit milwaukeerep.com.) The production/design team for A FLEA IN HER EAR includes Todd Rosenthal (Scenic Design), Mathew J. LeFebvre (Costume Design), Nancy Schertler (Lighting Design), Sebastián Cortés (Choreographer), Paul Kosidowski (Dramaturg), Lauren Shepard (Assistant Director), Jeannie Scanlon (Assistant Director), Kelly O’Rourke (Stage Manager) and Briana J. Fahey (Assistant Stage Manager). Tickets to A FLEA IN HER EAR range in price from $7.50 to $50.00. Students and senior citizens may purchase half-price RUSH TICKETS with proper identification 30 minutes before curtain time for all Quadracci Powerhouse Theater performances at The Rep Ticket Office. For more information or to charge tickets, call (414) 224-9490. Tickets can be purchased online 24/7 at milwaukeerep.com. For group sales of 20 or more, call The Rep Ticket Office at (414) 224-9490. Special Events - Join actor Peter Silbert for The Rep in Depth, which begins 45 minutes before curtain time before every performance in the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater. - There will be low-priced preview performances at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 7 and Thursday, September 8. - Talkbacks – post-performance discussions with the cast of A FLEA IN HER EAR – will take place following the Thursday evening performances on September 15, 22 and 29 and October 6. - A Pay-What-You-Can performance, where patrons are encouraged to pay what they feel they can afford, will be on Tuesday, September 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the Pay-What-You-Can performance are available beginning at 5:30 p.m. on the day of the performance. - On Thursday, September 8 and Tuesday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. there will be an Audio- Described Performance for patrons who are blind or have low vision. - Captioned Theater will take place on Sunday, October 9 at 2:00 p.m. Lines from the script running concurrently with the actors’ lines will be projected on the house left wall of the theater. This is a perfect way for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing to enjoy the performance. - A performance interpreted in American Sign Language is scheduled for Thursday, October 6, at 7:30 p.m. Open to the public before and after all evening performances, Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Stackner Cabaret, located on the second floor of the Milwaukee Center, is our own full-service bar and restaurant. Featuring delicious dinners, as well as late night cocktails, coffee, and desserts, the Cabaret is the ideal meeting place for patrons attending Rep performances. For dinner reservations, call (414) 224-9490. Milwaukee Repertory Theater
A FLEA IN HER EAR By Georges Feydeau FACT SHEET STAGE: Quadracci Powerhouse Theater DESCRIPTION: Doors slam, beds revolve and secret rendezvous go wildly amiss in one of the most hilarious farces ever written. When Madame Chandebise suspects her husband of infidelity, she hatches a steamy plot that throws friends and strangers alike into a crazed evening of trysts and narrow escapes at the notorious Hotel Coq d’Or. A classic French romp that will have you in stitches from start to finish. PERFORMANCES: Tuesday 9/20/05 7:30 p.m. Tuesday 9/27/05 6:30 p.m. Early Bird Tuesday 10/4/05 7:30 p.m. Audio Description TICKET PRICES: TICKETS/INFORMATION: (414) 224-9490 or buy tickets online at milwaukeerep.com TICKET OFFICE LOCATION: 108 East Wells Street in Milwaukee’s Downtown Theater District ### |
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