Hay Fever

by Noel Coward

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• Directed by Jack B. Wright
• Scenic Design by Kelly Vogel
• Costume Design by Ione Unruh
• Lighting Design by Del Unruh

• Friday, December 1, 2006
• Saturday, December 2, 2006
• Sunday, December 3, 2006
• Wednesday, December 6
• Thursday, December 7, 2006
• Saturday, December 9, 2006

Spending a wicked weekend in the country with the eccentric Bliss family provides hilarious surprises in Noel Coward’s sparkling comedy of bad manners. Retired actress Judith Bliss, her writer husband David, and their self-absorbed children, Sorel and Simon, set the scene for mayhem when each invites a guest for the weekend without telling the rest of the family. The four hapless visitors’ anticipation of a romantic weekend quickly turns to dismay and confusion when the Bliss family’s penchant for dramatics overtakes the proceedings and turns the weekend into an excuse for parlor games of the most unexpected variety. The Blisses make no bones about using people. They accept their egotism as part of their talent and don't try to hide it. But their vitality and humor redeem them. Their lack of conventional civility may be unsettling, but they give their guests something valuable in its place.

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Character	Cast Member
Sorel Bliss	Kate Giessel
Simon Bliss	Justin Knudson
Clara	Chelsie Shipley
Judith Bliss	Leslie Bennett*
David Bliss	John Staniunas*
Sandy Tyrell	Eric LaPointe
Myra Arundel	Alica Gian
Richard Greatham	Mark Mackie
Jackie Coryton	Courtney Schweitzer

* Faculty Artist

Ticket Prices

• Public: $16
• Senior Citizens & KU Faculty/Staff: $15
• All Students: $10

Costume Design by Ione Unruh