HAY FEVER
by Noel Coward
Directed by Peg Girard

Performance dates: May 18 – June 24, 2018

Synopsis: Hay Fever is one of Noel Coward’s most durable comedies, continuing to delight audiences with its astute observations on family relationships and rivalries. The action takes place in the house of the Bliss family over the course of a weekend. Judith Bliss, a retired actress, her writer husband David, and their two grown-up children, Simon and Sorel, have all privately invited guests for the weekend, unbeknownst to anyone else. As the guests arrive, it becomes clear that it is not them who will be the problem, but the family themselves! Over the top and theatrical in their actions, the Bliss family delight in winding each other up and provoking a dramatic reaction from each other. Hay Fever provides a shrewd, farcical look at a dysfunctional family oblivious to their ill-mannered behavior.