Hay Fever Hay Fever
Written by Noel Coward
Directed By Zoe Erwin-Longstaff
Assistant Directed By Rachael Benjamin
Set in the posh, bantery, flapper-filled world of 1920's England, this hilarious comedy of manners finds the self-absorbed, playful, overdramatic Bliss family whiling away the time at their country home with four unassuming guests (friends? lovers? toys?) whom they've each invited over for a weekend full of verbal sparring, comic hijinx and sheer outrageousness.
SHOW DATES:
Tuesday, January 17th
Wednesday, January 18th
Friday, January 20th
Saturday, January 21st
Wednesday, January 25th
Thursday, January 26th
Friday, January 27th
Saturday, January 28th
ALL SHOWS BEGIN AT 8 PM
STARRING Alex Borkowski, Andrew Cameron, Darcy Drury, Annie MacKay, Richard Martyn-Hemphill, Norah Paton, Fiona Penny, Annie Schreck, Spencer Thompson
About About Us:
Welcome to Players' Theatre, a non-profit theatre group serving both the McGill and Montreal communities. Founded in 1921, Players' Theatre is Montreal's oldest English black box theatre and one of the few remaining English theatre groups in Montreal. As a student service of SSMU (the Students' Society of McGill University), Players' Theatre is completely operated by students. The group produces four regular season plays as well as the annual McGill Drama Festival (MDF), featuring original plays written, acted, and directed by McGill students.
Players' Theatre actively contributes to the arts community at McGill but also seeks to bring affordable theatre entertainment to the Montreal public. Each year, the theatre acts as a breeding ground to foster new acting and writing talent. Not only is Players' Theatre dedicated to promoting diversity in terms of its participants, it also engages audiences through its productions dealing with diverse subjects and themes.
Players' Theatre maintains social responsibilities through various initiatives, including producing plays that raise awareness of social issues. In the past, Players' productions have donated ticket proceeds to causes such as AIDS Community Care Montreal and organizations involved in the relief of Asian tsunami victims.
News NEWS
Monday, January 16th, 2012
I. Hay Fever Opens TOMORROW!!
Players' Theatre is excited to announce their upcoming production of "Hay Fever," directed by Zoe Erwin Longstaff and Rachael Benjamin.
"Hay Fever" is a comic play written by Noel Coward in 1924 and first produced in 1925. Best described as a cross between a farce and a
comedy of manners, the play is set in an English country house in the 1920s, dealing with the four peculiar members of the Bliss family and
the eccentric behaviours that they indulge in when they each invite a guest to spend the weekend. The hosts eventually drive their guests to
flee while the Blisses are so engaged in a family row that they do not notice their guests’ stealthy departures. Show dates are January 17th,
18th, 20th, 21st, and 25th to 28th. Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for adults. To reserve tickets please email foh.players_gmail.com. See the Facebook event here.
II. MDF Update!
Hosted by Players' Theatre, MDF is an annual celebration of dynamic, new, and entirely student-driven theatre. Each March, MDF mounts original one-act plays written, directed, designed, and performed by students at McGill University.
Auditions will be held Saturday January 21st between 11am and 4pm and Sunday January 22nd between 11am and 4pm in the lobby of Players' Theatre. Sign-up sheets are on the Drama Board in the Arts Building.
THERE WILL ALSO BE DROP-IN AUDITIONS ON THURSDAY THE 19TH DURING ACTIVITIES NIGHT IN SSMU.
See the Facebook event here.
III. Coming up next: Hazards of Love
Mark your calendars for Players' next show: The Hazards of Love, based on the Decemberist's album and written and directed by James Campbell and Charles Harries. Coming soon in February!
IV. AUTS PRESENTS: Sweeny Todd
ATTEND THE TALE OF SWEENEY TODD!
The Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society of McGill University is proud to present "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street", a Sondheim musical thriller, directed by Phaedra Nowak.
The limited six show run from January 19-21 and 26-28 is not to be missed so put it in your calendar and go to www.autsmcgill.com for tickets.
Students: $10, Adults: $15
