A Flea In Her Ear

THIS EVENT RUNS SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 23.

Mountain Community Theater is proud to present "A Flea in Her Ear," a new version of Georges Feydeau’s farce by David Ives. Directed by W. Scott Whisler the production opens Friday, September 30 and runs four weekends through Sunday, October 23 at Ben Lomond’s historic Park Hall. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 2:00 p.m. Community Night is Friday, October 14, at 8:00 p.m. when all tickets are 2-for-$20. Note that there is no matinee on Sunday, October 2. General tickets are $20, Senior and Student tickets are $17.00, and tickets for Youth 12 and under are $10. The show is rated PG-13; some content may not be appropriate for young children. Tickets are available at www.mctshows.org or http://fleainear.brownpapertickets.com/

Widely regarded as one of the funniest farces ever written, "A Flea in Her Ear" teems with suspicious spouses, hotel liaisons, crossed wires and abundant physical comedy. Set in turn of the last century Paris, France, this bedroom farce is full of naughty fun, and every single element of farce is here in force. David Ives’ recent translation filled with mistaken identity, infidelity and betrayal makes it truly hilarious.

W. Scott Whisler, long-time actor and director is not new to the MCT Stage. He directed MCT’s 2014 restoration comedy "The Beaux’ Stratagem," and his stage appearances here include Elwood P. Dowd in "Harvey," Joe Boyd in "Damn Yankees," and King Arthur in "Monty Python’s Spamalot." Other lead roles include "The Mikado," "Talley’s Folly," "Step On A Crack," and "Jesus Christ Superstar."

The cast includes a group of dedicated performers skilled in the art of comedy including audience favorites: Frank Widman as Chandebise/Poche; Susan Forrest as Raymonde; Kathie Kratochvil as Lucienne; Rick Botelho as Don Carlos Histangua de Homenides; David Leach as Tournel; Maia Mosher Yates as Olympia; Jackson Wolffe as Ferraillon; Nik Beiden-Charles as Camille; Cassie Stipes as Antoinette; Michael LaMere as Dr. Finache; Dave Halper as Etienne; Jessica Gnau as Eugenie; Gary Edwards as Baptiste; and Ward Willats as Rugby.

Mountain Community Theater (MCT) is the longest-running community theater in Santa Cruz County, started in 1982 by a collective of actors. MCT is a member-run non-profit organization that relies on support from its performances, season subscribers, and royalties from its own company-created script, Miracle on 34th Street, the Play. For more about MCT and its “Miracle,” visit https://mctshows.org/our-miracle/.