August 13th - August 24th
Hay Fever artwork was created by Sue Ann Hum
About Hay Fever
We end our 2025 Summer Season with Hay Fever, by legendary British playwright Noël Coward. This luminous and entertaining comedy about the Bliss Family will be directed by Peterborough Players Artistic Director, Brendon Fox.
Set in an English country house on the River Thames, it blends over-the-top hijinks, slapstick, satire, and a comedy of manners to present a unique portrait of a wacky and endearing English family in the early 1920s. Each of the four members of the Bliss family has invited a guest to stay at the family estate for the weekend. This sets the stage for a series of raucous misunderstandings that only serve to underscore an unspoken but universal fact: There is no such thing as a normal family.
Set in an English country house on the River Thames, it blends over-the-top hijinks, slapstick, satire, and a comedy of manners to present a unique portrait of a wacky and endearing English family in the early 1920s. Each of the four members of the Bliss family has invited a guest to stay at the family estate for the weekend. This sets the stage for a series of raucous misunderstandings that only serve to underscore an unspoken but universal fact: There is no such thing as a normal family.
Meet the Cast
Parker Drown* - Simon Bliss
Emily Anne Goes – Jackie Coryton
Kathy Manfre* - Clara
Connan Morrissey* – Judith Bliss
Gabriella Joy Rodriguez* – Sorel Bliss
Meri Stypinski* - Myra Arundel
Michael Thanh Tran - Sandy Tyrell
Rafael Untalan* – David Bliss
Dwayne Washington* - Richard Greatham
*= AEA
Emily Anne Goes – Jackie Coryton
Kathy Manfre* - Clara
Connan Morrissey* – Judith Bliss
Gabriella Joy Rodriguez* – Sorel Bliss
Meri Stypinski* - Myra Arundel
Michael Thanh Tran - Sandy Tyrell
Rafael Untalan* – David Bliss
Dwayne Washington* - Richard Greatham
*= AEA
Meet the Production Team
Noël Coward- Playwright
Brendon Fox, SDC- Director
Stephen C. Jones- Scenic & Lighting Designer
Lex Liang- Costume Designer
Sarah Cadena- Sound Designer
Kevin S. Foster II- Wig Designer
Emily Allinson - Resident Properties Supervisor
Casting Director- Stephanie Klapper Casting, CSA
Kate Moncrief- Dramaturg, Intimacy Choreographer & Text Coach
Lauren Pekel*- Production Stage Manager
E.D Fitzgerald*- Assistant Stage Manager
Sue Ann Hum- Key Art Creator
Brendon Fox, SDC- Director
Stephen C. Jones- Scenic & Lighting Designer
Lex Liang- Costume Designer
Sarah Cadena- Sound Designer
Kevin S. Foster II- Wig Designer
Emily Allinson - Resident Properties Supervisor
Casting Director- Stephanie Klapper Casting, CSA
Kate Moncrief- Dramaturg, Intimacy Choreographer & Text Coach
Lauren Pekel*- Production Stage Manager
E.D Fitzgerald*- Assistant Stage Manager
Sue Ann Hum- Key Art Creator
Advisory: TBA
Runtime: 2 hours and 15 minutes with 2 intermissions
Runtime: 2 hours and 15 minutes with 2 intermissions
