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February 27 - March 9, 2019 , The Helen
written by Noël Coward
directed by Jerrold Scott
A witty British comedy from “The Master” Noël Coward. Hay Fever enters the eccentric minds of a retired actress, her novelist husband, and their family. A weekend retreat is anything but relaxing when unsuspecting family and their guests are enlisted as pawns in their outrageous theatrical games. Mismatched romantic pairings and explosive familial rivalries bring out the worst in this dysfunctional team of players.
Foreground: Courtney Stennett (Judith Bliss) Background: Conor Canning (Simon Bliss). Photo Credit: Kristin Netzband
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(Richard Greatham) was born in West Virginia and raised in North Carolina. He earned his BFA from the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program. He was a Conservatory member for the 2018 and 2019 seasons at the Chautauqua Theater Company, where he played Nick Bottom in A Midsummer more
(The Maid) recently appeared in Little Women at the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival. Previous Cleveland Play House appearances include Heartbreak House, Present Laughter, and The Philadelphia Story. Other credits include the world premiere of Mother/Tongue by Claire Robinson May at Cleveland Public Theater, as well as Bus Stop, Treasure Island, more
(Simon Bliss) was born and raised in Alford, Massachusetts. He is a 2016 graduate of Georgetown University where he majored in Political Economy and minored in Theater and Performance Studies. During his time in the CWRU/CPH MFA program, Conor has played Medvenko in The Seagull and Jed Jenkins in Fifth more
(Jackie Coryton) came to the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program from New York City where she attended the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU. While there, she focused primarily on classical texts and performed in Hamlet; Mother Courage; and an all-female, democratically directed production of Julius Caesar. Film credits include more
(Sorel Bliss) was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and raised in friendly Fridley, Minnesota. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN with double majors in Honors Theatre and Communication Studies. Since graduating, she has been performing around the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Favorite credits include: To Kill a Mockingbird more
(David Bliss) is a Buffalo, NY native who received his B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from SUNY at Buffalo. Upon graduating he spent six years working in Los Angeles. He is a current sketch comedy writing student of Michael Busch. Stage credits include Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and Brooke in more
(Sandy Tyrell) is excited to be understudying in such a powerful and thought provoking play. Abdul graduated summa cum laude from Kent State with a BA in Theatre Arts. He has recently been seen in the CRSHD world premiere in the Tribeca Film Festival and the CWRU/CPH MFA productions more
(Judith Bliss) is a native of Eagle, Idaho. She graduated with her BFA in Performance from Baylor University. Prior to making the move to Cleveland, Courtney enjoyed living and performing in Chicago. She most recently appeared onstage at Chautauqua Theatre Company in One Man, Two Guvnors; A Midsummer Night's Dream; more
(Myra Arundell) was most recently seen onstage as Myra in the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program production of Hay Fever. Other credits with CWRU/CPH include The Seagull and Fifth of July. Internationally, Elisabeth performed at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the world premiere of Call of the Void. Other favorite credits more
(Acting Coach) is a professional actress and Professor Emeritus at Case Western Reserve University, where she was a master teacher in the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program. She has performed throughout the country and does film and commercial work. She is a founding member of Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium, a more
(Scenic Designer) recent designs include Cleveland Public Theater’s American Falls, Teatro Publico de Clevleland's En el Tiempo de las Mariposas, The Beck Center’s productions of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Waiting for Godot, Dobama’s Peter and the Starcatcher, Superior Donuts and The Aliens, and Playhouse Square’s The Santaland more
(Interim Director CWRU CPH MFA Acting Program/Hay F) recently directed Fifth of July, Clybourne Park, The Misanthrope, Shaw’s Too True to Be Good, and The Violins of Hope for the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program; as well as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Seminar and Really Really (Beck Center for the more
(Lighting and Sound Designer) previous Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Program credits include She Stoops to Conquer (2017). Southeastern regional credits include Glow Lyric Theatre, Centre Stage SC, The Warehouse Theatre, and the Distracted Globe (SC), Aurora Theatre, Actors Express, 7 Stages, Fabrefaction, Pinch N' Ouch, more
(Costume Designer) designs costumes, wigs, and makeup for professional companies and education programs. Since 2011, she has been the Resident Costume Designer and an Associate Professor of Theater at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She is pleased to have her work presented at many venues, including Cleveland Play more
(Stage Manager) is excited to return to Cleveland Play House. Jessie served as the Stage Management Apprentice at Cleveland Play House during the 2016-2017 season and credits from that time include All the Way, Sex with Strangers, Between Riverside and Crazy, and Freaky Friday. Production Assistant/ASM credits include Baskerville: A more
(Dialect Coach) was the on-set dialect coach for Cinemax’s 2016 television series Quarry, directed by Greg Yaitanes. She was the 2016-17 Dialect Coach for Cleveland’s Dobama Theatre, coaching The Mystery of Love and Sex, An Octoroon, Peter and the Starcatcher, Night Alive, and The Flick that season. She was head more
(Director) is Katharine Bakeless Nason Professor of Theater at Case Western Reserve University where he teaches directing, classical acting, and speech and dialects, and also serves as Artistic Director of the Eldred Theater. For the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program, he has directed She Stoops to Conquer, The Philadelphia Story, Present more
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