UW-River Falls University Theatre Presents 'Hay Fever'

April 10, 2015--The University of Wisconsin-River Falls University Theatre will present the delightfully infectious comedy, "Hay Fever," written by Noel Coward, April 23-25, April 30, and May 1-2, in the Blanche Davis Theatre in the Kleinpell Fine Arts building. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m.   

Aging stage star Judith Bliss, her novelist husband, David, and their two grown children, Simon and Sorel, have each, unbeknownst to each other, invited a house guest for the weekend. But as the guests begin to arrive, the Bliss family begins to indulge their artistic eccentricities in a hilarious whirlwind of flirtation and histrionics.     

The cast, consisting entirely of UWRF students, includes Marie Sallman of Roseville, Minn., as Judith Bliss and Nic Ambroz of Waseca, Minn., as her husband, David Bliss. Rounding out the Bliss family are Tyler Saccoman of Hastings, Minn., and Lauren Morris of River Falls as their two children, Simon and Sorel. Playing the role of the four house guests are Kendra Yarke of East Bethel, Minn., as Myra (the vampish opportunist), Gannon Judge of Hudson as Richard (the diplomat), Sophie Sieh of Hastings, Minn., as Jackie (the young "flapper"), and Brent Bundgaard of Osceloa as Sandy (the boxer), with Vanessa Brooke Agnes of Forest Lake, Minn., as Judith's former stage dresser turned housekeeper. The play is directed by Theatre Professor Jim Zimmerman.   

Tickets are $12/adults, $9/seniors (60+) and $5/UWRF students with ID and children 12 and under. The Box Office in the Kleinpell Fine Arts building will be open Monday-Friday from 1-5 p.m. for ticket purchase. Performance Thursdays and Fridays the Box Office opens at 3 p.m., and at 6:30 p.m. performance Saturdays. Tickets can be purchased in person or by phone at 715-425-3114.  

For more information, visit www.uwrf.edu/CSTA/TheatreArts/UniversityTheatre2013.cfm or call the Box Office.

Photo:  "Hay Fever" promotional photo featuring theatre majors Tyler Saccoman, left as Simon Bliss; Marie Sallman, center, as Judith Bliss; and Lauren Morris, right, as Sorel Bliss. "Hay Fever" by Noel Coward is comedy about an eccentric family and a weekend gone awry. Performances are April 23-25, 30 and May 1-2 at UW-River Falls.