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Chapman University\u2019s Department of Theatre chose to take on a French farce as its first\u00a0production of the spring semester. A Flea In Her Ear<\/em>, published by popular farceur Georges\u00a0Feydeau (1862\u20131921)\u00a0in 1907 and translated by acclaimed modern playwright David Ives (1950\u2013)\u00a0in 2006, has been a classic within both its genre and comedy itself for over a century. With\u00a0history based in the Italian art of Commedia<\/em>, farce contains comic elements of physical and\u00a0satiric proportions that have delighted audiences through the ages. The truly outrageous\u00a0circumstances within the piece are sure to shock and amuse even the most experienced\u00a0theatregoer.<\/p>\n

French playwright Georges Feydeau penned over 60\u00a0works, gaining fame at the height\u00a0of the Belle \u00c9poque<\/em> era. Though not a serious social critic, he capitalized on satirizing every new\u00a0fashion while continuing to exploit all the more traditional forms of that age\u2019s comedic\u00a0characters \u2013 the female, the foreign, the old, the deformed, etc. His plots are improbable, usually\u00a0dependent on farfetched\u00a0cases of mistaken identity, and worked out in great detail without any\u00a0consequent loss of speed. His comedic style took farce to new heights on the French stage. Farce\u00a0began in France in the 15th century, where the term was first used to describe the combination of\u00a0clowning, acrobatics, caricature, and indecency into one form of entertainment. Feydeau\u2019s A\u00a0Flea In Her Ear<\/em> is considered a bedroom farce, which is heavy on indecency without ever giving\u00a0too much away. Bedroom farces are centered on the sexual pairings and antics of characters as\u00a0they move through improbable plots, and slamming doors. The comedy arises not from what we\u00a0see on stage, but what we can only assume is taking place behind such doors.<\/p>\n

David Ives, a contemporary American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist, was perfect\u00a0to translate Flea<\/em> because of his reputation for writing comic one-act\u00a0plays. Theatrical farce\u00a0survived into the early 20th century and found new expression in vaudevillian films with Charlie\u00a0Chaplin and the Marx Brothers. Both farce and vaudeville use easily identifiable \u201cstock\u201d\u00a0characters, trickery, and physical comedy. By infusing Feydeau\u2019s farce with vaudevillian\u00a0elements, Ives brings to light the nuances of the original script, and even, perhaps, reveals a bit\u00a0more of what is behind those closed doors. Isn\u2019t that what we all want to know more than\u00a0anything?<\/p>\n

\u00a0Chapman University’s Department of Theatre presents \u00a0<\/em>A Flea in Her Ear, February 18-20 & 25-27, 2016 in Waltmar Theatre, directed by Tamiko Washington. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m., with an additional 2:00 p.m. performance on February 27. Tickets are\u00a0$20 general admission; $15 senior citizens, alumni and non-Chapman students; and $10 for the Chapman community with I.D. Visit chapman.edu\/tickets<\/strong> or call (714) 997-6624.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Image: \u00a0“Theater Farce” by Petrov-Vodkin; Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=878199<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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