An Italian Straw Hat
(Un Chapeau de Paille d´Italie)
by Eugene Labiche & Marc Michel

July 18th and 19th, 1997

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Cast

Virginia--Mme Beaujolais´ maid	Sharon Hainer
Felix--Fadinard´s valet	John Barry
Vezinet--Helen´s deaf uncle	Meredith Harral-Schulz
Fadinard--a young man of independent means, the bridegroom	Adrian Martienssen
Emile Tavernier--a Captain of Zouaves	Allen Hainer
Nonancourt--the bride´s father, a nursery gardener	Regina Lenze
Helen--the bride	Alice Martienssen
Boby--the bride´s cousin	Jackie Batchelor
Clara--a milliner	Carrie Telke
Tardiveau--Clara´s cashier	Gabi Gerdau
Guests at the Wedding Party	Members of the Cast
La Comtesse de Champigny a society hostess	Mary Dudbridge
Achille de Rosalba the Comtesse´s cousin	David Brown
Clotilde--the Comtesse´s maid	Jessica Batchelor
A Footman	Thomas Blaser
La Duchesse de Chateau Gaillard	Carolyn Roche
Mlle Ondine de Chateau Lapompe	Kathy Gilroy-Barry
Le Duc de Chateua Gaillard	Allen Hainer
Guests at the Comtesse´s Party	Members of the Cast
M. Beaujolais	Roland Tanglao
A Corporal of the National Guard	Carie Telke
A Man in a Night-Cap	Thomas Blaser
National Guardsman	Sharon Hainer

Synopsis

Fadinard is on the way to his wedding when his horse eats a straw hat hanging on a bush. The owner of the hat is a former girlfriend who insists that Fadinard buys her a new hat instantly. He sets off to find a replacement hat, followed by his fiancée and all their guests. The play develops into a delirious chase as Fadinard hunts the hat and the guests hunt Fadinard and comic misunderstandings litter every scene.