Ithaca Fever
The Cherry Arts
Ithaca, NY
April 2025
Written by Saviana Stanescu
Directed by Sarah Plotkin
A Romanian journalism professor broke up with her home country and has been traveling the world. In 2020, she arrives in Ithaca only to be quarantined with COVID. Housebound in the old Treman mansion, she fever-dreams back to 1903 to witness the Treman family’s role in Ithaca’s fatal Typhoid epidemic. Can she right the wrongs of the past? This world premiere uncovers a fascinating story of Ithaca’s history, and poses enduring questions about the ethics of epidemic, private enterprise, and the dreams of the immigrants that make our country what it is.
"Director Sarah Plotkin builds a genial ensemble, and maintains pace and focus with the lightest touch"
- Ithaca Times
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Ithaca, NY
April 2025
Written by Saviana Stanescu
Directed by Sarah Plotkin
A Romanian journalism professor broke up with her home country and has been traveling the world. In 2020, she arrives in Ithaca only to be quarantined with COVID. Housebound in the old Treman mansion, she fever-dreams back to 1903 to witness the Treman family’s role in Ithaca’s fatal Typhoid epidemic. Can she right the wrongs of the past? This world premiere uncovers a fascinating story of Ithaca’s history, and poses enduring questions about the ethics of epidemic, private enterprise, and the dreams of the immigrants that make our country what it is.
"Director Sarah Plotkin builds a genial ensemble, and maintains pace and focus with the lightest touch"
- Ithaca Times
Read full review