March 22-April 14
Both Versions by Neil Simon
Oscar & Felix
Directed by Stephen Phillipps
Plays March 23, 24, 29, 30, April 6, 7, 12, 13
America’s comic mastermind, Neil Simon, updated his classic comedy The Odd Couple in 2004, giving the trials and tribulations of Felix Unger and Oscar Madison a more modern approach. Those who love the original version will laugh all over again at the classic characters in an all-new setting. The play opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the messy apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. Recently separated Felix Unger arrives, fastidious and suicidal. After the clean freak and the slob decide to room together with hilarious results, Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind.
The Odd Couple, Female Version
Directed by Simon Hayward
Plays March 22, 23, 30, 31, April 5, 6, 13, 14
Instead of a poker party, messy Olive Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit, and fastidious Florence Unger comes to share the apartment. Simon brilliantly translates his original classic, reimagining the familiar and hilarious situations for two women who can’t possibly coexist, but somehow manage to do just that.
