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First play of the season for Blue Ridge Community Theater
The cast for The Odd Couple has been selected and are hard at work on another quality performance from this seasoned group of actors. A remake of Neil Simon's long-running Broadway comedy, The Odd Couple centers around two divorced women who live together, but can't stand each other's habits. Simon himself updated the script in the mid '80s to an all female version starring Rita Moreno and Sally Struthers in the Madison/Unger roles. Neil Simon's famous update of his contemporary classic starts with a group of women friends playing their regular game of Trivial Pursuit. This week, the coterie is meeting at the apartment of Olive Madison, Shannon Fleeman, a divorcee who freely admits to being a slob: "I leave a mess when I read a book." Late to arrive is Florence Unger, Dalila Davenport, a stickler for detail who would try the patience of a saint, and who has unfortunately just become separated from her husband. As life would have it, the slob and the fuss-budget decide to room together, with hilarious results! Within days, Florence's obsessive habits start taking their toll on Olive and their friends. The only remedy Olive can think of (a pair of brothers from Barcelona, Michael Fleeman and Ray Piggot) disastrously backfires, and the two women are forced to agree on one thing- even the best of friends sometimes make the worst of roommates. The Odd Couple (Female Version), by Neil Simon opens February 23 and runs for 4 weekends through March 18, 2007. This is the first of 4 Main Stage plays in the Blue Ridge Community Theater 2007 Season. Tickets are $15 ($12.50 for season ticket holders). Show times are 7:30 Friday & Saturday and 2:00pm Sunday. Call the Box Office for tickets: 706-632-9223. The theater is located at 11 Mountain Street, Blue Ridge, GA 30513 in Hampton Square. |
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