Playwright
Neil Simon
Performance Dates
June 25-27, July 1-3, 1970
Creative Team
Director - Charles W. Dodrill
Designer-Technical Director - Fred Thayer
Synopsis
Felix Ungar, a neurotic, neat freak newswriter, is thrown out by his wife, and moves in with his friend Oscar Madison, a slovenly sportswriter. Despite Oscar's problems – careless spending, excessive gambling, a poorly kept house filled with spoiled food – he seems to enjoy life. Felix, however, seems utterly incapable of enjoying anything and only finds purpose in pointing out his own and other people's mistakes and foibles. Even when he tries to do so in a gentle and constructive way, his corrections and suggestions prove extremely annoying to those around him. Oscar, his closest friend, feels compelled to throw him out after only a brief time together, though he quickly realizes that Felix has had a positive effect on him.
The Odd Couple. (2017, September 16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:52, September 26, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Odd_Couple&oldid=800869948
Disciplines
Acting | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Keywords
College Theater, Otterbein University Theatre, Drama
Recommended Citation
Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, "The Odd Couple" (1970). 1970 Summer Theatre. 4.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/summer_production_1970/4