Juneau-Perseverance Theatre Presents THE ODD COUPLE, Now thru 3/29

By: Mar. 06, 2015
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Juneau-Perseverance Theatre (PT) brings the classic buddy tale to Juneau with the Tony Award- Winning play The Odd Couple by Neil Simon. The Odd Couple runs on the Perseverance Theatre Mainstage tonight, March 6, 2015 - March 29, 2015.

Tickets are available through Hearthside Books, the JACC, online at ptalaska.org or by calling 907-463-TIXS (8497). There are three pay-as-you-can previews on Sunday, March 1 at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday March 5 at 7:30 p.m. as well as two pay-as-you-can performances on Sunday, March 8 at 4 p.m. and Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m.

A classic American comedy from the master of the form, Neil Simon. This 1965 Tony Award-Winner is the original play behind the TV phenomenon! Laugh at the classic buddy tale of the slovenly Oscar and the uptight Felix as they try and manage living together. Surprisingly poignant and side-splittingly funny, Neil Simon's witty dialogue, vibrant characters, and hilarious one-liners have made him one of the most produced playwrights of the twentieth century! With some of the best jokes ever told about men living together, The Odd Couple will keep you in stitches as we look back at these men from another era and ask ourselves: has that much really changed?

Michael Stevenson (director) makes his return to Perseverance, where he last directed Wittenberg. Directing credits include: The Grapes of Wrath, Pride & Prejudice, Of Mice and Men and Noises Off, STC; Ideation, Clybourne Park, Mauritius, Erratica, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Capital Stage; The Castle of Otranto, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre; Born Yesterday, River Stage; Becky's New Car, Boom, Boston Marriage, Jack & Jill, Junie B. Jones Jingle Bells Batman Smells, and The Last 5 Years, B Street Theatre. He is co-director of the B Street Theatre Conservatory and a member of the B Street Acting Company. M.F.A. from American Conservatory Theatre.

The cast is made up of Juneau talent! Bostin Christopher is back on the Mainstage to play the slovenly Oscar as well as company member James Sullivan to play the up-tight Felix! Artistic Company Lead Enrique Bravo plays Murray, Juneau local Jeff Hedges plays Speed, Ben Brown portrays the accountant Roy, Corin Hughes-Skandijs plays Vinnie, and Olivia Shrum and Heather LaVerne play the pigeon sisters Gwendolyn and Cecily.

Executive Artistic Director Art Rotch designs the set and lights, local Meghan Wills designs costumes, Andy Kline designs sound and PT production intern Cameron Thorp designs Props.

Performances of The Odd Couple are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with 4 p.m. matinees on Sundays. There are three pay-as-you-can previews on Sunday March 1 at 4 pm; Wednesday, March 4 and Thursday March 5 at 7:30 p.m. and two pay-as-you-can performances on Sunday, March 8 at 4 p.m. and Thursday, Mach 12 at 7:30 p.m.

 

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