The Old Globe's BAREFOOT IN THE PARK Extends Again Thru SEPTEMBER 16

The Old Globe's Barefoot in the Park opened last Thursday and will extend again by popular demand, now running through Sunday, August 16. Director Jessica Stone (Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood!, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) returns to the Globe, extending the theatre's decades-long relationship with giant comic playwright Neil Simon with this fresh and hilarious new look at his "bubbling, rib-tickling comedy" (The New York Times). Barefoot in the Park plays July 28 - September 16, 2018 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Tickets now start at $49.00 and are on sale to the general public now.

Fresh off a honeymoon at the Plaza Hotel, free-spirited Corie and her buttoned-down husband Paul find themselves struggling to adjust to married life in their run-down New York walk-up. Throw in a loopy meddling mother, an eccentric Bohemian upstairs neighbor, and a double date that goes disastrously wrong, and you've got the perfect recipe for laughter.

The cast includes Kerry Bishé as Corie Bratter ("Halt and Catch Fire," "Narcos," "Billions," Argo, Pygmalion on Broadway, My Name Is Rachel Corrie Off Broadway), Jere Burns as Victor Velasco (Broadway's After the Night and the Music and Hairspray, "Angie Tribeca," "I'm Dying Up Here," Incredibles 2), Mia Dillon as Mrs. Ethel Banks (original Broadway cast of Crimes of the Heart, Our Town with Paul Newman, The Miser, Hay Fever, The Cherry Orchard at La Jolla Playhouse), and Chris Lowell as Paul Bratter ("GLOW," "Private Practice," "Veronica Mars," The Help, Off Broadway's Jacuzzi); with John Garcia as Deliveryman (the Globe's Anna Christie) and Jake Millgard as Telephone Repairman (the Globe's Benny & Joon, Guys and Dolls).

The creative team includes Tobin Ost (Scenic Design), David Israel Reynoso (Costume Design), Amanda Zieve (Lighting Design), Lindsay Jones (Sound Design), Caparelliotis Casting (Casting), and Libby Unsworth (Production Stage Manager).

"Summertime at the Globe means laughter and fun, and no one delivers both better than Neil Simon," said Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein. "Barefoot in the Park is a sweet, funny play about how delightful it is to figure out how to build a life that balances life, work, and love. In Corie and Paul, the young newlywed couple at the center of the story, the play reflects to all of us our best selves and reminds us that sometimes we all need to kick off our shoes and dance in the grass. Neil Simon is a towering figure in the American theatre, and we are thrilled to continue the Globe's decades-long relationship with him. It's also a treat to have the great comic director Jessica Stone back in San Diego. She and her crack team have put together a summer ice cream cone of a show, and I can't wait to share it with our audience."

Neil Simon (Playwright) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific, and performed playwrights in the world. His plays and musicals include Come Blow Your Horn; Little Me; Barefoot in the Park; The Odd Couple; Sweet Charity; The Star-Spangled Girl; Plaza Suite; Promises, Promises; Last of the Red Hot Lovers; The Gingerbread Lady; The Prisoner of Second Avenue; The Sunshine Boys; The Good Doctor; God's Favorite; California Suite; Chapter Two; They're Playing Our Song; I Ought to Be in Pictures; Fools; Brighton Beach Memoirs; Biloxi Blues; Broadway Bound; Rumors; Lost in Yonkers; Jake's Women; The Goodbye Girl; Laughter on the 23rd Floor; London Suite; Proposals; Hotel Suite; The Dinner Party; 45 Seconds from Broadway; Oscar and Felix; and Rose's Dilemma. In addition to his many film adaptations of his plays, his screenplay credits include After the Fox, The Out-of-Towners, The Heartbreak Kid, Murder by Death, The Cheap Detective, Seems Like Old Times, Only When I Laugh, Max Dugan Returns, The Slugger's Wife, The Marrying Man, and The Odd Couple II. For television Mr. Simon has written for series, teleplays, and motion pictures including "Your Show of Shows," "Caesar's Hour," "The Phil Silvers Show," "The Garry Moore Show," Broadway Bound, and Jake's Women. His books include Rewrites: A Memoir, The Play Goes On: A Memoir, and four omnibus collections of his plays. He has received a Pulitzer Prize, a Golden Globe Award, three Tony Awards, and the Kennedy Center Honor, as well as dozens of other major award nominations.

Jessica Stone (Director) previously directed Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood!, Arms and the Man, and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at The Old Globe. She has worked as an actor on and Off Broadway and in television and film for the last 30 years. Her Broadway credits include Anything Goes, Butley, The Odd Couple, The Smell of the Kill, Design for Living, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Grease. She has performed Off Broadway and in regional theatres across the country, including 10 seasons at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Her television credits include series-regular and guest-starring roles on CBS, NBC, ABC, and Hulu. Her film credits include work with Ang Lee, M. Night Shyamalan, and Kevin Bacon, among others. Ms. Stone's directing career began in earnest with her 2010 all-male production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for Williamstown Theatre Festival. Her directing credits now include Dancing at Lughnasa, Absurd Person Singular, and A Funny Thing... (Two River Theater), Bad Dates, Ripcord, and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Huntington Theatre Company), Bad Jews (George Street Playhouse), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Bucks County Playhouse), Charlotte's Web (Theatreworks USA), and June Moon and Last of the Red Hot Lovers (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Her upcoming projects include Kate Hamill's Vanity Fair for Shakespeare Theatre Company and American Conservatory Theater.

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SINGLE TICKETS to Barefoot in the Park now start at $49.00 and are on sale to the general public now. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE [234-5623], or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park. Discounts are available for full-time students, patrons 29 years of age and under, seniors, military members, and groups of 10 or more.

PERFORMANCES began on July 28, 2018, extended through September 16; Opening night was August 2. Performance times: Regular performances (August 3 - September 16): Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m.; Thursday and Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. There will be a Wednesday matinee performance on August 22 and no performances on Saturday, August 25 or Sunday, August 26.

Photo: Kerry Bishé as Corie Bratter and Chris Lowell as Paul Bratter in Barefoot in the Park, by Neil Simon, directed by Jessica Stone, running July 28 - September 16, 2018 at The Old Globe. Photo by Jim Cox.