The Odd Couple to open on Aug. 15 in downtown Rangeley

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The cast of The Odd Couple, which opens on Aug. 15.
The cast of The Odd Couple, which opens on Aug. 15.

RANGELEY – The Rangeley Friends of the Performing Arts will be presenting ‘The Odd Couple,’ a Neil Simon play, on Aug. 15, 16 & 17 at the Lakeside Theater in downtown Rangeley.

Neil Simon’s famous update of his contemporary classic comedy The Odd Couple starts with a group of women friends (Joanne Dunlap as Renee, Sonja Johnson as Sylvie, Kerry McMillan as Vera, and Brenda Honey-Rogers as Mickey the cop) playing their regular game of Trivial Pursuit. This week, the coterie is meeting at the apartment of Olive Madison (Elyse Andrews), a divorcee who freely admits to being a slob: “I leave a mess when I read a book.” Late to arrive is Florence Unger (Carolyn Largey-Smith), 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 played by Barry Libby and Tim Straub) 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 Rangeley Friends of the Performing Arts has been enjoying a successful season at their new home, RFA Lakeside Theater in downtown Rangeley. This production of The Odd Couple will certainly add to it. This play is intended for mature audiences, PG-13. Performances will run for three evenings: August 15, 16, & 17, at 7 p.m. Tickets ($15) are on sale at Rangeley’s Chamber of Commerce.

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