APSU hosts female version of famed Neil Simon Play
August 10, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The story of the two female friends might sound a little familiar. After 14 years of marriage, the obsessive-compulsive Florence leaves her husband and moves in with her laid-back, cleanliness-challenged friend Olive. It isn’t the ideal matching of personalities.
If you’re having a little difficulty wondering where you’ve heard this story before, just change the names of Florence and Olive to Felix and Oscar, from Neil Simon’s 1965 Broadway hit, “The Odd Couple.” The play went on to become a film and a popular 1970s television show. [Read more]
Female Version of the “Odd Couple” Opens at Fort Campbell
August 5, 2011
Fort Campbell, KY – Fort Campbell’s entry in the 2011 U.S. Army Festival of the Arts Competition is “The Odd Couple” (female version) written by Neil Simon and directed by Art Conn. Performances are scheduled for August 19th, 20th and 26th at the Dale Wayrenen Recreation Center on Desert Storm Avenue.
Each year the U.S. Army Festival of the Arts Competition sends judges to all Army installations in the U.S. and abroad to judge the theater and recreation center talent shows with winners announced later in the year. Conn has been directing the Fort Campbell entries for the past 15 years, winning numerous awards for directing over the years.
Jan Dial (l) and Roxanne Waite (r) star in “The Odd Couple” (female version) at the Fort Campbell Community Theatre at the Dale Wayrenen Recreation Center on post. Performances are August 19th, 20th and 26th.
