Georgetown Palace Theatre will present, “The Odd Couple: Female Version,” from May 20- to June 19 at the Palace Playhouse.
Neil Simon’s revision of his hugely successful play, “The Odd Couple,” sees the lead characters transformed into Olive Madison and Florence Unger. Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and illequipped apartment. As the game continues, Florence arrives, fresh from being dumped by her husband. Fearful that the neurotic Florence might attempt suicide, Olive invites her to move in as her roommate. However, Olive and Florence have very different personalities.
Where Olive is messy, untidy, and unconcerned about the state of her apartment, Florence is obsessively clean, tidy and obsessed with hygiene. Olive’s easy-going outlook on life soon clashes with Florence’s highly-strung neurotic tendencies, testing their friendship to the limit. When Olive organizes a double-date with the Costazuela brothers, their differences come to a head and sparks fly.
The production is directed by Molly Fonseca. Set sesign is by Justin Dam, and lighting design is by Becca Kehl. Emily Taylor is property designer, costume design is by Jessica Quinn and Barb Jernigan is scenic artist. Chris Sundgren is production stage manager, and Isaac Harrison Howell is assistant stage manager.
This production will be presented inside at the Palace Playhouse, the Palace’s resident black box theatre off 8th Street and Tin Barn Alley. Performances run Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. will be $34 for adults; $32 for seniors, students and military; and $17 for children. All fees are included in ticket pricing. Tickets are on sale now at http://www.getpalacetickets.com.
The theatre will be seated at 100% capacity. For performances at the Springer Stage and Palace Playhouse, masks will be encouraged for the health and safety of performers, staff and patrons.
About the Georgetown Palace Theatre
The historic Georgetown Palace Theatre, an entertainment hub of the downtown Georgetown Square, aims to enhance the quality of life in Georgetown and Williamson County by providing a venue for entertainment and educational opportunities in the performing arts.
The Palace Theatre has the Springer Stage, which holds 291 patrons within the vintage theatre; the Playhouse Stage, which is an intimate black box theatre off Eighth Street and Tin Barn Alley, and the Doug Smith Performance Center, off Second and Rock streets, which is home to the Palace Theatre Education program and summer concert series. The Education program is currently offering a full calendar of classes for every age.
This season at the Palace includes titles such as “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Odd Couple,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” and more.
For additional information and an updated schedule, visit https://www.georgetownpalace.com.
