The Odd Couple (Female Version) Press Releases

A TALE OF TWO ROOMMATES:
THE ODD COUPLE (FEMALE VERSION)

MAY 28, 1996, SOMERVILLE, MA -- Neil Simon's The Odd Couple (Female Version), produced by Basic Theatre Company at the Boston Baked Theatre, opens June 6, 1996 and runs through June 22, 1996. Anyone who has ever had a roommate can relate to the conflict that forms the basis of Neil Simon's female version. Living with someone - whether best friend or total stranger - will produce stress in even the closest of relationships. The minor tensions and major flare-ups between Olive Madison and Florence Unger run the gamut of what can go wrong when two people share the same space.

A congenial living situation entails more than co-signing a lease and splitting the monthly bills. In a perfect world, this means equally dividing the household duties and taking turns at occupying the common living area. Whether a petty annoyance (waiting for the bathroom) or a major source of conflict (general decorating), some friction is inevitable. Living together often reveals and magnifies opposition; ultimately, what may be acceptable in a friend becomes intolerable in a roommate.

Olive Madison and Florence Unger are the ultimate dysfunctional roommates; after only three weeks of living together, they have driven each other out of their minds. What started as Olive's sincere effort to help her friend evolves into a major source of conflict, as the two disagree about orderliness, responsibility, personal space and everything else. In order for their friendship to continue, their living arrangement must end - but not before providing Simon's comic version of what happens, in varying degrees, to all roommates.

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