{"id":12997,"date":"2016-02-17T21:36:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T21:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/for\/?p=12997"},"modified":"2016-02-17T21:36:46","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T21:36:46","slug":"%e2%80%98the-odd-couple%e2%80%99-opening-at-tusculum-on-friday-feb-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/featured\/2016\/%e2%80%98the-odd-couple%e2%80%99-opening-at-tusculum-on-friday-feb-26\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Odd Couple\u2019 opening at Tusculum on Friday, Feb. 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laughter is in the forecast at Tusculum College as \u201cThe Odd Couple\u201d opens on Friday, Feb. 26.<\/p>\n

Theatre-at-Tusculum is presenting Neil Simon\u2019s award-winning play for two weekends beginning Feb. 26. The production, directed by Marilyn duBrisk, will be in the David Behan Arena Theatre (side entrance) in the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Building on the Tusculum campus. Performances are 7 p.m. Feb. 26-27 and March 3-5, as well as 2 p.m. Sunday matinees on Feb. 28 and March 6.<\/p>\n

The comedy follows the lives of two distinctly different best friends, Oscar Madison and Felix Unger. The tightly wound, hypochondriac Felix, played by Brian Ricker, is forced to move in with the slovenly and brash Oscar, played by Chris Greene. Hilarity ensues as they try to make peace with their opposing personalities. They are supported by their poker buddies: Murray, played by Will Maddux, Vinnie, played by Parker Bunch; Speed, played by Chris Sutton, and Roy, played by Josh Beddingfield.<\/p>\n

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Oscar and his poker buddies try to become accustomed to Felix and his neurotic ways during this scene from \u201cThe Odd Couple.\u201d The comedy opens Friday, Feb. 26 at Tusculum College. From left are Parker Bunch as Vinnie, Brian Ricker as Felix, Will Maddux as Murray, Chris Greene as Oscar, Chris Sutton as Speed and Josh Beddingfield as Roy.<\/p><\/div>\n

Greene and Ricker were last seen on stage in Theatre-at-Tusculum\u2019s production last fall of \u201cChitty Chitty Bang Bang,\u201d with Greene as the loving father and lead character, Caractacus Potts and Ricker as the dimwitted Vulgarian spy, Goran.<\/p>\n

Maddux may be familiar to audiences as Juror #3 in Theatre-at-Tusculum\u2019s 2014 production of \u201cTwelve Angry Men\u201d or as the King of Siam in the 2010 production of \u201cThe King and I.\u201d The youngest member of the cast, Bunch has been growing up on stage in productions portraying characters ranging from Wednesday Addams\u2019 love interest Lucas Beineke in 2014\u2019s \u201cThe Addams Family Musical\u201d to Bob Cratchit in 2013\u2019s \u201cA Christmas Carol.\u201d Audiences will recognize Beddingfield as the kind-hearted Mr. Coggins in \u201cChitty Chitty Bang Bang\u201d and as the bride\u2019s father, Mr. Banks in the Greeneville Theatre Guild\u2019s inaugural production of \u201cFather of the Bride.\u201d Sutton who will be making his Theatre-at-Tusculum debut with this production, joins the cast all the way from Bluff City, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Joining the men on stage will be Oscar and Felix\u2019s upstairs neighbors, the Pigeon sisters. The British sisters are invited to a double date and hilarity ensues. Portraying the sisters are Kendra Tarlton as Gwendolyn Pigeon and Whitney Marshall as Cecily Pigeon. Both actresses made their Theatre-at-Tusculum debut last fall in \u201cChitty Chitty Bang Bang\u201d playing multiple characters.<\/p>\n

Along with duBrisk, the production team includes Ricker as assistant director, Suzanne Greene as stage manager, Barbara Holt as costume director, Frank Mengel as technical director and Jennifer Howell as box office manager.<\/p>\n

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In this scene from Theatre-at-Tusculum\u2019s production of \u201cThe Odd Couple\u201d, the Pigeon sisters (Whitney Marshall, left, and Kendra Tarlton, right) try to comfort Felix (Brian Ricker) as they all discuss their failed marriages. <\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe Odd Couple\u201d premiered on Broadway in 1965 with Walter Matthau and Art Carney starring in the lead roles. \u00a0Awarded several Tony Awards, the play was adapted for the big screen in 1968 starring Matthau and Jack Lemmon and became a popular 1970s television show featuring Jack Klugman and Tony Randall. A remake of the series premiered on CBS in February 2015 starring Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon.<\/p>\n

The comedy helped Simon become one of the best known American playwrights of the 20th Century. It has become culturally iconic and an American theatre staple.<\/p>\n

The spring Theatre-at-Tusculum production is part of Tusculum College\u2019s annual Acts, Arts, Academia Performance and Lecture series.<\/p>\n

Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors citizens (60 and over) and $5 for children (12 and under). For more information or to reserve tickets please call Tusculum College Arts Outreach at 423-798-1620 or email jhollowell@tusculum.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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