'The Odd Couple' Comes to Matawan

Unger and Madison are at it again, but this time it's Florence Unger and Olive Madison in Neil Simon’s hilarious The Odd Couple (Female Version) coming to the stage at Spotlight Players community theater in Matawan.

Directed by Kristin Koza-DiStefano of Matawan, Neil Simon's famous update of his contemporary classic starts with a group of women friends playing their regular game of Trivial Pursuit. This week, the coterie is meeting at the apartment of Olive Madison, played by Sue Rauch of Morganville, a divorcee who freely admits to being a slob: "I leave a mess when I read a book." Late to arrive is Florence Unger, played by Amy Garland Goldman of Wayside, 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, played by Brittany Biesiada of South Amboy, Nicole Mazzara of Marlboro, Becky Stromberg of Allenhurst and Cory Wilkie of Morganville. The only remedy Olive can think of (a pair of brothers from Barcelona played by Rich Ronan of Holmdel and Roland Monserrate of Matawan) 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 performances are Feb. 24, 25, and March 2, 3 at 8:00 p.m. with matinees on Feb. 26 and March 4 at 3:00 p.m.  All performances take place at the First Presbyterian Church of Matawan located at Franklin Street and Route 34 in Matawan. Performances are presented in our popular dessert theater setting.

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