The Odd Couple at North Texas Performing Arts Repertory Theatre

This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it's no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed, and tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds, Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born.

"The Odd Couple" originally opened on Broadway in 1965 and won four Tonys for Best Author (Neil Simon), Best Director (Mike Nichols), Best Actor (Walter Matthau) and Best Scenic Design. Neil Simon is known as “America’s Playwright”. His works have been nominated fifteen times for Tony Awards and won three. He also won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Almost every one of his thirty-plus plays has been adapted into a motion picture and he has won more Oscars and Tony awards than any writer in history.

Leading the cast for NTPA Rep "The Odd Couple" will be veteran stage actors Mikey Abrams as Oscar and Shane Beeson as Felix. The play will also feature Danny Gallagher, Seth Nelson, Isabelle Moon, Callie Stearns, and Ben Scheer.

The director of The Odd Couple is Jeff Swearingen. Jeff has received numerous Column Awards as a director, actor and playwright. The creative team for this production includes NTPA Repertory Theatre Program Director Daniel Dean Miranda and Stage Manager Riley Arnold.

Ages: 13+ due to mature content