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Directed by

Jonathan Fahn

Producers

Sherry Coon & Nona Hale

Set & Lighting Design Sound Design

Sherman Wayne Susan Stangl

Costume Design

June Lissandrello

Stage Manager

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Cast of Characters(in order of appearance)

Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stevie Johnson

Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Grochau

Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Fields Davidson

Vinnie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen Holland

Oscar Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Sorich

Felix Ungar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Gardner

Gwendolyn Pigeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Star CalvetSept. 2, 3, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 30, Oct. 1

Eleen Hsu-WentlandtSept. 4, 9, 10, 16, 23, Oct. 2, 7, 8, 9

Cecily Pigeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sara GuarnieriSept. 3, 10, 11, 17, 24, 25, Oct. 1, 7, 9

Samantha LabrecqueSept. 2, 4, 9, 16, 18, 23, 30, Oct. 2, 8

Setting: An apartment on Riverside Drive, New York CityTime: 1965

ACT IA hot summer night

ACT IIScene 1: Two weeks later. About 11 p.m.Scene 2: A few days later. About 8 p.m.

ACT IIIThe next evening. About 7:30 p.m

There will be a 15-minute intermission following Act Iand a 5-minute intermission following Act II.

Production StaffDirector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jonathan FahnProducers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sherry Coon, Nona HaleStage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Madge WoodsScript Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Madge WoodsSet Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sherman WayneLighting Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sherman WayneSound Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Susan StanglCostume Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June LissandrelloPoster Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joanne ReichProperties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maria O’ConnorScenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joanne ReichLighting & Sound Operators . . . . . . . .Andrew Frew, Clayton Collins,

Dylan Port, Sherry CoonSet Construction & Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sherman Wayne,

William Pitcher, Chris Wayne, Arnold Hofer,Sherry Coon, Nona Hale, Maria O’Connor,

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Director’s NotesCan two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy?

The answer, of course, is no!When Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple opened on Broadway in 1965, change was

in the air. We were still reeling from the JFK assassination only two years earlier.We needed a good laugh because how we perceived love, war, friendship, race,marriage, and divorce was changing. We were also just two years away from theSummer of Love. So, this play belonged smack dab in the middle of it all in the1960s. And, it’s where I decided to keep it as well.

Simon could not look back on that time and the iconic characters he was creatingthen. It was just now—and they were funny and real people to him and the audiences.We, however, do have the benefit of knowing these characters before we see them.For me, it was Jack Klugman and Tony Randall on the iconic 1970s TV sitcom (wherethey strongly resembled my two older brothers squabbling and always will). For oth-ers, it was seeing the classic 1968 film version with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.Or, the female stage version from the 1980s with Rita Moreno and Sally Struthers.Or, the version they did at your high school when you were a senior. Remember?

Enjoy the show and feel the laughter as we get to know these characters again!— Jonathan Fahn

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Star Calvet (Gwendolyn Pigeon) is thrilled to be making herTheatre Palisades debut in The Odd Couple. Favorite creditsinclude Up (Steppenwolf Theatre), My Dinner with Amy(Diamante Productions), Mr. Fluxus (The Neo-Futurists),The Coast of Chicago (Lookingglass Theatre) and Sam’s Com-ing (The Goodman). She graduated with a BFA in Actingfrom DePaul University’s Theatre School. So much love toBub, Mama, the boys, her bros and entire fam for their never-ending support. Coo Coo!

Mark Fields Davidson (Roy) is delighted to return to ourstage and to be included in such a ridiculously entertainingand funny cast and crew! Mark has recently played a numberof comedic roles including dozens of characters in Aroundthe World in 80 Days and The 39 Steps at the Long Beach Play-house, Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for theDowntown Repertory Theater, and Richard Greatham in HayFever at Theatre Palisades.

Scott Gardner (Felix Ungar), a native Palisadian, is excitedand delighted to be returning to Theatre Palisades 25 yearsafter his debut in Rebecca. He has been nominated four timesby the New Hampshire Theatre Awards and won Best Sup-porting Actor for his Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew.Scott is also founder and artistic director of the PhoenixMarionettes. “This show—with this director, cast andcrew—is the best homecoming ever!”

Bob Grochau (Murray) was last seen on the Pierson Play-house stage serving jury duty in Twelve Angry Men. He is de-lighted to return to play some poker with such a crazy cast ofcharacters. Thanks for the invite, Jonathan. Past shows includeBecky’s New Car and the live radio show, It’s a Wonderful Life.Bob is a member of Theatre Palisades Actors Troupe.

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Stephen Holland (Vinnie) thanks you for coming out toenjoy The Odd Couple. His last appearance on stage was asAmos in Chicago. Other roles include Fagin in Oliver!, Roos-ter in Annie, Max in The Sound of Music and Jamie in LongDay’s Journey Into Night. For TV and film credits, please enterStephen Holland in the search box at imdb.com.

Eleen Hsu-Wentlandt (Gwendolyn Pigeon) is pleased to makeher debut at Theatre Palisades, exercising her comic chops!Past projects include Bizet’s Carmen (Mercedes), 9 to 5: TheMusical (Roz), Into the Woods (Witch), The Music Man (Mar-ian), Bach’s B Minor Mass (soloist), two national commer-cials, singing back-up for Reba McEntire, and singing filmscores, live! She studied at Pomona and El Camino Colleges,and South Coast Repertory. She loves chocolate, yoga, danc-ing, teaching, and Italy.

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Madge Woods (Stage Manager/Script Supervisor) is an activist friend of POPSthe Club, a board member of R.I.S.E. To Empower, a storyteller at Spark OffRose and Tasty Words. She is also Grammie to Jack, Ryan, Marley and Addy.

Sherry Coon (Co-Producer) is happy to be co-producing this wonderful playwith Nona Hale and has enjoyed watching this talented group bring this showto life. Congrats to Jonathan and his brilliant cast.“I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thingthey’ve come up with so far.” —Neil Simon

Nona Hale (Co-Producer) is co-producing her fourth play after many years ofworking in the administration of our theatre. This is really fun! Many thanksto Sherry for her kind guidance and to our talented director, our crazy cast andhard-working production crew. Come play with us at the Pierson Playhouse—there is a reason this is called a playhouse!

Sherman Wayne (Set & Lighting Design) is on the board of directors of TheatrePalisades as VP of Production and has directed, produced, managed, designed andbuilt sets for the theatre for more years than he would like to admit. Beginning ascompany manager of The Fantasticks in NYC, he worked extensively both off andon Broadway. Moving back home to California, Sherman worked for The CentreTheatre Group, the Greek Theatre and spent 25 years teaching high school the atre.He has directed many plays at T/P, including Noises Off, Plaza Suite, Sherlock Holmes:The Final Adventure and Don’t Dress for Dinner. Along with his numerous T/PAwards, Sherman received both the Christofer Cariello Award and the Lelah T. Pier-son Award for his never-ending support and commitment to Theatre Palisades.

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June Lissandrello (Costume Design) is happy to be working on this show witha wonderful cast and crew. She has received several T/P awards for her work on pre-vious productions. She also steps in to paint sets and sew up drapes when needed.June is a Palisades resident and a current member of the T/P board. Enjoy the show!

Susan Stangl (Sound Design) is Theatre Palisades’ resident sound designer and amember of the board. She directed The Supporting Cast and Has Anybody HereSeen Roy? and had roles in Charley’s Aunt, The Haunting of Hill House and TheDiviners. She also appeared in The Would-Be Gentleman (Culver City PublicTheater), Cinderella Waltz (Morgan-Wixson Theatre) and Man of La Mancha(Westchester Playhouse). She will be directing The Imaginary Invalid for Kent-wood Players early next year.

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