The Elgin Theatre Company is pleased to announce auditions for its summer production The Odd Couple, a comedy by Neil Simon. The play will be produced by Richard Grieger and directed by Madeline Franklin. The Stage Manager/Assistant Director is Kaitlin Moser.

Auditions will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Elgin, 216 E. Highland Avenue, Elgin, Il. 60120.

Audition Dates/Times:
Auditions will be held on
Monday, April 17, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 19, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 20, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., callbacks, if necessary

Please arrive early to complete the audition forms, review materials, etc.

Cast:
The cast consists of 2 women and 6 men. There may be understudies for the parts of Oscar and Felix.
Ages: 30 and over are preferred.
The first cast/crew/staff read thru and organizational meeting will be held on Thursday, April 27, 7:00-9:30 p.m.

Synopsis:
The play is set in 1960's in an apartment on Riverside Drive in New York City, 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 none too 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. Winner of the 1965 Tony Award, Best Author of a Play Nominee and 1965 Tony Award, Best Play.

Character Descriptions:

Oscar Madison: A slovenly, recently divorced sportswriter. (late-30s to mid-50s)

Felix Unger: A fastidious, hypochondriac news writer for CBS whose marriage is ending. (late-30s to mid- 50s)

Murray: An NYPD policeman, one of Oscar and Felix's poker buddies. (mid-30s to early 60s)

Speed: One of the poker buddies. Gruff and sarcastic, often picking on Vinnie and Murray. (mid-30s to early 60s)

Vinnie: One of the poker buddies. Vinnie is mild-mannered and henpecked, making him an easy target for Speed's verbal barbs. (mid-30s to early 60s)

Roy: One of the poker buddies. Oscar's accountant. Roy has a dry wit but is less acerbic than Speed. ((mid- 30s to early 60s)

Cecily and Gwendolyn Pigeon: Oscar and Felix's upstairs neighbors, a pair of giggly, dizzy British sisters. The former is a divorcee, the latter a widow. (30s-40s)