www.translink.ca<\/a> for transit directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCONTACT:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n Metro Theatre via the contact form at the bottom of this page for more information, publicity photos, and arrangements for interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nMetro Theatre is a non-profit theatre company<\/strong>, dedicated to promoting and developing theatre arts. This is our 58<\/strong>th<\/strong><\/sup> (resumed) Season<\/strong> of bringing laughter, intrigue and surprise to live audiences. THE ODD COUPLE<\/strong> is our 527th <\/strong>show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Press Release: <\/strong>The ODD COUPLE<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMetro Theatre<\/strong> Vancouver<\/strong> is thrilled to raise the curtain with Neil Simon\u2019s classic comedy THE ODD COUPLE <\/strong><\/strong>directed by Catherine Morrison <\/strong>on stage Oct 30 \u2013 Nov 14, 2021.<\/strong> <\/h5>\n\n\n\nWhether you throw your potato chips on the floor or your poker chips on table, \u201cThe Odd Couple\u201d will bring you a grin.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/strong><\/em>The play opens as a group of the guys are in the midst of their weekly poker game in the apartment of divorced sportswriter, Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it\u2019s no wonder that his wife left him. The last to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been thrown out by his wife. Felix is depressed and seems suicidal, leading Oscar to invite Felix to be his roommate. However, as Felix takes on the domestic mantle in the apartment and proves just how difficult he is to live with, Oscar is driven to the edge of madness. The final straw occurs when Felix refuses to follow through with a double-date Oscar has set up with the beautiful Pigeon sisters, who live in the same apartment block. The characteristics that drove each of them to leave their wives soon have them at each other\u2019s throats. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThe Odd Couple is considered by many as one of the finest stage comedies ever written. I agree. Everyone can relate to both these men. Felix and Oscar, are as different as chalk and cheese. Neither of them are quite sure why their marriages fell apart\u2013 they move in together to save money for alimony and suddenly discover they\u2019re having the same conflicts and fights they had in their marriages. Neil Simon\u2019s comedy brilliance wins us early. And carries us throughout . \u201d <\/strong>Catherine Morrison<\/strong>, Director.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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The Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Odd Couple<\/strong> charts the story of a well-meaning friend \u201cOscar\u201d who out of loneliness, good-will and a desire to comfort his friend \u201cFelix\u201d offers him a place to stay, in his NY apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cFelix\u201d has been dumped by his wife of 12 years and is distraught. \u201cOscar \u201d has separated from his wife a few months prior. What could be more obvious then they set up house-keeping together? What could go wrong? The answer is everything. The only snag in this perfect plan is that one is a neat-freak and one is a slob. They drive each other to distraction with their completely opposite domestic habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe push-pull as they jockey for control under the eyes of their four poker-playing friends forms the crux of the story. But what really brings the relationship crashing down is \u201cOscar\u2019s \u201d insistence on arranging a double-date with two English sisters living in their apartment building -\u201cCecily and Gwendolyn Pigeon\u2019 .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFelix\u2019s\u201d discomfort on this date is blatant and hilarious. No idea how to flirt with women; or even how to talk to them, he is laughably inept. After date night has crashed and burned, it is all out war with some of the best comic lines ever written.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cast and Production Team<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nCAST<\/h5>\n\n\n\n SPEED \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Dovreshin MacRae<\/strong>MURRAY \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Michael S Weir<\/strong>ROY \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 Adam Abrams<\/strong>VINNIE \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Kimball Finigan<\/strong>OSCAR MADISON …\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Rob Stover<\/strong>FELIX UNGER .\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Adrian Maxwell<\/strong>GWENDOLYN PIGEON ..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 Tamara Prescott<\/strong>CECILY PIGEON \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Camille Musseau<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nPRODUCTION TEAM<\/h5>\n\n\n\n DIRECTOR \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Catherine Morrison<\/strong>STAGE MANAGER …\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Allison Kendall<\/strong>ASM\/PROPERTIES .\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Colleen Shook, Deborah Watts,<\/strong> Karen Cooper, Susan Munkeskov<\/strong>SET DESIGNER \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Catherine Morrison<\/strong>COSTUME DESIGNER …\u2026…\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 Claire Turner<\/strong>SOUND DESIGNER \u2026\u2026\u2026..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/strong> Roger Monk<\/strong>LIGHTING DESIGNER ..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Les Erskine<\/strong>GENERAL MANAGER ..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Les Erskine<\/strong>TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Les Erskine<\/strong>SCENIC CARPENTER …\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/strong> Robin Richardson<\/strong>SCENIC PAINTING\/SET DECORATION \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Tracy-Lynn Chernaske<\/strong>COSTUME\/PROPERTIES MANAGER ..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Claire Turner<\/strong>PUBLICITY \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/strong> Debra Danny<\/strong>GRAPHIC DESIGN ..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026 Barbara LaBounta<\/strong>PHOTOGRAPHY ..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Tracy-Lynn Chernaske<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Reviews & Being Said<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nBig thanks to Julie MacLellan of the New West Record<\/strong> for this wonderful Preview. Read all About it:<\/p>\n\n\n\nNew Westminster actors star in Metro Theatre\u2019s The Odd Couple<\/h5>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Thanks to the Delta Optimist<\/strong> for this great interview with Director Catherine Morrison.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMetro Theatre director excited to give actors the gift of an audience again<\/h5>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n A big shout out to Cynthia Ramsay of The Jewish Independent<\/strong> for this excellent article featuring Adam Abrams who plays Roy in the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJewish Independent Odd Couple On Now<\/h5>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Many thanks to Monika of Entertainment Vancouve<\/strong>r for coming out to the Director\u2019s Talkback and posting this fantastic review of The ODD COUPLE.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDo yourself and favour and take time to see the Metro Theatre production of The Odd Couple<\/h5>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Huge thanks to David C Jones<\/strong> for this awesome YouTube interview with some of the cast for The ODD COUPLE.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Directors Talk<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n Catherine Morrison <\/strong>and the cast of The Odd Couple did an informal chat about<\/strong><\/strong> the show<\/strong> immediately following the Friday, November 5, 2021 performance.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n They discussed the challenges in doing this play with the re-formatted structure from a three act to a two act play ( particularly for the props team !). Then Catherine opened the session up for questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was no additional charge for the Director\u2019s Talk. Folks just stayed in their seats or move up a bit closer to the stage \u2013 allowing for social distancing at all times. it lasted about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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