Lee O. Smith as Felix and Scott Stepp as Oscar Photo by Donna Harvey Time Magazine called “The Odd Couple” “an evening of group hysteria,” and indeed it is! What begins as an “ordinary” Friday night poker game dissolves into an incredibly hilarious saga centered on Oscar Madison and Felix Unger.

Oscar, a sportswriter, barely minds that his wife has divorced him because it allows him to host these Friday night poker games, and he never has to clean his apartment.

Felix, a newscaster and fuss–budgety cleaning fanatic, becomes the friend–in–need as he is newly separated from his wife. So, good old Oscar takes in poor old Felix and this mismatched duo become the “odd couple.”

Performances of “The Odd Couple” will be held at Town Theatre, 1012 Sumter Street, Columbia, January 15–30, 2010, Wednesdays– Saturdays at 8 pm, Sunday matinees January 17 and 24 at 3 pm.

Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors 65+, active military, and college students, and $11 for youth age 17 and under.

Call the box office at 803-799-2510, or visit www.towntheatre.com.

Town’s production pits Scott Stepp (the voice of the plant in “Little Shop of Horrors”) against Lee O. Smith (the clock in “Beauty and the Beast”) as Oscar and Felix, respectively. The poker–playing buddies are Chad Forrister (“Moon Over Buffalo”) as Speed, Keith McAdams (“The King and I”) as Murray the Cop, Steve Reeves (“No Time for Sergeants”) as Roy, and Michael Traynham (Town newcomer) as Vinnie. Melinda Collins (“Not Now, Darling”) and Laurel Ulman (in her Town debut) are the delightful English “birds,” the Pigeon sisters.

So, don’t be the “odd man out.” Come see the disastrous results as Felix–the–neat moves in with Oscar–the–slob in one of Broadway’s best–known comedies from the pen of one of America’s greatest writers, Neil Simon. Odds are, you’ll love the show

“The Odd Couple” was written by Neil Simon directed by Allison McNeely; sponsored by GMK Associates, Inc. Scenic designer/technical Director is Danny Harrington; costumer is Donna Harvey.