BAREFOOT
IN THE
PARK
YCP TheaterWorks Stages Neil Simon’s Romantic Comedy
YCP TheaterWorks will present Neil Simon’s first smash hit Barefoot in the Park, the bubbly romantic comedy that has charmed audiences for almost 50 years, opening at the Biltmore Theatre in 1963 and running for an amazing 1530 performances.
The play will be presented at the Van Cortlandtville School Theatre in Mohegan Lake on Saturdays, January 8, 15 and 22 and Friday, January 21 at 8 pm and on Sundays, January 9 and 16 at 2 pm. Admission is $15, adults and $12, students and seniors. Group rates available.
The play tells the story of Corie and Paul Bratter, newlyweds who have just moved into their first apartment, a fifth-floor walk-up that’s short on space but long on charm. Corie (Karen Symington Muendell) is a giddy fireball eager to prove herself as a dutiful wife, while young lawyer Paul (Justin Krass) is more reserved, but no less in love with his new bride.
Tensions arise when Paul is given his first big case at work and Corie starts to feel neglected. Mix in eccentric upstairs neighbor Victor Velasco (Ed Fonzo) who stokes Corie’s wild, impetuous side and Corie’s well-meaning mother (Anne Rodgers Pearl) and you’ve got a classic Simon comedy based on oil-and-water personalities. Daniel Burke as the telephone installer and Tom Gordon as a delivery man round out the cast.
The production is directed by Joel Karpoff who has staged shows for Company Players for 15 years. In addition, he directed two shows a year for five years for the Heritage Hills Theatre Guild. Among his many directorial successes are California Suite, Fiddler on the Roof, The Odd Couple (male and female versions) and Love, Sex and the IRS. Joel has appeared on stage for the Harlequin Players as well as in Broadway Bound, Night Watch and The Philadelphia Story for YCP and Art for HMT.
The Van Cortlandtville School is located on Route 6, directly across for the Cortlandt Town Center Shopping Mall. For further information, call 914-528-4145.
Recent YCPTW Productions:
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THE FOREIGNER, a comedy by Larry Shue, directed by Elaine Hartel Poritzky,October 2005
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, a comedy by George Axelrod, directed by Chris Arena, March 2006
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, a drama by Jason Miller, directed by Brian DeToma, May 2006
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL drama by Horton Foote, directed by Marshall Moseley, October 2006
THE LITTLE FOXES drama by Lillian ellman, directed by Dawn Perrito, January 2007
BLITHE SPIRIT comedy by Noel Coward, directed by Karina Ramsey, May 2007
ALL IN THE TIMING comedy by David Ives, directed by Elaine Hartel, November 2007
THE CHERRY ORCHARD comedy by Anton Chekhov, directed by Melinda Brien, Janury/February 2008
BROADWAY BOUND comedy by Neil Simon, directed by Karen Quinn-Panzer, May 2008
NIGHT WATCH thriller by Lucille Fletcher, directed by John Coppola, November 2008
TRIPLE PLAY: 3 ONE-ACT PLAYS ABOUT THEATER by Christopher Durang, Israel Horovitz, and Michael Frayn and directed by Anne Rodgers Pearl, Sally R. Simon and Karen Quinn-Panzer, January/February 2009
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY a romantic comedy by Philip Barry, directed by Debbie Levin, May 2009
THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE a quirky comedy-drama by Charles Busch, directed by Marshall Moseley, November 2009
THE CRUCIBLE the classic drama by Arthur Miller, directed by Marilyn Heberling January 2010
SOCIAL SECURITY the comedy by Andrew Bergman, directed by Joel Karpoff, April 2010
MOVE OVER, MRS. MARKHAM a farce produced in conjunction with Hand to Mouth Players, by Ray Cooney and John Chapman, directed by Kathy Colonna, October, November 2010
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK a Neil Simon comedy, directed by Joel Karpoff, January 2011
AGNES OF GOD by John Pielmeier, directed by Maureen Howard, April 2011
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