Quotes of the Week- Neil Simon

For those of us on the east coast of les etats unis, a venture to San Diego might be very difficult, but for those who venture or reside there, The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego will be performing two acclaimed Neil Simon plays at the same time!

Both "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Broadway Bound" will be staged there from Sept. 14-Nov. 7.

There is also a Neil Simon Festival in Cedar City, Utah, which is also quite far from the New York settings of Simon's play. They have already announced their 2011 schedule even though the plays will not be performed until the July 14-Aug. 11 production run. The plays are two from Simon "Barefoot in the Park" and "Rumors," and one from the late Larry Shue "The Nerd," which is perhaps one of the funniest plays I've ever read (have yet to see it performed!).

Simon turned 83 on the Fourth of July.

Here is the quote from the man who also wrote "The Odd Couple" and "Plaza Suite:"

"Take care of him. And, make him feel important. And if you can do that, you'll have a happy and wonderful marriage. Like two out of ten couples."

21 Words in Norwegian (19 of 21)

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Larry Shue's "The Foreigner," the play pictured here, will be performed by Theatre Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa, Ala., from Dec. 5-14 with Glen Johnson as Froggy, Gary Wise as Charlie and Jacob Houghaboon as the irreverent Rev. Lee.

The play is among my personal favorites. I saw it performed at Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, Va., earlier this year.

http://theatreusc.com

http://www.millmountain.org