This year's Lampeter-Strasburg High School (LSHS) fall play will be two versions of Neil Simon's classic comedy "The Odd Couple." The original play premiered on Broadway in 1964 and resulted in a movie and a popular 1970s television series. Simon revised the play to feature a female cast in 1985 to create "The Female Odd Couple." LSHS' thespian society will run two performances each of the male and female plays.

"The Odd Couple" follows the adventures of Felix and Oscar. Felix is neat and critical while Oscar is messy and irresponsible. Hijinks ensue and each man learns about the positive effects the other has on him. "The Female Odd Couple" is based on the same story with characters named Florence and Olive. The male version includes a card game with friends while the female version switches it up to a game of Trivial Pursuit. Susan Rettew will serve as the director.

"This show is about what friends can do for one another," said Rettew. "In this time of COVID, I think we all need support systems, and that's what this show is all about."

The show's stars are Max Lagunas as Felix, Aiden Flory as Oscar, Elly Bruner as Olive, and Sarah Zeigler as Florence.

"I think people should come out to be a part of the community again and support local theater kids," stated Zeigler.

"I hope people get a positive experience seeing live theater again," said Bruner.

Other cast members include LSHS students Kole Lawrence, James Appelgrijn, Paul Becker, Ben Sutton, Angelia Bixler, Emma Landis, Cheyenne Oberdorf, Zara Paisley, Madison Miller, Lana Dyer, Chazz Lagunas, and Joshep Velez.

All showings will take place in the Performing Arts Center auditorium at LSHS, 1600 Book Road, Lancaster. Performances of the male version of "The Odd Couple" will occur on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. Performances of "The Female Odd Couple" will be on Friday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. and Nov. 13 at 2 p.m.

"It has been a truly pleasant experience working with this cast," noted Rettew. "They're all just really nice kids."

All tickets will be sold at the door, and doors will open one hour before each performance.