"The Odd Couple" Stage Play Casting Actors

Oscar is a carefree, good-natured, divorced sportswriter who lives by himself in a messy, smoke-filled, eight-room New York apartment. He is happily oblivious to the dirt & clutter, & he blissfully ignores overdue child-support payments which his wife telephones to remind him about weekly. He has a weekly routine with his male friends, hosting a weekly poker game with questionable refreshments. Oscar’s lifestyle comes to an abrupt halt when he takes in one of the members of the group, F. Ungar.

Felix is an exceptionally fussy man with an OCD-like cleaning habit. He is the perfect house husband and loves to cook, tidy, and organize for others. He knows that he is difficult to live with but he cannot—or perhaps will not—make any concessions or compromises. Finally having had enough, his wife throws him out despite his suicide threat. Oscar takes pity on his friend and invites him to live with him.

Roy is Oscar’s accountant and also his friend. He is one of the regular attendees at Oscar’s weekly poker nights. He frequently berates Oscar for being poor with money and is amazed that Oscar is happy to live in the filth that he does.

Speed is friends with Oscar Madison and Felix Ungar and attends the weekly guys poker night. He is a gruff, impatient, and sarcastic man who is quick to be riled. Speed often picks on Vinnie and Murray during the poker nights as their gentler, slower habits annoy him.

Vinnie is friends with Oscar Madison and Felix Ungar, and is one of the guys at Oscar’s weekly poker nights. He is a mild-mannered, hen-pecked husband, constantly checking the time as his wife has told him he must be home by midnight. Vinnie likes being looked after and both he and Murray, another poker crony, appreciate Felix’s cooking.

Gwendolyn is English and lives in the same apartment block as Oscar Madison with her sister, Cecily. She is a widow, although she admits that she was about to divorce her husband before he died. Gwendolyn is giggly, fun, and flirtatious. Both she and her sister jump at the chance to double date with Oscar and Felix and they are patient at dealing with Felix’s awkward nature.

Cecily is English and lives in the same apartment block as Oscar Madison with her sister, Gwendolyn. She is divorced and reveals that she had a deeply unhappy marriage from day one. Cecily is giggly and flirtatious, cheekily referring to having an exciting, eventful lifestyle.

Murray is friends with Oscar and Felix, and is one of the regular attendees at Oscar’s weekly poker nights. He is a policeman with the NYPD, but he is a gentle, mild-mannered man. He is sensible and methodical, taking his time to shuffle and deal the cards (much to Speed’s annoyance). Murray is often the voice of reason and advises the other man how to deal with Felix when he shows up at the apartment in a state of suicidal depression.