Trinity Alumni Theater Performs Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple

By Cait Williams ’15      

The Trinity Christian College Alumni Theater Board presented Neil Simon’s classic The Odd Couple, August 28 and 29 in the Marg Kallemeyn Theatre. In this play turned 1970s TV comedy, divorced, broke and sloppy Oscar Madison finds himself unfulfilled and living alone until his neurotic and newly-divorced pal Felix Ungar moves in and cleans up both Madison’s apartment and his life.

House Manager Esther Sullivan ’16 of Steger, Illinois, said, “Director Heather Scholten ’14 really gave this script the production quality it deserved. The amount of detail put into this production is astounding,” she said. “I’ve loved this play since high school, and seeing it again with such an amazing set and cast was an absolute pleasure.”

Besides producing an annual play, the board strives to build bridges and connections with the campus, including current students, and join together in creating a vivid culture and experience for those wishing to return home to Trinity every summer.

Alumni Theater Board President and Odd Couple cast member Jake Szafranski ’09 said, “For the last seven years, we’ve created a new community of former theater students, and it is an honor to give them a space to perform with each other and keep the community growing.”

The 2015-16 school year marks the 25th anniversary of theater on Trinity’s campus. The alumni board plans to host a celebration to reunite alumni and introduce current students to their predecessors.

For more information on the Trinity Christian College Alumni Theater Board, visit their Facebook page.

Cast

Gina Ciametti ’13
Ethan Holmes ’15
Tom Holste ’97
Dr. Mark Peters, professor of music
Rick Schuler ’08
Jenna Rae Stoit ’12
Jake Szafranski ’10
Cait Williams ’15
Heather Scholten ’14, director
Jordan Scholten ’10, stage manager