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07/13/2017 12:01 AM

The Saybrook Stage Company Presents Barefoot in the Park


The Saybrook Stage Company will present Barefoot in the Park at The Kate in Old Saybrook. Photo courtesy of the Saybrook Stage Company

The Saybrook Stage Company will present Barefoot in the Park at The Kate, 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook Thursday, July 13 through Sunday, July 16.

Barefoot in the Park originally opened in 1963 to rave reviews and was nominated for three Tony Awards. The play ran for more than 1,530 performances, making it Neil Simon’s longest-running hit. The New York Times wrote at the time, “I don’t think anybody stopped laughing while the curtain was up”.

The Saybrook Stage Company is pleased to return once again to The Kate in Neil Simon’s rib-tickling romantic comedy directed by Jim Hile. This will be its 14th production at The Kate and its second Neil Simon play following its July 2014 staging of Rumors. The more recent previous plays are Noises Off, Deathtrap, The Wayside Motor Inn, Moon Over Buffalo, and this past January, The Farnsworth Invention.

Barefoot in the Park will be directed by Jim Hile. Photo courtesy of Saybrook Stage Company
Barefoot in the Park will be the 14th production by the Saybrook Stage Company at The Kate. Photo courtesy of Saybrook Stage Company