The Odd Couple Flashcards
1
Q
Costume
How would Felix’s costume reflect his personality?
A
- Show his neurotic enthusiasm in cleanliness - Well-kept
- Uptight after divorce
- Act 2 - Motherly
- Contrast to Oscar
2
Q
Costume
What would Felix’s costume be?
A
Well-Kept suit (tweed) - 1960s style
Polished black leather oxfords- Worn at heel but polished
Act 2- Floral apron - Despite cooking looks very clean
-> Hilights humor - becoming motherly figure in Oscar’s apartment
Pockets - Disposable cleaning cloth
3
Q
Costume
How would Oscar’s costume reflect his personality?
A
- Enjoyment of freedom from marriage and carefree attitude towards life
- Clothes as an extention to his sloppy apartent & casual for Friday night with friends
- Faded marks to reflect slovenly attitude
4
Q
Costume
What would Oscar’s costume be?
A
- Slightly distressed classic blue denim jeans - Typical wear of the 1960s
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White raglan T-shirt (crewneck, baseball style) with blue sleeves -> Distressed to look off-white
-> Well used NY Yankees Baseball cap (worn backwards) and a pair of off-red distressed converses
Faded marks to reflect slovenly attitude
5
Q
Felix character description and performance suggestions
A
- Emotional
- Maternal / female figure in household
- Neurotic
- Angry - high pitched, tense muscles
- Moving - upright stiff, moving with a large gate, high intensity
6
Q
Oscar character description and performance suggestions
A
- Excitable
- impulsive
- speak with confidence - fast, high pitched for excitement - angry facial expressions
