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LLT tackles Neil Simon comedy

Audiences just seem to love Neil Simon! Lakeside Little Theatre’s “Chapter Two” is a romantic comedy and one that many people here can relate to.

Simon’s works tend to be autobiographical and this play is definitely based on his relationship with his second wife Marsha Mason. Most likely some of the dialogue and issues reflect actual events.

The scene is Midtown Manhattan in the 1970’s. The set is interesting as it simultaneously shows the apartments of the two main characters: George Schneider, a novelist, and Jennie Malone, an actress.

George Schneider, played by Kevin Leitch, and his brother Leo Schneider, played by Zane Pumiglia, open the show. George has just returned from a European trip he took to relive the memories where he and his late wife vacationed years earlier. He had a long, happy marriage and is having a difficult time adjusting to his recent loss. While Leo is there, George relates receiving a phone call from a woman he hardly knows suggesting a date. George is appalled by the aggressiveness of women in his time of grief. His brother explains that pickings are slim for older women and they have to act fast when a new man enters the scene. While George isn’t ready for dating, Leo however feels it’s time for George to get on with life.

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