Rumors
by City Theatre Company
Sep. 29 - Oct. 23, 2011
In an interview, Simon said: " 'I was going through some difficult times...I wanted to work, because work is always a cathartic process for me, and I thought it would be really good just to get into a comedy.' "[5]
He noted that " 'This is completely different for me...It's unlike anything I've ever written. It's my first farce.' " In describing the play, he said: " 'The play started with the idea of doing a farce...The next thing was to do it as an elegant farce, because the farces in Moliere's days were generally about wealthy people. These aren't extremely wealthy people, but they are well-to-do. So I decided to dress them in evening clothes. There was something about having them dressed in evening clothes that I thought was a nice counterpoint to the chaos that was happening in the play. And so I picked a reason for them to be dressed elegantly, and it was a 10th anniversary.' "[5]
Rumors
by Neil Simon
City Theatre Company
