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The Odd Couple
This is the Odd Couple Study Guide
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Fine Art
Undergraduate 4
12/12/2009

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Significance of Title
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Two people who do not belong together. The title shows the quirk of the people. It shows the oddities of relationship.
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Stasis
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The stasis is being set before we meet the main characters. Oscar's messy apartment, the nightly poker game. Speed, Murray, Vinny are Oscar's friends.
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Intruder
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Felix
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Challenger
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Oscar
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Challenges of casting
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Actors are needed to be in shape and able to contort their bodies. Finding talented people who are also comedic looking. Other characters must be normal so "The Odd Couple" looks odd. (Comedy starts with the normal. Comedy needs to be simple for it to work and neutral characters simplify it.)
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Who wins?
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It is a tie win. Always. Stasis remains the same. Comedy is always non-resolution. It would not be a comedy if their was a clear winner. 
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Battleground
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Apartment? Not sure.
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1st moment of Tension
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The massage due to Gender switching. The comedy is found because it is homophobic. 
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Oscar's Weapon
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His apartment? 
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Oscar's Armor
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His masculinity? His friends? 
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Felix's Weapon
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The guilt he places on Oscar due to his situation
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Felix's Armor
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Keeping busy by cleaning? His feminity?
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Problems script poses
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It is a set in a unit set which predicts a comedy so it needs to be extremely detailed. Comedies are extremely specific.

Costumers need to make costumes sturdy and washable. 

Comedy is all about the look so casting must be on spot.

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