RUMORS A Murderous Farce

Presented by Allen's Community Theatre
Runs through 12/11/2021

Neil Simon was one of the most revered playwrights, mostly for his comedies which featured stories populated by everyday people. At one time he had four of his plays running at the same time on Broadway, a testament to his popularity. Growing up in the poverty of the Depression, Simon wrote comedy out of a solid belief in the goodness of everyday people.

RUMORS was Simon’s first true farce, written much as in Moliere’s plays, portraying “exaggerated characters in improbable situations where they face a number of outrageous obstacles.”(A History of Farce, Appalachian State University) Though it was Simon’s first foray into that genre, he proved, as usual, a master at it.

All of the characters in Rumors are exaggerated, some certainly more than others. The situation they find themselves in, an anniversary ...