LAKEPORT, Calif. – Theater patrons know there are many good playwrights in the theater but one of the best has always been Neil Simon.

A case in point is the female version of “The Odd Couple.”

This production is Simon’s adaptation of his famous comedy “The Odd Couple,” with the main characters of Felix and Oscar changing to Olive and Florence.

The Lake County Theater Co. will perform the play in February and March at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre in Lakeport. Rehearsals now are in full swing.

This version of the play is more modern, a little racier and in many ways funnier according to Director Linda Guebert.

The dynamics are the same: a sloppy person and a fastidious one living together in an apartment that could use a major clean up.

Their female friends come over to play “Trivial Pursuit” instead of poker with drop-in visits from the Spanish brothers who live in an upstairs apartment.

Watching the antics of these characters as the story progresses is a belly laughing experience not to be missed.

Performance dates are 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, and Saturday, Feb. 25, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26; and Friday, March 2, and Saturday, March 3, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 4, at 2 p.m.

Ticket prices are $18 reserved, $15 general with a $3 discount for seniors, students and Lake County Theater Co. members.

Tickets are on sale online at www.Soperreesetheatre.com or at the theater box office, 275 S. Main St. in Lakeport, on Fridays starting at 10 a.m., and at The Travel Center, 1265 S. Main St., Lakeport, 707-263-3095.

For more information call 707-279-4514.