‘Odd’ twist for comedy classic at Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsborough, Mass.

TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. – The Academy of Notre Dame Drama Guild is bringing a fresh take to a comedy classic, “The Odd Couple”: The two mismatched roommates are women. Olive Madison and Florence Ungar are the main characters in this fun and updated female version of Neil Simon’s comedy. When a hopelessly habitual slob and a compulsively meticulous neurotic become roommates, the resulting clash becomes a comic masterpiece. Senior Katie Dumas, of Tewksbury, and sophomore Hannah Paquette, of Tyngsborough star in the leads roles. Both girls are veterans of past Drama Guild productions, although this will be their first time working with new drama guild director Amy Basbas. Also in the cast is Margeaux Jacobi, of Nashua. “When I was approached about putting up a fall production, I was onboard right away,” Basbas said.