Barefoot in the Park

Original comedy play by Neil Simon, Barefoot in the Park.

Originally directed by Mike Nichols.

Averitt Center production directed by Eileen Bayens

Coming to the Emma Kelly Theater in February 2026, the Averitt Center for the Arts presents: Barefoot in the Park!

Set in 1970's New York City, Barefoot in the Park is a romantic comedy about newlyweds, Paul (a button-down lawyer) and Corrie (a free spirit) Bratter. After only a week of marriage, they get a visit from Corrie’s “loopy” mother at their new apartment in New York. Corrie decides to play matchmaker with her mother and their upstairs neighbor at a dinner party where everything that can go wrong, does. Can these two newly overcome their differences and let love conquer all? Find out soon!