Newlyweds Paul and Corey are an odd couple: he’s a buttoned-down lawyer, while she’s a free spirit with a sense of adventure. Together, they face eccentric neighbors, a freezing apartment, and romantic conflicts that threaten their young marriage. Eric Stoltz and Laura Linney star in Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon.

With Norman Aronovic, J. Fred Shiffman, and Judy Simmons. Live sound effects, Gigi Garcia. Recording, editing, and mixing engineer: Raymond Guarna. Our director is Scott Reese. Barefoot in the Park is a co-production with the Smithsonian Associates and Voice of America.

This hour includes a conversation with Marc Masterson, Artistic Director for South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California, who directed an acclaimed production of Barefoot in the Park for the Actors Theater in Louisville, Kentucky.

Hear the complete version of our conversation with Neil Simon, recorded at his apartment in New York City in 2007.

Hear the complete version of our conversation with Marc Masterson, Artistic Director for South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California, who directed an acclaimed production of Barefoot in the Park for the Actors Theater in Louisville, Kentucky.