If you want to see some local faces on stage, the Newport Playhouse has extended the dates for Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” until Nov. 22.

The show opened Sept. 17 and was to run until Oct. 18, but due to “escalating tickets sales,” it has been given another month of showings.

This is the 50th anniversary of Simon’s show, which premiered on Broadway in 1965 and has been adapted into a film and television series, both of which were very successful.

The play follows the story of two roommates, Felix Unger and Oscar Madison, who are the exact opposites of one another. Unger is the neat freak, whereas Madison is slob. With a cast of eight, the play watches how both lead characters interact with others.

Despite 50 years passing, director and lead John Robert Faiola said it is a time-honored play that is the “next generation of antique shows.”

Kerri Ward, who plays Cecile Pigeon, one half of a pair of British sisters living above Unger and Madison, said: “This is such a time-tested story. People can relate to it; it’s endearing and funny. It harkens people back and I think that’s its charm.”

“The Odd Couple” is Ward’s first stage appearance, and many within the cast were “newbies” to theatre.

Faiola, said rehearsals for the show almost became acting workshops, which brought the whole cast together like a family.

The eight-person cast is made up of local residents through out the state.

Faiola, who plays Unger, grew up in the Buttonwoods. Fred Davison, who plays his counterpart, Madison, is from West Warwick, as is Henryce “Hen” Zannini, who plays Gwendolyn Pigeon.

Ward and Tony Annicone, who plays Speed, are both from Warwick.

Jim Carr, who plays Murray, is from Cranston; Jim Killavey, who plays Roy, is from Portsmouth; and Anthony Capraro, who plays Vinnie, is from East Providence.

“This show is a classic,” Faiola said. “It is a wonderfully penned script, witty. It’s just a romp.”

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit newportplayhouse.com or call 401-848-PLAY (7529).