Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon

Synopsis – Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon is a play about a newlywed couple. Paul Bratter is an attorney. The Bratters live in an apartment in Manhattan. However, Corie, Paul’s wife, is not satisfied with the state of their new home. The plumbing is poor and the rooms require a fresh coat of paint. Corie loves adventure and finds her husband boring.

The couple lives a floor below Victor Velasco, who has a charming personality. He is currently going through financial issues and has not paid his rent. Therefore, the property owner locked his apartment. For this reason, he has to use the Bratters’ bedroom window whenever he goes to his apartment. The neighbor becomes well acquainted with Corie despite Paul’s skepticism about him.

Corie tries to introduce Ethel Banks, her mother, to Velasco. Ethel is widowed and lonely. She constantly checks up on her daughter since she has no one else to talk to. Therefore, Corie organizes a blind date for Velasco and her mother. The Bratters accompany them so that it looks like a double date. While on the date, Corie and Paul realize that they do not have many things in common.