Fools Play Analysis

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I saw “Fools” by Neil Simon on Friday, November 3rd, performed by Bartlett High School. This play is set in the rural Ukrainian village of Kulyenchikov, where everyone who has stayed more than 24 hours is stupid. The *quote-un-quote* Doctor Zubritsky hires a schoolteacher to try and teach his teenage daughter who JUST learned how to sit. If he stays more than 24 hours, he will become one of them. He tries to marry Sophia, the Doctors daughter, but the Count, whose family put the spell on. In, the end, he fixes the curse and they live happily ever again. I thought the play was very comedic, but some flaws existed. My favorite character was the butcher, played by Ben Sutton. He seemed like he fully understood

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