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In the photo (playful prose courtesy of HCC): the 2008 Competitors and Medical Staff, to l to r, Bill – current World Champion in OCD going for another Gold; No-nonsense Nurse Hildegard Halfwit; Walter - Agoraphobia’s Poster Child (and his home away from home Mr. Plant) who seeks to hold onto his 2007 International Title of Most Afraid Human Being; Larry and frog – he took the 2005 Silver Medal in Most Adorable Biters at the Nationals but lost his teething position by gaining only the Bronze Medal – nonetheless quite an accomplishment for a f5-year-old who shares his body with five other personalities; Nurse Osohottie, who presides over the games when Nurse Halfwit over medicates herself; and last but not least Veronica - 2007 Reigning Narcissist Champion and Silver Medalist in 2006 at the Bellevue Games Psychotropic Medication Relay.

MILFORD - The 2008 Neurotic Olympics, a comedy by Milford author/playwright and Housatonic Community College English Professor Barbara Oleynick, will open Wednesday, Oct. 1 at The Daniel Street Café, 21 Daniel St., for an indefinite run.

The play focuses on Dr. Gustaf Goodenough, a noted psychiatrist who tires of the traditional way of treating patients and tries something new: an Olympic-type competition in which four of his patients vie for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. This year’s events are: The Psycho Solo Sign-in, the “It’s All About Me” Volley, Dancing with the Deranged, and lastly, General Over-all Unwellness and Most Desperate Life. The audience is the judge, choosing winners in the sign-in, introduction, most unwell and most desperate lives category. The play, with a surprise ending, is designed to provide the audience with affordable comic relief in economically troubles times.

Performances will be held at 7 and 9:30 p.m., Oct. 1 to be followed by a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Oct. 5. Performances will be staged Wednesdays and Sundays indefinitely at the same times. Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students – they’re $20 and $15, respectively, at the door. Advance tickets for a table of four costs $50 for adults and $35 for students. To order tickets, visit the play’s website at http://www.neuroticolympics.com/.