Don't Hug Me, I'm Pregnant
by Phil Olson, Paul Olson

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Highlights

120 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

This hilarious musical takes place in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota, in a little bar called The Bunyan, owned by Clara and Gunner Johnson.

Clara is 8½ months pregnant with their first child, and today she’s looking forward to her baby shower, getting lots of presents, and taking a break from her raging hormones.

Suddenly, a freak snowstorm, a “tsnownami,” hits Bunyan Bay and they find themselves snowed in.

All roads are closed.

No one can get in or leave.

Gunner’s worst nightmare comes true when Clara goes into labor and he realizes he’s going to have to deliver the baby in the bar.

Featuring 17 original songs, including “Babies and Beer,” “If I Only Had a Boy,” “Bun in the Oven,” “Baby Fever,” “The ‘Just Got Hosed Over by a Dork’ Blues,” and “If Men Had Babies, We’d All Be Extinct.”

Don’t Hug Me, I’m Pregnant is the fourth in the smash hit Don’t Hug Me series of musical comedies.

The others include Don’t Hug Me, A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol, and A Don’t Hug Me County Fair , also available from Concord Theatricals!

The Don’t Hug Me musicals are all stand-alone musicals.

You do not have to see them in any particular order to fully enjoy them.

With only 5 characters, a simple set and no need for a band, Don’t Hug Me, I’m Pregnant is very inexpensive to produce.

Press Reviews

"Critic’s Pick! Go one, go all to Don’t Hug Me, I’m Pregnant! The show is guaranteed to please, and has big hit written all over it."

— BroadwayWorld.com

"Recommended... with hilarious lines and 17 uproarious songs... The Olson Brothers, Phil and Paul, have done it again, given us a play that keeps us laughing throughout!"

— ReviewPlays.com

"You will find yourself literally laughing out loud at the antics of Gunner, Clara, Kanute, Bernice and Aarvid, and having them bring a bundle of joy into the world is a good thing!"

— Topanga Messenger

"ENJOY!... wonderful characters, new terrific original songs, great choreography and belly filled laughs... hysterically funny... For those of you that love silly, funny and entertaining evenings out, this is for you!"

— NoHoArtsdistrict.com

"If you’re up for a break from the woes of the world, and ready to laugh until your cheeks hurt, this is the one to catch... Gut-bustingly funny, the nonstop audience laughter was thunderous!... If you’re already a Don’t Hug Me fan, I know you’ll catch this one too. If you’ve never seen any of the others, it’s high time you did!"

— Tolucan Times

Characters

Character
Gunner Johnson

Clara’s husband, strong willed co-owner of The Bunyan, a north woods Archie Bunker

Bernice Lundstrom

Pretty, young, wholesome, innocent, ex-waitress at The Bunyan; dreams of going to Broadway

Kanute Gunderson

Oblivious, dense, harmless, full-of-himself business owner

Aarvid Gisselsen

Slick, fast-talking karaoke salesman, a north woods “Music Man”

Clara Johnson

Gunner’s wife, strong willed co-owner of a bar called The Bunyan, has been married to Gunner for a long time; Clara is 8½ months pregnant with their first child, very hormonal, but sympathetic

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Publication

ISBN-13 9780573700231
ISBN-10 0573700230

Don't Hug Me, I'm Pregnant is a play written by Phil Olson and published by Concord Theatricals .

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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

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