Two's a Crowd (Parkhirst)
by Douglass Parkhirst

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90 mins Present Day Roles for Children Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

Another heart-warming and hilarious comedy by the author of But Fair Tomorrow .

Dick, Patricia and Dorothy Maxwell find themselves "in charge" of their home during the unexplained absence of their mother.

Patricia persuades her brother and sister to rent rooms to "Tourists" - thereby easing the family's supposed need for funds.

Mamie Beggs, maid, cook, amateur detective (also one of the funniest characters you've ever met) refuses to become involved.

But when the house is full of a great assortment of would-be tenants, Mamie involves everyone by suddenly developing a case of measles.

The whole crowd is quarantined for two weeks.

Mamie is sure the mysterious Albert Wilson, his wife, and glamorous daughter Annabelle are criminals.

Annabelle becomes the unwilling means of bringing romance to Dorothy and Michael Street, a handsome young guest.

Finally Patricia's lovelorn slave, red-headed Willie Peabody, stumbles on the key to the Wilson mystery.

Just as Patricia decides people are pretty easy to get along with after all, a surprise ending brings the play to an unexpected and riotously funny climax.

Easily cast, easily produced and very easy to laugh at.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Emily Maxwell Forty-five years old, mother of four children. A kind and gracious woman who moves with ease and intelligence.	female	—	Forty-five years old, mother of four children. A kind and gracious woman who moves with ease and intelligence.
Marion Maxwell Offstage	—	—	Offstage
Willie Peabody Sixteen, red-headed and a little chubby.	—	—	Sixteen, red-headed and a little chubby.
Wilbur Street Fifty years old, medium height and build with a mild manner.	—	—	Fifty years old, medium height and build with a mild manner.
Michael Street Twenty-one, tall, dark, and good-lookng.	—	—	Twenty-one, tall, dark, and good-lookng.
Albert C. Wilson Fifty, big florid and offidious. His voice booms and his movements are definit and commanding.	male	—	Fifty, big florid and offidious. His voice booms and his movements are definit and commanding.
Annabelle Wilson Eighteen, pretty, with sophisticated clothing. Gives the impression of being a "woman of the world."	female	—	Eighteen, pretty, with sophisticated clothing. Gives the impression of being a "woman of the world."
Hortense Wilson A small, thinn, nervous woman who wears glasses.	female	—	A small, thinn, nervous woman who wears glasses.
Dr. Webster Very professional looking.	—	—	Very professional looking.
Bill Tomkins Seventeen years old, a pleasant looking boy.	—	—	Seventeen years old, a pleasant looking boy.
Little Boy Ten years old.	—	—	Ten years old.
Little Girl Eight years old.	—	—	Eight years old.
Fat Woman Enters with loaded bags	—	—	Enters with loaded bags
Mamie Beggs The family cook and maid, painfully slow at doing her job. Gawky, raw-boned and peaks with a strident voice.	female	—	The family cook and maid, painfully slow at doing her job. Gawky, raw-boned and peaks with a strident voice.