A Turn for the Nurse
by Rick Abbot

Name: A Turn for the Nurse
Brand: Rick Abbot
SKU: 9780573617249

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

Synopsis

Lovelorn millionaire Oliver Stratton can’t recall the name and address of the only woman he’ll ever love and decides to go to Tibet, leaving his fortune to nurse Peggy.

This causes the entire household (no-good nephew Derek, his lover Sylvia, Oliver’s noble son George, Oliver’s lady lawyer, and even the butler and maid) to devise complex ways to get the will changed in their favor or get into the safe containing the estate’s liquidated assets in cold cash.

When a Tibetan lamasery recruiter comes to claim Oliver, Derek plots to convince Oliver that Peggy is addicted to drink and unworthy to inherit.

He brings in anti-drink crusader Cora Van Beck to rehabilitate stone-sober Peggy.

Plots, partnerships, betrayals, zany ploys, plus all sorts of devices are used in this screamingly funny show in which the secret killer prepares to bump Oliver off when the will gets rewritten the right way.

A hilarious, audience-pleasing hit.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Derek Stratton ne'er-do-well nephew of a wealthy family	—	—	ne'er-do-well nephew of a wealthy family
Jane Johnson maid-of-all-work at the Stratton mansion	—	—	maid-of-all-work at the Stratton mansion
George Stratton simply splendid son of that wealthy family	—	—	simply splendid son of that wealthy family
Ms. J. D. Culver the wealthy family's family lawyer	—	—	the wealthy family's family lawyer
Herbert Sanders the wealthy family's ambitious butler	—	—	the wealthy family's ambitious butler
Oliver Stratton lovelorn patriarch of this wealthy family	—	—	lovelorn patriarch of this wealthy family
Peggy Brent his temporary live-in nurse, a health nut	male	—	his temporary live-in nurse, a health nut
Wu Chang a somewhat unorthodox recruiter from Tibet	—	—	a somewhat unorthodox recruiter from Tibet
Cora Van Beck emissary if an anti-alcohol association	—	—	emissary if an anti-alcohol association
Sylvia Crane an impoverished lady, madly enamored of...	female	—	an impoverished lady, madly enamored of...