Don't Hug Me
by Phil Olson, Paul Olson

Name: Don't Hug Me
Brand: Phil Olson
SKU: 9780573632310

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

Synopsis

It’s Fargo meets The Music Man (without the blood or the trombones).

Oh, for cryin’ in yer snow shoes!

It’s the coldest day of the year in Bunyan Bay when a slick karaoke salesman arrives at the bar and turns the locals’ lives upside down.

With its over-the-top songs and crazy characters, this Minnesota love story with singin’ and stuff will have you laughing until the spring thaw!

Don’t Hug Me takes place in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota.

Cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson wants to sell the business and move to Florida.

Clara, his wife and former Winter Carnival Bunyan Queen, wants to stay.

Bernice Lundstrom, the pretty waitress, wants to pursue a singing career.

Her fiance, Kanute Gunderson, wants her to stay home.

It’s a battle of wills, and when a fast-talking salesman, Aarvid Gisselsen, promises to bring romance into their lives through the “magic” of karaoke, all heck breaks loose!

Featuring the songs “I’m a Walleye Woman in a Crappie Town,” “My Smorgasbord of Love,” “Upside Down in My Pickup Truck” and “I Wanna Go to the Mall of America.”

With only 5 characters, a simple set, and no band required, Don’t Hug Me is very inexpensive to produce.

More info, including photos of the original set, can be found on www.DontHugMe.com .

Press Reviews

"A lot of laughs… a great time… Go see it!"
— Tom Barnard, KQRS

"The funniest show I've seen in the longest time."
— KPFK Radio

"The quintessential definition of fun!"
— KLBB Radio

"A love letter… to Minnesota."
— Sherman Oaks Sun

"Delightful… adorable… silly… funny!"
— Valley Vantage

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Gunner Johnson Clara’s husband, strong-willed co-owner of The Bunyan, north woods Archie Bunker	male	—	Clara’s husband, strong-willed co-owner of The Bunyan, north woods Archie Bunker
Bernice Lundstrom pretty, young, dreamy waitress at The Bunyan	—	—	pretty, young, dreamy waitress at The Bunyan
Aarvjd Gisselsen slick, fast-talking karaoke salesman, a north woods “Music Man”	—	—	slick, fast-talking karaoke salesman, a north woods “Music Man”
Kanute Gunderson oblivious, full-of-himself business owner	—	—	oblivious, full-of-himself business owner
Clara Johnson Gunner’s wife, strong-willed co-owner of a bar called The Bunyan, has been married to Gunner for a long time	female	—	Gunner’s wife, strong-willed co-owner of a bar called The Bunyan, has been married to Gunner for a long time