Hotbed Hotel
by Michael E Parker, Michael Parker

Name: Hotbed Hotel
Brand: Michael E Parker
SKU: 9780573627385
Rating: 3 (5 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

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

Synopsis

Terri and Brian Cody are trying to sell their one star (and often one guest) hotel in the Florida Keys.

A prospective buyer is about to arrive from New York.

They decide to have the staff masquerade as paying guests to convince the him that the establishment is busy and prosperous.

Unfortunately, the staff consists of a bibulous maintenance man and a curvaceous but somewhat vacant young maid.

Add the eccentric retired British Army Major who resides at the hotel, a wealthy Arab Sheik (who looks suspiciously like the Major), a nymphomaniac dubbed The Barracuda during her annual stays, the prospective buyer's girlfriend and, unexpectedly, his wife, and you have a laugh a minute merry go round that leaves audiences screaming with delight.

Press Reviews

"A laugh-a-minute merry-go-round that leaves audiences screaming with delight.” - Grand Opera House, Iowa"A 'hotbed' of intrigue culminating in a show-stopping coup-de-theatre."
— Paradise Playhouse, Missouri

"The hot ticket"
— The Sun Sentinel, Florida

"A hilarious comedy that will leave Fawlty Towers looking like a tragedy, Hotbed Hotel is one of Michael Parker’s finest pieces of work."
— Act One, Cardiff, Wales

"Hotbed Hotel promises life, laughter, and sophisticated fun."
— The Deerfield Beach Observer, Florida

"Hotbed Hotel has the fundamental ingredients of good entertainment that provide frankly unanticipated comedic results. This play will not disappoint you. In fact, it will leave you feeling entertained, amused, and happy you made the trip."
— The Peak, Vancouver, Canada

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Terri Cody age 30-40; clearly runs the hotel, though her husband is the manager; remains a gentle, loving, loyal wife; Smart, efficient, competent, tender, and patient	female	30-40	age 30-40; clearly runs the hotel, though her husband is the manager; remains a gentle, loving, loyal wife; Smart, efficient, competent, tender, and patient
Brian Cody age 35-40; the hotel owner and manager; one of life's hopeless incompetents; a dreamer; kind, helpful, understanding, naive	—	35-40	age 35-40; the hotel owner and manager; one of life's hopeless incompetents; a dreamer; kind, helpful, understanding, naive
Maureen age 18+; the hotel maid, really doesn't have a brain in her head but is always bright and cheery; young, sexy, pretty, full of energy	female	—	age 18+; the hotel maid, really doesn't have a brain in her head but is always bright and cheery; young, sexy, pretty, full of energy
Sam Lewis age 50 +; a New York business man, full of flash, bravado, and moral judgment; until the arrival of his wife renders him a fawning, hen-pecked husband	female	—	age 50 +; a New York business man, full of flash, bravado, and moral judgment; until the arrival of his wife renders him a fawning, hen-pecked husband
Ashley age 30+; Sam Lewis' girlfriend; a real "looker," whose clothes keep disappearing throughout the play; glamorous and sexy, not cheap or tawdry, with a kind, affectionate nature	—	—	age 30+; Sam Lewis' girlfriend; a real "looker," whose clothes keep disappearing throughout the play; glamorous and sexy, not cheap or tawdry, with a kind, affectionate nature
Hayley Harrington age 30+; also known as "The Barracuda" for her aggressive attitude towards men; glamorous, sensuous, voluptuous, sexy; a determined nymphomaniac	female	—	age 30+; also known as "The Barracuda" for her aggressive attitude towards men; glamorous, sensuous, voluptuous, sexy; a determined nymphomaniac
Dorothy age 45+; Sam's real wife, dominates the final twenty minutes of the play; severe, matronly, self-opinionated	female	—	age 45+; Sam's real wife, dominates the final twenty minutes of the play; severe, matronly, self-opinionated
Hopkins middle aged; the hotel handyman; guarantees his life-long employment by never fixing anything permanently; natural comic, usually tipsy, occasionally drunk	male	—	middle aged; the hotel handyman; guarantees his life-long employment by never fixing anything permanently; natural comic, usually tipsy, occasionally drunk