No Sex Please: It's Christmas!
by Michael Parker

Name: No Sex Please: It's Christmas!
Brand: Michael Parker
SKU: 9780573652486

No Sex Please: It's Christmas! Book Cover — No Sex Please: It's Christmas! Cover

Highlights

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

Synopsis

It’s Christmas Eve, and Mr. Broadbent, a developer and builder, has invited prospective buyers, Fred and Gladys McNicoll, to spend the holidays in “THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE”, in the hopes that the “spirit of the season” will close the deal.

He has pulled out all the stops.

The house is totally decorated for the holidays, he’s hired a personal chef, Sue Johnson, to prepare a gourmet dinner, and he has even bribed two members of his staff, Casey Cody and Ben Adams, to pose as a married couple, who are renting the house, so they can extol its virtues and explain how everything works.

HOWEVER…that’s the problem, nothing does.

The self-cleaning bathroom, central trash disposal units, automatic closets, hidden telephones and his masterpiece, “The Personal Ion Chamber,” all have some serious glitches.

But Broadbent has all the bases covered.

He’s even hired his maintenance man, Eddie Cott, to be on hand behind the scenes, to make running repairs as necessary.

It should be a “Miracle on 34th Street” fairy tale, but this is a Parker farce.

Gladys hears Casey refer to Mr. Cott by name.

She quickly recovers by stating she didn’t say Mr. Cott, but “Miss Turcotte, the children’s nanny.”

Now, Eddie, must spend the rest of the play as “Nanny Turcotte.”

Mr. Brooks arrives unexpectedly, as his car has broken down in the snow.

Unfortunately, it turns out he is Casey’s future father-in-law.

So now, Casey switches roles with Sue, but only when Mr. Brooks is around.

Unknown to Casey, Mr. Brooks takes an almost insane liking to “Nanny”, much to the disdain of the straight laced Gladys, who insists, “Mr.

Brooks, no sex please, it’s Christmas.”

Mr. Brooks however, will not be put off, and Nanny now has to defend ‘her’ honor all the while trying to fix the gadgets that keep misbehaving.

Will hen-pecked Fred and overbearing Gladys sign the contract, or will the Christmas Eve shenanigans ruin Broadbent’s dream of off-loading this huge “White Elephant?” This “Naughty but Nice” Christmas play will have you ho-ho-ho’ing till the very end!

Press Reviews

"SOLD OUT HIT COMEDY! What an opening night audience! Thank you for laughing out loud at the craziest cast to hit a GPLT stage in a long time!! This is the hottest comedy of the season!"
— Grande Prairie Live Theatre, Alberta, Canada

"In this play, technology that doesn't work is just plain fun. Two hours of enjoyment and laughter."
— The Seminole Beacon, Tampa

"I was laughing so much I could barely hold the camera still."
— WVTV Fox 13, Tampa- St. Petersberg

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Mr. Broadbent age 50-70; very much a self-made man; blunt, rough around the edges	—	50-70	age 50-70; very much a self-made man; blunt, rough around the edges
Casey Cody age 20-30; Mr. Broadbent's secretary; competent, resourceful, and quick thinking, with a wonderful sense of humor	male	20-30	age 20-30; Mr. Broadbent's secretary; competent, resourceful, and quick thinking, with a wonderful sense of humor
Sue Johnson age 20-25; a recent graduate of the local culinary institute; a walking, breathing, living disaster area; loveable, laughable, and endearing	—	20-25	age 20-25; a recent graduate of the local culinary institute; a walking, breathing, living disaster area; loveable, laughable, and endearing
Mr. Cott age 40+; the central character in the play, and he, of course is Nanny; down to earth, gruff, but very, very funny	—	—	age 40+; the central character in the play, and he, of course is Nanny; down to earth, gruff, but very, very funny
Fred Mcnicoll age 40+; the hen-pecked husband of Gladys until he turns the table on Gladys at the very end of the play; Meek, mild, and good-natured,	male	—	age 40+; the hen-pecked husband of Gladys until he turns the table on Gladys at the very end of the play; Meek, mild, and good-natured,
Walter Brooks age 40+; a surprise visitor; develops an almost insane infatuation for Nanny, and will not be discouraged; single minded and not very likable	—	—	age 40+; a surprise visitor; develops an almost insane infatuation for Nanny, and will not be discouraged; single minded and not very likable
Ben Adams age 21-30; a real estate salesman employed by Mr. Broadbent; young, naive, likable, always confused and in trouble, but honest and sincere	male	21-30	age 21-30; a real estate salesman employed by Mr. Broadbent; young, naive, likable, always confused and in trouble, but honest and sincere