Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick

Full Length, Comedy

3 m., 2 f.

Int.

Don Knotts starred in the wildly successful Kansas City premiere of a revised and updated version of this perennial favorite that originally starred Lou Jacobi and Maureen Stapleton on Broadway. A dry cleaner from Ohio arrives in New York to visit his adult son Norman after his wife runs off with his own brother. Instead of the solace he is expecting, he finds more turmoil when he discovers his son is living with Garson, a male partner. The irascible and stubborn father struggles comically with his denial of Norman's orientation and his begrudging respect for Garson, even seeking out a lady of the night to set Norman straight. In the end, this loving father comes face to face with his affection for his son and his wife, who shows up repentant in New York. Love and hilarity triumph. "This is a new, radical rewrite [that] revolves around a realistic, caring portrayal of a gay man and his parents.... Funny and ultimately affecting." The Kansas City Star. "One laugh after another.... It doesn't get any better." Kansas City Kansan. "A real treat." Sun Newspapers. "A funny play ... about values, love and human behavior." KC Alive. "Uproarious." NBC TV. "It's funny . . . yards and yards of solid laughs." ABC TV.

FEE: $75 per performance.