A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE

M Is for the Million

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 7m

Jack Sharkey

Lenore has been living high on the income from her daughter's million dollar trust, but if Meg marries before her 25th birthday she gets the trust and Lenore will be penniless. The wedding is scheduled aboard a Mediterranean bound steamship. Complications abound as Lenore tries to stall the marriage…

M Is for the Million

Request license
Get the Script
  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 7m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary
Lenore has been living high on the income from her daughter's million dollar trust, but if Meg marries before her 25th birthday she gets the trust and Lenore will be penniless. The wedding is scheduled aboard a Mediterranean bound steamship. Complications abound as Lenore tries to stall the marriage, Meg's secret identity and additional fiances surface, a commercial spy intrudes, and a love mad Athenian is ready to marry mother or daughter. Love potions, a ship that can't decide where it's headed and other zany twists make this madhouse of activity great fun.
Keywords
Performing Groups

BRADLEY TALBOT, an inventor of children's toys

MEG MEREDITH, Bradley's bride-to-be

GEORGE SINGLETON, a ship's steward

HAMILTON CABOT III, a ship's officer

LENORE ADRIAN MEREDITH, Meg's mother, a renowned actress

RENALDO, a Brazilian seaplane pilot from Rio

DIMITRIOS, a dashing ladies' man from Athens

MR. NELKIOROS, an elderly Greek gentleman

DR. GREGORY TWILLER, an African missionary

MRS. NELKIOROS, an elderly Greek lady

MAISIE, an effervescently chummy young girl

OLYMPIA, a lady's maid from Argentina

SIX MEDIUM-SIZE CABIN BOYS

Casting can expand from 7 to 13 males, and 4 to 5 females

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting The bridal suite, "A" deck, of the Greek steamship CORINTHIA.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

Scripts

Available Formats:
Get the Script

Add-Ons

Take a look below at how you can enhance your show!

Authors

Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey (1931-1992) was born on May 6, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He began writing when he was 10 years old. He graduated from college with a BA in Creative Writing and taught school from 1953 to 1955. In mid-1955, Mr. Sharkey enlisted in the Army, serving at Sandia Base ...

View full profile

Now Playing