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Monkey's Uncle

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 4m

Roger Karshner

Ernie loves apes and Fred collects leaves. And the two of them get together every Saturday to play Chinese checkers. A whirlwind of apes, leaves, worms, ant farms, blackmail, misunderstandings, and madness.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult

Details

Summary
Ernie loves apes and Fred collects leaves. And the two of them get together every Saturday to play Chinese checkers. During one of the games, Fred fakes dying of a heart attack. Ernie and his wife, Dottie, put Fred in their son's room and leave to get Harold, Fred's daffy nephew. During their absence their son, Clyde, returns home from college unexpectedly with his girlfriend, Sybil. When Sybil suggests they make love Clyde goes to his room and finds a "stiff" Fred in his bed. He panics, causing Sybil to run out into the night scantily clad thinking she doesn't turn Clyde on anymore. Now Clyde, assuming his dad has knocked off Fred, decides to get rid of the body by exchanging it with a stuffed ape. From this point on it's a whirlwind of apes, leaves, worms, ant farms, blackmail, misunderstandings, and madness. But it all comes out in the wash.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
ERNIE BARKER
DOTTIE BARKER
FRED
CLYDE
SYBIL
HAROLD
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting Living room.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Roger Karshner

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