Terri and Brian Cody are hoping to sell their "One Star Hotel" in the Florida Keys to the only man who has expressed any interest in buying it a Mr. Sam Lewis from New York. They are not expecting him for a couple of weeks and are rather caught off-guard when they receive a phone call informing them that he flew into Miami today is driving down and will be arriving this afternoon. Unfortunately they have so few guests they are afraid that Mr. Lewis will see at once that the hotel is a bad investment. You can see where this is leading...it is a farce after all...
So in order to bolster Mr. Lewis's interest Terri and Brian devise a plan to make the hotel appear busier and more prosperous than it actually is. Their staff will masquerade as paying guests thereby giving Mr. Lewis the impression that the hotel is overflowing with loyal customers and vacationers. Their plan has one hitch their entire staff consists of a maintenance man named Hopkins and a sexy housemaid named Maureen. They plan to tell Mr. Lewis that Mrs. Cody is shopping in Miami while she plays the role of a wealthy Palm Beach socialite Mrs. Winthrop-Smythe. Hopkins is to become the Reverend Hopkins and Maureen is to combine the duties of receptionist maid and room service. The plot becomes more complicated when the one paying guest they do have Major Ponsenby wants to help out. Suddenly an Arab sheik Abdul El Hajj who bears an uncanny resemblance to the Major checks into the hotel stating he is a potential buyer. Their scatterbrained maid Maureen is totally inept at the job she's been asked to do and can't seem to remain completely clothed for more than five minutes at a time. It turns out Hopkins has a propensity to drink and has bottles of booze hidden all over the hotel. And finally the one other guest they have checking in later today is Hayley Harrington a predatory nymphomaniac affectionately known as "The Barracuda."
Into this "Hotbed" of intrigue arrives... Samuel Lewis and his wife (or is she?) Ashley. He is an extremely moral and upstanding businessman and expects nothing less from those around him. She is an extremely attractive woman and is only interested in getting Mr. Lewis into bed. Brian spends the rest of the play trying very hard to please Mr. Lewis keep the Major/Abdul under control and stay out of the way of "The Barracuda."
How do the Major Hopkins and Mr. Lewis end up in the same bed? Why is Ashley always losing her clothes? Where do The Barracuda and Abdul fit into all this? Who really is Abdul El Hajj? When does the real Mrs. Lewis arrive? What more could possibly happen?
Much to the horror and chagrin of Mr. Lewis the real Mrs. Lewis who can best be described as "a humorless old battle-axe" does show up. In order to hide his relationship with Ashley from her he bribes Brian with an offer to purchase the hotel for more than he was asking only to get another offer from Abdul. But the final twist is yet to come - a show stopping coup-de-theatre which leaves the audience knowing they've been "had " but not knowing how it was done.
""A hilarious comedy that will leaveFawlty Towerslooking like a tragedy Hotbed Hotelis one of Michael Parker's finest pieces of work." -Act One Cardiff Wales
"Hotbed Hotelpromises life laughter and sophisticated fun." -The Deerfield Beach Observer Florida
"Hotbed Hotelhas 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
Terri and Brian Cody are hoping to sell their "One Star Hotel" in the Florida Keys to the only man who has expressed any interest in buying it a Mr. Sam Lewis from New York. They are not expecting him for a couple of weeks and are rather caught off-guard when they receive a phone call informing them that he flew into Miami today is driving down and will be arriving this afternoon. Unfortunately they have so few guests they are afraid that Mr. Lewis will see at once that the hotel is a bad investment. You can see where this is leading...it is a farce after all...
So in order to bolster Mr. Lewis's interest Terri and Brian devise a plan to make the hotel appear busier and more prosperous than it actually is. Their staff will masquerade as paying guests thereby giving Mr. Lewis the impression that the hotel is overflowing with loyal customers and vacationers. Their plan has one hitch their entire staff consists of a maintenance man named Hopkins and a sexy housemaid named Maureen. They plan to tell Mr. Lewis that Mrs. Cody is shopping in Miami while she plays the role of a wealthy Palm Beach socialite Mrs. Winthrop-Smythe. Hopkins is to become the Reverend Hopkins and Maureen is to combine the duties of receptionist maid and room service. The plot becomes more complicated when the one paying guest they do have Major Ponsenby wants to help out. Suddenly an Arab sheik Abdul El Hajj who bears an uncanny resemblance to the Major checks into the hotel stating he is a potential buyer. Their scatterbrained maid Maureen is totally inept at the job she's been asked to do and can't seem to remain completely clothed for more than five minutes at a time. It turns out Hopkins has a propensity to drink and has bottles of booze hidden all over the hotel. And finally the one other guest they have checking in later today is Hayley Harrington a predatory nymphomaniac affectionately known as "The Barracuda."
Into this "Hotbed" of intrigue arrives... Samuel Lewis and his wife (or is she?) Ashley. He is an extremely moral and upstanding businessman and expects nothing less from those around him. She is an extremely attractive woman and is only interested in getting Mr. Lewis into bed. Brian spends the rest of the play trying very hard to please Mr. Lewis keep the Major/Abdul under control and stay out of the way of "The Barracuda."
How do the Major Hopkins and Mr. Lewis end up in the same bed? Why is Ashley always losing her clothes? Where do The Barracuda and Abdul fit into all this? Who really is Abdul El Hajj? When does the real Mrs. Lewis arrive? What more could possibly happen?
Much to the horror and chagrin of Mr. Lewis the real Mrs. Lewis who can best be described as "a humorless old battle-axe" does show up. In order to hide his relationship with Ashley from her he bribes Brian with an offer to purchase the hotel for more than he was asking only to get another offer from Abdul. But the final twist is yet to come - a show stopping coup-de-theatre which leaves the audience knowing they've been "had " but not knowing how it was done.
""A hilarious comedy that will leaveFawlty Towerslooking like a tragedy Hotbed Hotelis one of Michael Parker's finest pieces of work." -Act One Cardiff Wales
"Hotbed Hotelpromises life laughter and sophisticated fun." -The Deerfield Beach Observer Florida
"Hotbed Hotelhas 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
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