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Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 4m
The Lovers’ Landing Beach Hotel, a popular wedding destination, has acquired a certain mystique as the home of Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses. Recently inheriting the hotel from her late father, Audrina Brown quickly discovers that her Uncle Bubba, the hotel manager, is running a variety of “extra-curricular activities” on the property. It’s a mystery. It’s a love story. It’s a new farce by the authors of Sex Please We’re Sixty.
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Cast Size
4w, 4m -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Romantic Comedy -
Target Audience
Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)
Details
Summary
Bubba’s extra-curricular activities, without exception, appear to be illegal. They run the gamut from cash-prize bingo to a rum distillery to off-track betting. You name it, Bubba is doing it. Arriving at the hotel is Beatrice Rutherford-Smythe (the epitome of the New England blue bloods) and her daughter Traci, to check out the hotel for Traci’s wedding. They have an appointment with Madame Coco, the hotel’s wedding planner, who unfortunately has eloped. The only staff member who knows anything about weddings is Uncle Bubba, who, coerced by Audrina, now has to spend the rest of the play alternating between himself and Madame Coco.
Two other guests are checking in today: Traci’s fiance, Peter Mudd, and a mysterious Douglas DuPont. Through a mix-up of room numbers, a series of mistaken identities ensues. Candy, the hotel receptionist, is bribed by Beatrice to flirt with Peter, but ends up with Douglas. Douglas, who is actually an innocent travel writer for a destination wedding publication, is mistaken for a federal agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Candy’s report to Beatrice introduces a roller coaster of events creating an on-again, off-again wedding.
In the midst of all this mayhem, Bubba and Beatrice appear to be falling in love. Peter and Traci are reconciled (several times), and Audrina and Douglas find they have a strong attraction for each other. Throughout the play, though, one question remains unanswered: Is it true love or is it the mystique of “Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses” at the Lovers’ Landing Beach Hotel?
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Present Day
- Setting
The Lovers’ Landing Beach Hotel on a barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features Physical Comedy
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Media
“A joy to produce and a blast to perform.”
“Once again, Michael and Susan Parker’s wit and wonderful sense of humor came into sharp focus at the world premiere of their newest comedy, Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses.”
“Audiences howled with laughter throughout the premiere as unlikely pairings of guests and staff cavorted barefoot on the beach, dodged flying fish, a mop-wielding receptionist and a jealous fiancé with one oar out of the water.”
“With fast-paced action, inventive physical comedy and crackling dialogue, Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses is an audience hit from start to finish. A joy to produce and a blast to perform.”
“Sandy Toes & Salty Kisses is one show you will definitely want to add to your schedule.”
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Michael Parker
Michael Parker (1935-2019) was active in the theatre almost all his life. At age 14, in England, where he was born and raised, he won the title role in a regional production of Terence Rattigan’s play The Winslow Boy, for which he received a Best Actor of the Year award. By a ...
