The Dork

Take a vacation cruise with Earl Pennyway, otherwise known as "The Dork."  Earl stows away aboard the ocean liner, The Edward Fitzgerald, en route to the Virgin Islands.  To earn his keep he is made cabin boy to the kitchen manager, Doug Cheney, and his lovely wife, Carla.      Also on board the Fitzgerald is wealthy octogenarian, Dr. Jim Noopei and his not so lovely bride, Margie.  While they are celebrating their honeymoon, Margie is hatching plot to bring about Dr. Jim's early demise.  Matters become complicated, however, when Jim inherits two adorable children and "The Dork" becomes their babysitter.      Margie and Doug team up to make the world a safer place by ridding the world of "The Dork" and Dr. Jim.  Will their plan work?  You'll have to see the play to find out.  All Aboard!

$Three Dollar Bill$

An unprecedented lightning storm plays havoc with William Ruthford's personal affairs and brings together a cast of eccentric characters.  When the storm knocks out long distance communication lines, William's oddball family members start showing up at his apartment to lament their personal woes.      The timing couldn't be worse for William, however. He is having communication problems of his own:  His bride of seven-months thinks that he is cheating on her.  In reality, William is cheating on his taxes by trying to hide the lucrative nature of his shady mortgage company.      In addition to downed long distance lines, the lightning storm produces a power surge which knocks out several of the Ruthford's appliances, further complicating William's predicament.  An unsuspecting electrician and a very suspicious accountant try to do their jobs amid the family chaos that takes place.      Mistaken identity and miscommunication provide the backdrop for the confusion that besieges William.  An outlandish stepbrother, and doting, worldly mother-in-law round out the cast for $Three Dollar Bill$.

$Three Dollar Bill$ Part II

$Three Dollar Bill$ - Part II picks up where the Part I left off:  Ex-mortgage company owner William Rutherford and his loyal and loving wife are trying to get their lives back on track after a series of lies and misunderstandings almost got William killed in Part I.      William's father, George, a drunk who views life as one big party, and whiney stepmother Martha are patching up their volatile marriage.       Alex's mother, Diane Dupuis, an indulgent, sweet sophisticated woman marries the bumbling electrician, Lewis Pennyway, who gets out of the business after almost being shot and killed in the Rutherford home.       William's outlandish stepbrother, Paul, proposed to Arthur Wily's sister, Olga, in the heat of the moment.  Arthur Wily, a suspicious gun-toting accountant, is arrested after attempting to shoot William, his business partner in a shady mortgage company.      Part II takes place in the Cleveland county courthouse where Arthur's freedom is in the hands of an inept Public Defender and easily sidetracked, fly-by-night judge.  Fast-talking District Attorney Daniel Cash is quick to put members of the dysfunctional Rutherford family on the stand where tables are turned and testimony is shredded.  As Mr. Cash attempts to separate fact from fiction, the jury is left to wonder who is guilty of what; should Arthur go free; should Paul go through with his marriage to Olga; and just who is presiding over this mayhem?

The Dork Meets Paul

The Dork and Paul Burlesque are referred to a Dr. Martin Brown for psychiatric help.  To save his reputation of being the best psychiatrist in the Western hemisphere, Brown accepts the patients while on vacation at a summer cabin.  They turn out to be too much for Brown.      His girlfriend, Emily and her mother, Doris, love the two as their own.  This loony tlae of how annoying the world can actually be will have audiences laughing out loud.  In addition to the complete chaos of Burlesque and Pennyway, Emily's ex-boyfriend, Ryan Custoff shows up on her doorstep.  The ending is a twisted surprise.