Monsters, In-Laws, and Trust Exercises: A 2 Act Comedy Play Script

by Veronica Brush

7 females, 3 males, 1 monster
Run Approx 1 hr 45 min

Bringing a monster to life gets expensive, but mad scientist Dr. Gawkler has found he can raise the necessary funds by renting out his lair as a vacation rental. Unfortunately due to a mix up of dates, he finds his lair is fully booked the weekend he and his faithful assistant Igor are bringing their monster to life. Guests include a woman trying to impress her mother-in-law, a woman hosting an unusual intervention, and a high-end business retreat. Can Dr. Gawkler keep his guests from getting eaten? More importantly, can he keep his guests from giving him bad reviews before they get eaten? This outrageous comedy play will remind you how great it feels to not take life too seriously and actually laugh out loud!

This play script is fun to act, is not a musical (which makes it easier to produce), and audiences love it!

102 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 2025

About the author

Veronica Brush is one of author Joan Lowery Nixon's granddaughters, so writing is in her genes. Veronica has been writing stories since she learned how to write letters. One of her first novels, entitled "Things I Lik" could have been a runaway classic, had it not involved so many misspellings and had it not prominently featured Kyle, her fellow-kindergartner who proceeded to crush her heart immediately after Veronica's first reading of her book by informing her that he did not "lik" her back due to her overwhelming amount of girl-cooties. This was Veronica's first experience with gender-discrimination.

Ever the quick recoverer, Veronica bounced back from this initial failure and went on to publish her first novella, "First Grave on Mars", only 26 years later (the initial title was "Things I Lik Part 2", but her sister suggested "First Grave" tied in with the story better). (The character that is murdered in this book is also no longer named "Kyle".) "First Grave on Mars" is the first in a series of novellas. Veronica hopes readers will enjoy the the plot twists and notice the number of correctly spelled words present throughout the series.

Veronica is an avid reader, dog-spoiler, and running-avoider. She enjoys carbonated beverages responsibly (always saying "excuse me" when she burps). She does, however, blog irresponsibly as can be witnessed at www.themelesswriting.com.