DON'T HUG ME, WE'RE MARRIED Musical Comedy Don't Hug Me, We're Married first opened at the Lonny Chapman Group Rep Theatre in Los Angeles in October of 2014. Please visit DontHugMe.com for more information. Don't Hug Me, We're Married is now available for licensing through Samuel French Publishers. Synopsis: Don’t Hug Me, We’re Married takes place in a small north woods bar in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota. Gunner and Clara Johnson are owners of the bar, they’ve been married “a long time,” the romance has left the marriage, and Clara would like to get it back. When Gunner finds a pamphlet that Clara was hiding for “Divorce Fantasy Camp,” he realizes he needs to do something to convince his wife he’s a good husband. At the same time, Bernice, the pretty waitress, gets engaged to Aarvid, a karaoke salesman. Gunner’s twin sister, Trigger (played by Gunner) comes to town and proposes to Kanute, the local business icon. It’s a double wedding. Will anyone get cold feet? Would someone try to derail the wedding? Will Clara go to Divorce Fantasy Camp? What could possibly go wrong? Everything. Rest assured, nothing will go as wedding-planned in Bunyan Bay. Featuring 17 original songs including: - The Greatest Love Song Ever - The Marriage Test - Marriage is Forever - Lower Expectations - I’m Gettin’ Hitched - The Day That Bob Dylan Was Here - It’s All Comin’ Together - We’re All Gonna Die WINNER! World Series of Screenwriting Stage Play Competition RECOMMENDED! "A barrel of laughs!” – BroadwayWorld.com "Adorable!" - Review Plays "Hilarious!" – LA Examiner “SHEER COMEDIC PERFECTION!... HILARIOUSLY OUTRAGEOUS!... The surprises and belly laughs are non-stop!... A totally entertaining musical with a nutty storyline, ‘over the top visuals,’ and whacky songs. What’s not to like?” – Tolucan Times “DON’T HUG ME, WE’RE MARRIED is the best yet with a fantastic script, eccentric and unconventional characters, laughter galore and 17 new thoroughly entertaining and hilarious musical numbers!... so funny you fall off your chair!... One of the lines is so funny it almost stopped the show!” “This is one you MUST SEE!” - NoHoArtsDistrict.com "The new musical comedy, "Don't Hug Me, We're Married," proves that you can’t have too much of a good thing. Whacky but right-on in its observations on relationships, the play is brought to life with a multi-talented, energetic cast that acts, sings and dances its way through an often twisted but always hilarious plot!” – Norwegian American Weekly “DON’T HUG ME, WE’RE MARRIED Incites Roars of Laughter!… This latest installment in this series of raucous musical comedies boasts a bevy of comical complications!” “Hilarity abounds!” - Get the Word Out “‘Don’t Hug Me, We’re Married’ is the funniest Don’t Hug Me yet!... With 17 original songs, each one will have you tapping your feet and singing long after the musical is over for the night!” -Plainview News "'Don’t Hug Me, We’re Married' Is Loads Of Fun! Looking for a fun evening? Go to the Lonny Chapman Theatre for The Group Rep’s world premiere musical comedy, 'Don’t Hug Me, We’re Married.' The musical reminds me of Peter Falk’s Lt. Columbo: artless on the surface, but possessing a shrewd insight into the human condition. Make that humorous insight. Last Saturday’s audience laughed often enough to rival a sitcom soundtrack!" - MyBurbank.com