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Synopsis

The Dangers of VD (Valentine’s Day) combines uproarious laughs with interesting social commentary about the role of sex in marriage, set against the background of Valentine's Day. Gramps and Gran yearn for the romance of their younger days while their daughter-in-law, Paulette, and her husband, Henry, deal with his lack of interest in sex. Meanwhile, Paulette's daughter is being coached to dress in revealing clothing to attract men by her Aunt Jean who is a divorcee and secretly jealous of her sister’s long-term marriage.

Will Gran and Gramps come to terms with the challenges of senior sex? Will Paulette discover why her loving, devoted husband can’t bring himself to be intimate with her? Will the plan to have Jean date Henry work out the way Paulette hopes?

Show Information

Book
Chris McKerracher
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
3
First Produced
2014
Genres
Comedy
Settings
Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
Present Day
Cast Size
small
Ideal For
Community Theatre, Regional Theatre, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Elderly, Mature Adult, Young Adult Characters, Small Cast

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

George "Gramps" Dyck

Lead

Male

Spoken

Mildred "Gran" Dyck

Lead

Female

Spoken

Henry Dyck

Lead

Male

Spoken

Paulette Dyck

Lead

Female

Spoken

Jean Witherspoon

Lead

Female

Spoken

Jacqui Dyck

Lead

Female

Spoken

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Guide Written By:

Alexandra Appleton

Alexandra Appleton

Writer, editor and theatre researcher