Written by Phil Olson

Now Available for licensing thru Samuel French Publishers.

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Family Christmas.


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A NICE FAMILY CHRISTMAS

A comedy with heart

WINNER - First Place - The McLaren Comedy Festival

WINNER - 2nd place (out of 125 scripts)  The Robert J. Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence

SEMI FINALIST - Neil Simon Festival, New Play Contest

Synopsis:
It’s Christmas Eve at Helen Lundeen (Mom’s) Minneapolis apartment, three years after her husband died.
An unexpected visit from crazy Uncle Bob and their outrageous Grandmother starts the evening on its wild journey.
Middle son, Carl, has been charged to write an article for his newspaper about Christmas with his family, or he’s fired.
The problem is, he doesn’t have his family’s consent. One by one, we learn of each family member’s secrets, problems
and dysfunctions, and when they learn that Carl is writing an article with some very personal family information, the fruitcake
hits the fan. The question is, will the magic of Christmas bring them back together?

“CRITICS PICK! 5 out of 5 stars…It’s a howler a la Neil Simon with a laugh about every two seconds!…Go see A Nice Family Christmas!” - BroadwayWorld.com

“From the first opening lines to the surprising joyous conclusion the entire audience was in almost constant laughter!” – LA Post Examiner”

“Each comment is more hilarious than the next!”
– CurtainUp!

“The humor is outrageously frank and downright funny!”
- Norwegian American Magazine

“A laugh a minute!”
– LA Splash Magazine

“A holiday hoot...do see it!”
– Tolucan Times

“What a great evening of laughter!’’
- NoHoArtsDistrict.com

"A Nice Family Christmas is something you should treat your whole family to!”
– The Geek Authority

Playwright Bio:
Phil Olson grew up in Edina, Minnesota, was All-Ivy in football and track at Dartmouth College where he majored in mathematics, tried out for the Chicago Bears, went on to get an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and pursued a business career while writing stage plays.

Phil has written 19 published plays that have had 450 productions in eight countries. Thirteen of his plays are published by Samuel French/Concord Theatricals, including: “A Nice Family Gathering,” "A Nice Family Christmas," Moms Gift,” “Dont Hug Me,” “A Dont Hug Me Christmas Carol,” A Dont Hug Me County Fair,” “Dont Hug Me, Im Pregnant,” “Dont Hug Me, Were Married,” "Don't Hug Me, We're Family," "A Twisted Christmas Carol," "Birthday Club," Love...or Best Offer" and Polyester The Musical.”

His plays have won over 40 playwriting and theatre awards. Two of his plays have been adapted and optioned to made into feature films. Movie actor, Burt Reynolds, saw his play, “A Nice Family Gathering," and had it optioned. After his death, the director renewed the option. Cindy Williams (Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days) starred in a production of Phil's play, “Mom's Gift,” at the Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester, MI, and is also under option. Phil has also sold two screenplays and script doctored three screenplays that were produced. For more info, visit PhilOlson.com