Let Nothing You Dismay: a holiday comedy in two acts

By Topher Payne

It's Christmas, and Kevin and Allie are about to become parents- they're just waiting for a phone call. And though they've asked their families to keep their distance from the maternity ward until the adoption process is complete and they bring their baby home, of course no one stays away.
Kevin's father visits with his much-younger wife and their extended clan, followed by Kevin's mother with her veterinarian, her upstairs neighbor, and her favorite author, and then Allie's family invades, including her ultra-competitive sister, her Bubbie, and Bubbie's gentleman friend.
Eight actors play twenty-two characters in this lightning-paced holiday farce that celebrates families of all kinds.

"Laugh-out-loud funny, and a touching reminder of how much more alike we are than we realize." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"It's a perfect arrangement for Payne, whose light touch in the script makes the complicated maneuverings impressively smooth. The tinsel sparkles on cue, and the quips are fast, funny, and smart." - ArtsATL

"Payne dazzles once again; there are touches of Noel Coward and Mel Brooks and any number of comic wizards that you could name. But mainly it's Topher Payne." - Atlanta Intown

"In this day and age when a nuclear family is a relic of the past, and many times our family is made up of those we have chosen, this show is a Christmas story for everyone." - Anchorage Press

"The perfect gift this holiday season." - The Examiner

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CKVXTB7Z
• ISBN13: 9798864023082
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"