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A Meerkat Christmas by Robert Joseph Ahola

ISBN #1-60513-044-3
#2009-0014

The Cast

REMUS JACOBSEN: A very likable entrepreneur and former stockbroker who lost all his money in the market crash of 2000. Now, he’s making ends meet with panache, imagination, maxed-out credit cards and the occasional monetary contributions from his wealthy sister-in-law.

ESTER JACOBSEN: A Southern belle and woman out of time, she is the epitome of the drama queen and seemingly proud of it. Her beauty, though fading, is an obsession with her as is her strict adherence to tradition and all the trappings of family pride.

HYDRA ZEIDER: She is elegant but bitter. Abandoned, caustic, and utterly contemptuous of men. Ester, her former sister-in-law, keeps her around so that she may have someone else to complain to, and because she is very rich (and occasionally generous). She is also entirely suspicious of everyone… especially Kristoff Meerkat Elwing III, even though he apparently has nothing to hide.

JULIUS JACOBSEN: He is a hard working, emotionally repressed but dutiful son who has never allowed himself to have a childhood. Always the responsible one, he also likes to swear, but is being penalized for it by contributions to the “Christmas Box” every time he does.

MATILDA JACOBSEN (Matty). Julius Jacobsen’s surprisingly insightful wife, she seems and acts like a bimbo. Heaven only knows, her reputation precedes her. But isn’t there so much more to this seemingly shallow sexpot that first meets the eye?

ERIN JACOBSEN: Remus and Ester Jacobsen’s errant, unpredictable, beautiful, flighty, flower-child daughter who never does a single thing right and always manages to come out of it for the better. She is also a serial monogamist who has been engaged seven times. And has brought the last two fiancés home for Christmas. Kristoff Meerkat Elwing III is the third one.

KRUISTOFF MEERKAT ELWING III: Kris Elwing III, KME (a.k.a. Kris Kat) is seventy (on Christmas Day). Highly polished and utterly likable, he is the very essence of savoir-faire, and as such… impossible to dislike. He is spontaneous, witty, and always seems to speak his mind without reservation and inevitably to great effect. He is also occasionally disheveled, mischievous and apparently broke. Or is he? And where does he come from anyway? And is he a knight in shining armor or an eloquent down and outer?

Synopsis

The loving, charming, witty and somewhat dysfunctional Remus Jacobsen clan gather together every year for a rather lively Christmas celebration. But when daughter Erin, 23, brings home her 70 year-old fiancée who is living in his rusted out ‘62 Bentley, the holidays as they know them will never be the same again. But who is Kristoff Meerkat Elwing III? Is he, as is rumored, an eccentric billionaire? A con-artist? Or an Angel unaware?

The Setting

There is one main set and two ancillary sets. The main set, the Jacobsen living room, should be elegant and very festive with holiday a large decorated tree, presents and all the decorations. Ideally, there would be a couch and chairs enough to seat six and a bar with stools, and a mantle with fireplace. One window (implied or actual) should create a sense of Nature outside. The dining room would be best served if it were of a period like Chippendale and would include a table and (if possible) if possible a breakfront. A pocket set would include a front porch, or the hint of one, and will be used for only one brief scene. So an implied setting in this instance, would be a viable solution.

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See also Robert Joseph Ahola's full-length Pavlov's Cats, Year of the Tiger & High Tea/With His Excellency, Dr. Max Love and one-acts The Ghost & Josh Gibson and The Last Othello

Author Biography

Robert Joseph Ahola is an author, playwright, producer and director who lives in Malibu, California. As CEO of Galahad Films, he has written and produced over 300 films, commercials and documentaries for television, satellite, and private distribution. He has scripted ten screenplays, including GODWIN, WORLD CLASS/The Jerry Quarry Story (in development), Billingsgate, An Accident of Birth and One Hour of Madness and Joy, based on Walt Whitman’s The Leaves of Grass, (currently in post-production). An environmentalist and animal rights activist, Mr. Ahola is an author/co-author of thirteen published books including The Silent Healer (now in its fifth edition), Delusion is Good, I, Dragon and The Return of the Hummingbird Wizard. Robert has also authored a number of published or produced plays, including Dr. Max Love, The Year of the Tiger, HIGH TEA/With His Excellency, Judas Agonistes, The Last Othello, The Ghost and Josh Gibson, A Meerkat Christmas, SCOREKEEPER, and Pavlov’s Cats. And he has recently penned a new comedy in two acts, The Decline and Fall of Us All.

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