The nice Jewish girl must come up with a nice Jewish boyfriend who will meet her parents approval. In desperation, she turns to an escort service to employ Bob, an actor who agrees to take on the role. This hilarious and moving romantic comedy, blending farce and insight, is perfect for the holiday season. Their individual biases, prejudices and resentments eventually give way to acknowledgement of their strengths as they learn to support each other. The Bliss family are not conservative folk.
Mother is an actress, father is a novelist, son and daughter are ill mannered.
One weekend they announce they are each hosting a guest. Coward, the mast of sarcasm and double-entendre, offers up an evening of charming witticisms as well as outrageous behaviour. It is the story of how the sisters attempt to escape the past and seize the future. She is housebound and depressed when an excessively solicitous widow invades her life. John Lazarus is an award-winning playwright who has recently settled in Kingston.