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Cafe Murder

By Nathan Hartswick


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CAST:  2M, 5F, plus 2 roles that can be any, extras
SET:  Interior restaurant set
TIME:  About 40 minutes
Script:
$7.50 each (Click for more items) Director’s book:  $20.00 each


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$45 Each Additional Performance

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This hilarious murder mystery comedy is easy to produce and perfect for either a stage production or dinner theatre.  Rosemary Saint-John is a loud, annoying hypochondriac convinced she is allergic to water.  Celebrating her birthday at a restaurant with her four kooky sisters–a hippie, a valley girl, a trucker and a banker–Rosemary makes enemies with everyone around her.  When she disappears and is presumed murdered, the only objective witnesses in the restaurant are the audience members, who must cast their vote.  Was it one of Rosemary’s sisters?  The self-taught detective?  The passionate French chef?  The polite and proper maître d’?  The sarcastic waiter?  No one is above suspicion in this delightful dinner theatre murder mystery!  Immensely popular with audiences, this play is appropriate for young performers, while older actors will enjoy improvised audience interaction.  Whether for young or old, you’ll find lots of laughs at the café! 

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Cafe Murder

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MELINDA CHRISTENSEN
OTTAWA, IL
STEVEN OLSON
MOOSE LAKE, MN
CITY OF ST PETERSBURG PARKS
ST PETERSBURG, FL
JEFFREY ARMSTRONG
MAGNOLIA, TX
ELIZABETH FRODERMAN
MUNDS PARK, AZ
SETON CATHOLIC COLLEGE
SAMSON, WA  AUSTRALIA
MADAWASKA SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
MADAWASKA, ME
MARIANNA CHEBOTARYOVA
BELLEVUE, WA
CENTRAL LYON COMMUNITY SCH DST
ROCK RAPIDS, IA
TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL
MAPLE VALLEY, WA
MT.  MORIAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
GLENMONT, NY
AMANDA KENDRICK
LIVINGSTON, TX
FLORIDA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
MIAMI, FL
PENOLA CATHOLIC COLLEGE
BROADMEADOWS, VIC  AUSTRALIA
ANN HAUZIE
HASTINGS, PA
MANSFIELD TIMBERVIEW HIGH SCHL
ARLINGTON, TX
TARA HENSLEY
GRANBURY, TX
HILLSBOROUGH COMM CTR, INC
HILLSBOROUGH, NH
WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
WARRENTON, NC
ST LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HS
PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL
DARREN OLSEN
JEROME, ID
CHRISTIAN HERITAGE ACADEMY
ROCKY MOUNT, VA
CROSSPOINTE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
WILLIAMSON, GA
MADISON HIGH SCHOOL
REXBURG, ID
GREEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
GREEN RIVER, WY
SCOTLAND HIGH SCHOOL
LAURINBURG, NC
WENDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
WENDELL, NC
SHEPHERD OF THE LAKES LUTHERAN
BRIGHTON, MI
FAITH ALLARD
KASILOF, AK
ALEX NEWPORT
CARNEY, OK
PINE HILL BOARD OF EDUCATION
PINE HILL, NJ
BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DIST 119
BATTLE GROUND, WA
SMITH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
RALEIGH, MS
BISHOP GARRIGA MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
IROQUOIS HIGH SCHOOL
IROQUOIS, SD
SKEENA MIDDLE SCHOOL
TERRACE, BC  CANADA
RYAN PIERCE
BLOOMINGTON, MN
LIVING ROCK ACADEMY
BULVERDE, TX
THE LANDCASTER PLAYHOUSE
LANCASTER, OH
CARDINAL COMMUNITY ACADEMY
KEENESBURG, CO
GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BENTONVILLE, AR
TRINITY KLEIN LUTHERAN SCHOOL
KLEIN, TX
ALVIN ISD
ALVIN, TX
BARBARA POWELL
LAGUNA WOODS, CA
TERRY TIMMONS
ABBOTT, TX
ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL
BATON ROUGE, LA
GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN MS
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
ADNA SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADNA, WA
GREG LONGTIN
HARVEY, ND
VERITAS CLASSICAL SCHOOL
ST.  AUGUSTINE, FL
BOONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
BOONVILLE, IN
MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL
COBOURG COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
COBOURG, ON  CANADA
JANET MCCASKILL
ALVA, FL
EVANS MIDDLE SCHOOL
OTTUMWA, IA
TEXARKANA IND SCHOOL DISTRICT
TEXARKANA, TX
IRONWOOD CARNEGIE LIBRARY
IRONWOOD, MI
VALLEY PLAYHOUSE
HARRISONBURG, VA
TAMMY HEMMAH
FERTILE, MN
WEST VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAN JOSE, CA
SCOTT COUNTY R-IV SCHOOL DIST
BENTON, MO
MARION BAPTIST CHURCH
CHATHAM, VA
CLOVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL
CLOVERDALE, IN
GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST
GREENVILLE, SC
SHANNON OLIVER
PORT HOPE, ON  CANADA
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SCHOOL
ELKHART, IN
JENNIFER KINSEY
WILSON, OK
POWELL HIGH SCHOOL
POWELL, WY
CARY CONDRAY
CENTER RIDGE, AR
PEGGY MICHELIN
DEMOTTE, IN
NORMAN FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
NORMAN, OK
GINGER DEMPSEY
CATAULA, GA
JOEL BURINGRUD
SPRINGVILLE, CA
EAST JACKSON COMP HIGH SCHOOL
COMMERCE, GA
EASTERN HILLS CHRISTIAN ACAD
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
SEEGER HIGH SCHOOL
WEST LEBANON, IN
MEDINA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
CASTROVILLE, TX
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STOUFFVILLE, ON  CANADA
MOODY HIGH SCHOOL
MOODY, AL
ST JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH
TEQUESTA, FL
REBECCA K BENSON
NEW HAVEN, WV
JEREMY ROTOLO
BARNEGAT, NJ
CARTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
GRAYSON, KY
ROCKMART HIGH SCHOOL
ROCKMART, GA
DORAL ACADEMY OF COLORADO
WESTMINSTER, CO
HAYS COMMUNITY THEATRE
HAYS, KS
WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY
WESTFIELD, MA
PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL
PRATTSBURG, NY
LOGAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
RUSSELLVILLE, KY
ST CLOUD AREA SCHOOL DIST 742
WAITE PARK, MN
WESTWOOD REG 'L BOE
TOWNSHIP OF WA, NJ
CALVARY ACADEMY
LAKEWOOD, NJ
LAKE TRAVIS ISD
AUSTIN, TX
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCH
FORT MADISON, IA
ST.  JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC SCH
SOUTHERN PINES, NC
PALCO HIGH SCHOOL
PALCO, KS
JANNA PELLETIER
ENID, OK
COLLEEN SABEH
ANDOVER, OH
WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONIFER, CO
FOWLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
TIGARD, OR
KEYS EDUC RESOURCE CENTER
JACKSONVILLE, FL
VICTORY CHURCH
LAKELAND, FL
NORTH STAR ACADEMY
PARKER, CO
GRANT COUNTY COMMUNITY THEATER
SHERIDAN, AR
ANTHONY AMADEO
PORT ST LUCIE, FL
MENIFEE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
MENIFEE, CA
OAKWOOD ISD
OAKWOOD, TX
KIRSTEN STIFF-WALKER
DUNEDIN, FL
HEMLOCK HIGH SCHOOL
HEMLOCK, MI
JACKSONVILLE CITY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE, AL
PAULINE DEMARTIN
DELTONA, FL
KENNETH CURFMAN
IMPERIAL, MO
MORGAN RICHARDSON
BELLEVIEW, FL
LAURA RICKE
GREENSBURG, IN
THE CREATORS STUDIO
MOBERLY, MO
CHELSEA SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHELSEA, MI
THALES ACADEMY APEX HIGH SCHL
APEX, NC
WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL
BECKLEY, WV
JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
JACKSON, MS
HARRIMAN HIGH SCHOOL
HARRIMAN, TN
ST.  JOSEPH'S SCHOOL
MANDAN, ND
WHITE RIVER VALLEY MIDDLE SCHL
LYONS, IN
BENNINGTON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
BENNINGTON, KS
CASSVILLE R-IV SCHOOL DIST
CASSVILLE, MO
MCLEAN HIGH SCHOOL
MCLEAN, VA
MURRAY COUNTY CENTRAL HS
SLAYTON, MN
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We recently purchased scripts and rights to perform Cafe Murder for an Independent Alabama School Drama festival.  I am happy to announce our kids placed 1st place at Regional and 3rd place at State with a cutting from this play!  Thanks for being easy to work with!! Tricia Oliver, Lee-Scott Academy, Auburn, AL


My cast was fantastic.  We set up as a dinner theater, and one of our families who owns a Mexican restaurant provided food.  The play was funny and engaging for the cast and the audience.


I liked this play because we were able to use our cafeteria because of the setting and didn’t have to spend much money on sets.  I highly recommend this play for beginning clubs and actors. Patti Guercio Landreau, Central Freshman Academy, Phenix City, AL


 
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