CAST: Flexible cast of 18 (6M, 7F, plus 5 roles that can be any)
SET: Interior mansion set
TIME: About 90 minutes
Script:
$9.00 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
ROYALTY:
$70 First Performance
$70 Each Additional Performance
SET: Interior mansion set
TIME: About 90 minutes
Script:
$9.00 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
ROYALTY:
$70 First Performance
$70 Each Additional Performance
E-VIEWS & E-SCRIPTS INFO
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You’ll find laughs galore in this murder mystery farce that spoofs the private eye shows of the past.
It’s the story of Crimson House, a seedy hotel where the guests pay outrageous rent for shoddy service. Arriving on the scene is that famous, inept, yet very funny Hoboken detective, Hercules Porridge, who goes by Junior.
A corpse has been discovered in the sitting room, and a beautiful secretary is done in by deadly orchid juice. Who could have done such dastardly deeds? The guest list includes a mystery writer, Anguish Crispie, an eccentric young man who dresses like a jungle explorer, and a strange actress who always dresses in black. Or maybe it’s Colonel Chutney, a crazy neighbor, who thinks he’s in India in 1880. There’s also Jeeves, the butler, who has a wandering mind.
Thrills and chills collide with sidesplitting laughter as the case is surprisingly solved by Detective Porridge.
This play was originally titled The Crooked House Murder.
It’s the story of Crimson House, a seedy hotel where the guests pay outrageous rent for shoddy service. Arriving on the scene is that famous, inept, yet very funny Hoboken detective, Hercules Porridge, who goes by Junior.
A corpse has been discovered in the sitting room, and a beautiful secretary is done in by deadly orchid juice. Who could have done such dastardly deeds? The guest list includes a mystery writer, Anguish Crispie, an eccentric young man who dresses like a jungle explorer, and a strange actress who always dresses in black. Or maybe it’s Colonel Chutney, a crazy neighbor, who thinks he’s in India in 1880. There’s also Jeeves, the butler, who has a wandering mind.
Thrills and chills collide with sidesplitting laughter as the case is surprisingly solved by Detective Porridge.
This play was originally titled The Crooked House Murder.
Additional products available:
Director’s book: $27.50 each
Director’s book: $27.50 each
The Crimson House Murder
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SOUTH CALLAWAY JR/SR HIGH SCH
MOKANE, MO
MOKANE, MO
GINGER WAYDE
ELIZABETHTOWN, PA
ELIZABETHTOWN, PA
LINN-MAR HIGH SCHOOL
MARION, IA
MARION, IA
NORTH TAMPA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL
BARNHILL MEMORIAL SCHOOL
SAINT JOHN, NB CANADA
SAINT JOHN, NB CANADA
RSU MSAD #54 SCHOOL DISTRICT
SKOWHEGAN, ME
SKOWHEGAN, ME
GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
GEORGETOWN, TX
GEORGETOWN, TX
MAUREEN MERSHON
SEATTLE, WA
SEATTLE, WA
WILBER CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WILBER, NE
WILBER, NE
GOSPEL HAVEN MENNONITE CHURCH
MILLERSBURG, OH
MILLERSBURG, OH
SYLVIA NAWROCKI
GLEN FLORA, WI
GLEN FLORA, WI
ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL
OSSINING, NY
OSSINING, NY
EAST LYNNE SCHOOL DIST 40
EAST LYNNE, MO
EAST LYNNE, MO
SEAMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TOPEKA, KS
TOPEKA, KS
GALLIA COUNTY LOCAL SD
PATRIOT, OH
PATRIOT, OH
CEDAR GROVE-BELGIUM AREA HS
CEDAR GROVE, WI
CEDAR GROVE, WI
MCKENZIE BRUYERE
MALONE, NY
MALONE, NY
WINNECONNE CMNTY SCHOOL DIST
WINNECONNE, WI
WINNECONNE, WI
KRISTIE BUZHARDT
LIMA, OH
LIMA, OH
RIDGEVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
STUARTS DRAFT, VA
STUARTS DRAFT, VA
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