CAST: 3M, 3F
SET: Black backgrounds
TIME: 15 minutes
Script:
$7.25 each Director’s book: $22.50 each
ROYALTY:
$45 First Performance
$45 Each Additional Performance
SET: Black backgrounds
TIME: 15 minutes
Script:
$7.25 each Director’s book: $22.50 each
ROYALTY:
$45 First Performance
$45 Each Additional Performance
The simple staging, small cast, and short running time of this popular one-act comedy makes it a simple virtual production that can come together with just a few rehearsals. Unlike other virtual shows, A Mystery Murdered is not based on the premise that the characters are separated by location. Your virtual audience will easily suspend their disbelief to watch these six communicate as if they’re all in the same place together, which means they don’t need electronic devices as props!
This play-within-a-play opens with the butler, holding a gun, standing over the body of Steve Walters. The butler, John, assures us that things are not what they seem and that this is not a simple case of “the butler did it.” John introduces us to the other suspects: Steve’s business partner, his ex-fiancée, his current fiancée, and her friend. But that’s when the play falls apart, for the actors are as jealous, petty, and conceited as the characters they play. Your virtual audience will laugh heartedly as they realize they’re not watching a mystery, they’re watching a comedy of bickering, egotistical actors who can’t even stage a mystery without murdering it!
Download a complimentary copy of A How-To Guide for Virtual Theatre to help you make the most of your virtual production!
This play-within-a-play opens with the butler, holding a gun, standing over the body of Steve Walters. The butler, John, assures us that things are not what they seem and that this is not a simple case of “the butler did it.” John introduces us to the other suspects: Steve’s business partner, his ex-fiancée, his current fiancée, and her friend. But that’s when the play falls apart, for the actors are as jealous, petty, and conceited as the characters they play. Your virtual audience will laugh heartedly as they realize they’re not watching a mystery, they’re watching a comedy of bickering, egotistical actors who can’t even stage a mystery without murdering it!
Download a complimentary copy of A How-To Guide for Virtual Theatre to help you make the most of your virtual production!
Additional products available:
Director’s book: $22.50 each
Director’s book: $22.50 each
A Mystery Murdered
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EAST THREE SCHOOL
INUVIK, NT CANADA
INUVIK, NT CANADA
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
LAPEER, MI
LAPEER, MI
YORK UNIVERSITY VANIER COLLEGE
TORONTO, ON CANADA
TORONTO, ON CANADA
PRENTICE SCHOOL
PRENTICE, WI
PRENTICE, WI
MCDONALD LOCAL SCHOOLS
MCDONALD, OH
MCDONALD, OH
TOP HAT STAGE SCHOOL
ST ALBANS UNITED KINGDOM
ST ALBANS UNITED KINGDOM
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP MS
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ
LAKE BRADDOCK SECONDARY SCHOOL
BURKE, VA
BURKE, VA
PATTI LANDES
MANTI, UT
MANTI, UT
SHANYN SIMCOE
COURTENAY, BC CANADA
COURTENAY, BC CANADA
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IMPORTANT:
NOTE: If you do not wish to prepay for your entire production, you can still take advantage of E-Scripts and receive your emailed PDF within one business day.
To choose this option, place your PRODUCTION ORDER normally, including the total number of scripts you need to make for your production. As with all production orders, you must order a minimum of one script per cast member. Then, select “Get It Now!” as your DELIVERY OPTION during checkout, indicate which materials you would like sent electronically, and enter your credit card information in the appropriate space. Make sure you’ve specified the exact number of performances and selected “Bill Now” for your royalties.
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- A $6 e-delivery fee will be added to each order.
- All material prices are the same, whether paper, digital, or photocopied.
- There are NO RETURNS, EXCHANGES, OR REFUNDS on downloaded materials or distribution rights.
NOTE: If you do not wish to prepay for your entire production, you can still take advantage of E-Scripts and receive your emailed PDF within one business day.