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Ax of Murder

By Pat Cook


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CAST:  Flexible cast of 21 (about 9M, 12F), optional extras
SET:  Interior theater set
TIME:  About 90 minutes
Script:
$9.00 each (Click for more items) Director’s book:  $27.50 each


ROYALTY:
$70 First Performance
$70 Each Additional Performance

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Everyone’s heard of a haunted house.  Probably even a haunted theater.  But a haunted play?  Could it be haunted by the spirit of a man who recently died at the theatre?  No...  it’s not possible!  At least, that’s what theater director Bonnie Bagwell tries to convince the other members of the troupe as writer Colin Chambers hints at the trail of horror that has cursed his script, Ax of Murder.  Unfortunately, curiosity gets the best of the actors and, despite Colin’s adamant warnings, they open the script and start reading the play.  It soon becomes apparent the play is mirroring their theater and even the specific actors.  ’The play changes with each performance,’ Colin intones, though he’s not taken seriously.  But when a police sergeant shows up on cue stating he was called in on a murder, people begin to wonder.  Wonder turns to fear when someone IS murdered onstage!  And it seems as if no one could have done it.  No body, that is, but perhaps a ghost.  Your audiences won’t know who or what to believe.  Characters show up in all areas of the theater, running down aisles and then disappearing.  Murder weapons disappear and then show up in the worst of places.  Beware the twists and turns of this play.  You never know what will happen next when you see Ax of Murder.


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Director’s book:  $27.50 each

Ax of Murder

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STARKVILLE, MS
TAYLER BUTTON
LACOMBE, AB  CANADA
MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS
CARTHAGE, NC
ELYSIAN SCHOOL
BILLINGS, MT
AMERICAN INTNL SCHOOL-WEST
SHEIKH ZAYED CY GIZA  EGYPT
BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL
BELMONT, MS
F.I.S.H.  PERFORMING ARTS CLUB
RIVERVIEW, FL
STORM GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
VERO BEACH, FL
CANTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST
CANTON, TX
WESTERN ALAMANCE HIGH SCHOOL
ELON, NC
WADENA DEER CREEK PS ISD #2155
WADENA, MN
ELIZABETH DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHESTER, VA
WAYZATA ISD #284
WAYZATA, MN
FILLMORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
FILLMORE, CA
LAKE LOCAL SCHOOLS
MILLBURY, OH
LINDSEY BAGNASCHI
APO, AE
HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL SCHOOL DIST
WESTHAMPTON, MA
ST MARY'S ACADEMY
WINNIPEG, MB  CANADA
ANN ARBOR OPEN SCHOOL
ANN ARBOR, MI
WILLOW WOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TOMBALL, TX
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HOUSTON, MO
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CANISTEO, NY
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IDAHO FALLS, ID
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SUGAR LAND, TX
ENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
ENFIELD, CT
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BURLINGTON, NC
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Hear what directors and critics are saying:

My favorite play from Pioneer Drama so far is Ax of Murder.  Particularly great about it was the minimal requirements for costuming, sets, and props.  Since it’s set in a modern-day theater and most of the characters are out-of-character actors, I already had almost everything I needed. Emily Lewis, Players in Progress, Sylvania, AL


Not only did the kids love the script, but parents and school staff did as well.  This was a great script for our kids, appropriate and funny! Kasie Kline, Gateway College Prep School, Georgetown, TX


A fun, easy show to produce, which made it a nice piece to do with a relatively new drama program.  Though the set and staging were simple, the myriad sound and lighting effects kept things interesting and left the audience very impressed.


I love this script!  This is a great show! Anita Cutler, Keystone Middle School, LaGrange, OH


 
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