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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:
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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!  Read more...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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WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL
BECKLEY, WV
JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
JACKSON, MS
ST.  JOSEPH'S SCHOOL
MANDAN, ND
HARRIMAN HIGH SCHOOL
HARRIMAN, TN
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
POCAHONTAS AREA COMMUNITY SCHL
POCAHONTAS, IA
FARGO-GAGE HIGH SCHOOL
FARGO, OK
DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL
DEKALB, MO
SPRINGVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
SPRINGVILLE, AL
MARITA KLEISSLER
CORDOVA, AK
BRIAN MUNSON
JACKOSN, KY
MARISSA WESSELS
PARKERSBURG, IA
VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL
PRINCETON R-V SCHOOL
PRINCETON, MO
YUMA SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE
YUMA, AZ
DIVINE SAVIOR ACADEMY
MISSOURI CITY, TX
JODI MOODY
LENOIR CITY, TN
PRUE COOPER-WHITE
BRISBANE, QLD  AUSTRALIA
GUARDIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
CHESTERFIELD, VA
ARGONIA HIGH SCHOOL
ARGONIA, KS
QUINTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUINTON, OK
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
LAWRENCE, KS
DANCE IT OUT STUDIOS
LA CROSSE, VA
OTTERVILLE R-VI SCHOOL DIST
OTTERVILLE, MO
HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH
WOODBRIDGE, VA
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
DALLAS, TX
HELENE BUCCHIERI
STATEN ISLAND, NY
ADRIAN COMMUNITY THEATRE
ADRIAN, MO
LISA CORNELL
FORT ANN, NY
ACTIVE AGING INC
MEADVILLE, PA
LAURIE HOBBS
CANTON, NC
SYLVIE RIOUX
HAILEYBURY, ON  CANADA
WANDA BEASLEY
HAVELOCK, NC
THE VAULT DINNER THEATER
MINEOLA, TX
RIVERFRONT THEATRE COMPANY
WINDSOR, ON  CANADA
BOB WILLS
NORTH CHATHAM, NY
CLAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOL
CLAYTON, OK
SONALI MEHTA
SINGAPORE  SINGAPORE
JILL GUARTAFIERRO
WANAQUE, NJ
PUTNAM HIGH SCHOOL
PUTNAM, CT
HOLY CHILD ACADEMY
OLD WESTBURY, NY
CAROLEE WILLIAMS
CLAYTON, GA
COFFEE HIGH SCHOOL
DOUGLAS, GA
TENNESSEE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
KNOXVILLE, TN
HUMBLE ISD
HUMBLE, TX
ALEX SHAWN
TUCSON, AZ
FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
SUMMERVILLE, SC
GULL LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
GULL LAKE, SK  CANADA
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MESQUITE, TX
VANESSA HOOVER
ARCHIE, MO
PLENTYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
PLENTYWOOD, MT
CDS PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY
BILLINGS, MT
MICHIGAN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL
SAINT JOSEPH, MI
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LAKE GEORGE, CO
RITA ROBERTS
LITTLETON, WV
ROCK SPRINGS CHRISTIAN ACAD
MILNER, GA
RICHWOOD UMC
RICHWOOD, NJ
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WAYCROSS, GA
CLARION HOTEL
MINOT, ND
WALNUT BEND ISD
GAINESVILLE, TX
PHILIP BARBOUR HIGH SCHOOL
PHILIPPI, WV
RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RIO RANCHO, NM
CUMBERLAND VALLEY CHRISTIAN
CHAMBURSBURG, PA
PATTERSON SR.  HIGH SCHOOL
PATTERSON, CA
THE LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE
LAKE WORTH, FL
NAZARENE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
CROWLEY, TX
COLLEEN NASIS
WEBSTER, MA
RIO LINDA ELVERTA COMM THEATER
RIO LINDA, CA
S WENDELL HILL
LIMA, OH
HILLWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
NASHVILLE, TN
PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
PETERSBURG, AK
FENELON FALLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
FENELON FALLS, ON  CANADA
CRIVITZ HIGH SCHOOL
CRIVITZ, WI
NANCY DHEREE
ARANSAS PASS, TX
LINDA DUARTE
LEWISTON, ME
FIRST-PLYMOUTH CHURCH
LINCOLN, NE
JACQUELYN WEIRICH
BUCKEYE, AZ
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LENOIR CITY, TN
MIKE LOVETT
CLINTON, IL
STEVEN TRUCKENMILLER
AMES, IA
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ESTACADA, OR
MOUNT ANTHONY UNION HIGH SCHL
BENNINGTON, VT
JEREMY ROTOLO
BARNEGAT, NJ
HUNTINGTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
HUNTINGTON, IN
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MT PLEASANT, MI
EAST THREE THEATRE GROUP
INUVIK, NT  CANADA
KATRINA WYNES
KING GEORGE, VA
DIANA WELLS
TAZEWELL, VA
BETTY BAUER
CASA GRANDE, AZ
VANGUARD ACADEMY
PHARR, TX
WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL
WAVERLY, NE
STACEY FOWLER
ANNAHEIM, SK  CANADA
WILEY CONSOLIDATED SCH DIST 13
WILEY, CO
CORNERSTONE ACADEMY
GAINESVILLE, FL
STERLING ACCOUNTING & TAX
COTTONWOOD, AZ
TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
VICTORIA, TX
ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ELKHORN, NE
SHANGHAI SINGAPORE INTL SCHOOL
SHANGHAI  CHINA
REBECCA WEISZ
KINGSVILLE, ON  CANADA
RACHELLE COUCHMAN
LEANDER, TX
THE NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL
RICHMOND, VA
EAST ASCENSION HIGH SCHOOL
GONZALES, LA
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES
NAPLES, FL
SAN MARCOS CONS.ISD
SAN MARCOS, TX
DAUPHIN CO-OP AGRO
DAUPHIN, MB  CANADA
MIRANDA MCGIE
SHERBROOKE, QC  CANADA
GROOM ISD
GROOM, TX
ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL
COLOGNE, MN
ST JAMES MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST JAMES, MO
SLATE VALLEY USD-BENSON
FAIR HAVEN, VT
GRANVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
GRANVILLE, OH
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MT PLEASANT, TN
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FREMONT, NH
FREEMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT
FREEMONT, NH
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT # 258
HUMBOLDT, KS
WEBSTER COUNTY 4-H
DIXON, KY
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BARRE, VT
JASON MICHAEL
WALLINGFORD, CT
TATE BAPTIST BAPTIST CHURCH
ARLINGTON, TX
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LOUISVILLE, GA
EMINENCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
EMINENCE, IN
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GREENVILLE, RI
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CUMMING, GA
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MIDDLETOWN, DE
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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


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


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.


 
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