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Dinner at Eight, Dead By Nine

By Michael Druce


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CAST:  6M, 5F
SET:  Interior dinner theatre set
TIME:  About 45 minutes
Script:
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$55 Each Additional Performance

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This deliciously clever comedy mystery is written specifically for a dinner theatre setting, though it can also be presented traditionally.  The action takes place around the head table of a banquet room where guests — and of course your audience members — are expecting a dinner theatre show.  But when the guest of honor, Eleanor Van Heusen, falls face first into her plate of spaghetti, the guests are suddenly witnesses to a murder!  Luckily, Inspector Bungles is there to help solve this whodunit.  To say the least, Eleanor wasn’t loved by all.  In fact, all her family members and even the chef have reasons to kill her.  Hilarity ensues as they each reveal their own murder plans, yet all claim innocence.  With plenty of room for audience interaction, Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine will help you cook up the perfect fundraiser or evening of entertainment


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STILWELL, OK
SUSAN DILL
BENTON, AR
E ANNE WHELAN
CARBONEAR, NL  CANADA
WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
ISHPEMING, MI
HOUGHTON LAKE COMMUNITY SCHS
HOUGHTON LAKE, MI
CONNOR ENGLISH
DRESHER, PA
BEEVILLE INDEPENDENT SCH DIST
BEEVILLE, TX
WILD ROSE SCHOOL DIVISON #66
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, AB  CANADA
WHITEOAK HIGH SCHOOL
HILLSBORO, OH
CARITAS CHRISTIAN CLSSCL ACAD
CHANDLER, AZ
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STEPHENVILLE, TX
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HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO
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IMMOKALEE, FL
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THREE LAKES, WI
EMILY NICHOLS
DECATUR, GA
ROBERT RIVERS
TYLER, TX
ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ELKHORN, NE
ARGYLE HIGH SCHOOL
ARGYLE, TX
RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL
RICHARDSON, TX
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SHARPSBURG, GA
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FORT MILLS, SC
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HILLSBOROUGH, NC
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LYNNVILLE, TN
PLEASANT PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL
PLEASANT PLAINS, IL
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ELLINGTON, CT
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH
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TALLADEGA, AL
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LAKELAND, FL
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DENTON, TX
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AUSTIN, TX
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COLDWATER, MI
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HOUSTON, TX
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COLUMBUS, MS
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DALLAS, TX
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM
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EVANSVILLE, IN
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LOVELAND, CO
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Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine has been a rousing success and has been fun for our cast to perform.  Everyone who has seen it has loved it and both performances were sellouts! Bonnie Black, Dundalk Little Theatre, Dundalk, ON, Canada


 
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