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Murder on the 518

By Michelle Giles


  • Cast, Set & Time
  • Materials & Prices
 
CAST:  Flexible cast of 19-28 (7M, 9F, plus 3-12 roles that can be any), optional extras
SET:  Interior train dining car set
TIME:  About 80 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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All the usual suspects and a flexible cast of extras make this airtight murder mystery perfect for schools, colleges, and community theatre programs.

Red-eye travelers on the westbound 518 are in for a surprise when first one passenger, and then another, mysteriously drop dead right before their eyes — and just as the train is halted by a rock slide in an isolated canyon.  Because the pair appears to have been poisoned, anyone and everyone in the train dining car is a suspect!

Unable to call for help, the eccentric passengers — including two newlyweds, an astronomy professor, a sports recruiter, a CEO, a movie star, an aspiring musician, and others — try to work together with the waitstaff to find the murderer before they reach their destination and the killer escapes for good!  Unfortunately, not everything (or everyone) is as it seems.

This family-friendly mystery is sure to keep the audience guessing right up until the train pulls into the station.  Hold on tight — Murder on the 518 is quite the ride!

Winner of the A+ Playwriting Contest for Teachers


Additional products available:
Director’s book:  $27.50 each

Murder on the 518

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KOOTENAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
CRANBROOK, BC  CANADA
CHANDLER USD 80
CHANDLER, AZ
BLACKSTONE VALLEY VOCATIONAL
UPTON, MA
LE LYCEE FRANCAIS DE
LOS ANGELES, CA
AUTUMN REIGHARD
MARYSVILLE, OH
RANDOLPH EARLY COLLEGE HS
ASHEBORO, NC
SENATOR GERSHAW SCHOOL
BOW ISLAND, AB  CANADA
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI SCHOOL
GATES MILLS, OH
PRINCE GEORGE SECONDARY SCHOOL
PRINCE GEORGE, BC  CANADA
BEAVERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
BEAVERTON, OR
FIRST DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCH
MEADVILLE, PA
VIEWPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEHI, UT
S EUCLID-LYNDHURST CITY SCHOOL
CLEVELAND, OH
COURTNEY SIMPART
MINTON, SK  CANADA
TIMBERCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL
WOODINVILLE, WA
NAT'L ACDY OF PERFORMING ARTS
BURLEIGH HEADS, QLD  AUSTRALIA
JASON SLAWSON
MEDFORD, OR
WILLAMETTE HIGH SCHOOL
EUGENE, OR
JAMIE FISK
CRESCO, IA
WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL
WINDSOR, CT
RITTMAN HIGH SCHOOL
RITTMAN, OH
NICOLE CADDEL
LUBBOCK, TX
WASHOE COUNTY SD
RENO, NV
CARMEL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAN DIEGO, CA
SOUTH HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH HAVEN, MI
JODI SHALEEN
HANAHAN, SC
CLAY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
CLAY, WV
ELMORE PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
BARTLETT, TN
LOUISIANA ACAD OF PERF ARTS
MANDEVILLE, LA
SIERRA MIDDLE SCHOOL
PARKER, CO
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
DECATUR, AL
CARMEL CLAY PARKS & REC
CARMEL, IN
IMPROMPTU PLAYERS
DERIDDER, LA
CAROL SVIHL
HASTINGS, MI
PARRY SOUND HIGH SCHOOL
PARRY SOUND, ON  CANADA
FAYE GABOR
UROM  HUNGARY
LUCY PUGH
BRIGHTON  UNITED KINGDOM
ROCKWALL ISD
ROCKWALL, TX
WAXAHACHIE ISD
WAXAHACHIE, TX
STEPHEN PHILLIPS
NAPPANEE, IN
DR.  MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.  MS
GERMANTOWN, MD
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL
KATIE SUNDAHL
BRANSON WEST, MO
WHITE PASS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
RANDLE, WA
FORT BEND ISD
SUGAR LAND, TX
WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
YAKIMA, WA
EVERETT ALVAREZ HIGH SCHOOL
SALINAS, CA
OBERON MIDDLE SCHOOL
ARVADA, CO
JONESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
JONESVILLE, MI
SALLY KETTERING
GEORGETOWN, TX
SOUTHEAST WARREN COMMUNITY SD
LIBERTY CENTER, IA
INTERSTATE 35 CSD
TRURO, IA
KYLIE COCHRAN
SALUDA, NC
SUMMIT ACADEMY INDEPENDENCE JH
BLUFFDALE, UT
STILLWATER AREA SCHOOL ISD#834
STILLWATER, MN
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TWIN FALLS, ID
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HERREID, SD
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HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO
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HINTON, OK
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SAINT JOSEPH, MI
ROCKWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT
EUREKA, MO
PERRY CTY SCH DIST NO.  32
PERRYVILLE, MO
OAK CANYON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LINDON, UT
REPUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL
REPUBLIC, WA
EVERGREEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
SAN JOSE, CA
WILSON C RILES MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROSEVILLE, CA
FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAMBURG, NY
PROSPER ISD
PROSPER, TX
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