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:
$8.25 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
ROYALTY:
$60 First Performance
$60 Each Additional Performance
SET: Interior train dining car set
TIME: About 80 minutes
Script:
$8.25 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
ROYALTY:
$60 First Performance
$60 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
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: $25.00 each
Director’s book: $25.00 each
Murder on the 518
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PITTSWORTH STATE HIGH SCHOOL
QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
UNION GROVE JOINT SD #1
UNION GROVE, WI
UNION GROVE, WI
KATY ISD
KATY, TX
KATY, TX
HELEN M BULLOCK
SACHSE, TX
SACHSE, TX
KELLYE PATTERSON
BERWICK, LA
BERWICK, LA
KIMBERLY OBRIEN
MONTREAL, QC CANADA
MONTREAL, QC CANADA
CALGARY CATHOLIC DISTRICT
CALGARY, AB CANADA
CALGARY, AB CANADA
TRITON CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
FAIRLAND, IN
FAIRLAND, IN
GARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WALLA WALLA, WA
WALLA WALLA, WA
PEACE WAPITI ACADEMY
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB CANADA
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB CANADA
SUNNYVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUNNYVALE, CA
SUNNYVALE, CA
ST MATTHEW THE APOSTLE SCHOOL
EDISON, NJ
EDISON, NJ
HARRISBURG CHRISTIAN PERF ARTS
MIDDLETOWN, PA
MIDDLETOWN, PA
TEMPLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
FLOWER MOUND, TX
FLOWER MOUND, TX
SARAH BRILES
GREENSBORO, NC
GREENSBORO, NC
EAST NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
KENDALLVILLE, IN
KENDALLVILLE, IN
MIO AUSABLE SCHOOL
MIO, MI
MIO, MI
SHELBY-RISING CITY PS
SHELBY, NE
SHELBY, NE
SAN RAMON VALLEY USD
DANVILLE, CA
DANVILLE, CA
GARRETSON SCHOOL DIST
GARRETSON, SD
GARRETSON, SD
INDIAN VALLEY LOCAL SCHOOLS
GNADENHUTTEN, OH
GNADENHUTTEN, OH
LISA EDWARDS
LOVELAND, OH
LOVELAND, OH
TAMMY HIGGINS
LANCASTER, PA
LANCASTER, PA
HARTLAND LAKESIDE SCHOOL DIST
HARTLAND, WI
HARTLAND, WI
WAYNE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
WAYNESBORO, TN
WAYNESBORO, TN
MELISSA ISD
MELISSA, TX
MELISSA, TX
HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS
MCDONOUGH, GA
MCDONOUGH, GA
CROSSPOINTE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
ROLLING MS OF THE ARTS
SUMMERVILLE, SC
SUMMERVILLE, SC
BASEHOR-LINWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
BASEHOR, KS
BASEHOR, KS
DENA HALL
PARMA HEIGHTS, OH
PARMA HEIGHTS, OH
BILLY MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAWRENCE, KS
LAWRENCE, KS
ULYSSES HIGH SCHOOL
ULYSSES, KS
ULYSSES, KS
CHRIST THE DIVINE TEACHER SCHL
LATROBE, PA
LATROBE, PA
KICKAPOO AREA SCHOOLS
VIOLA, WI
VIOLA, WI
LIGHTHOUSE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
ST GREGORY BARBARIGO SCHOOL
MARYVILLE, MO
MARYVILLE, MO
INNOVATION PREP ACDY
FT LAUDERDALE, FL
FT LAUDERDALE, FL
CENTER FOR INSTRUCTION,
MEXICO, NY
MEXICO, NY
SUMMIT MIDDLE SCHOOL
EDMOND, OK
EDMOND, OK
SCIENCE HILL IND. SCHOOL
SCIENCE HILL, KY
SCIENCE HILL, KY
SUMMIT MIDDLE SCHOOL
JOHNSTON, IA
JOHNSTON, IA
UPPER MERION AREA MIDDLE SCH
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA
BLACK HAWK MIDDLE SCHOOL
WARRENTON, MO
WARRENTON, MO
TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TOLEDO, OH
TOLEDO, OH
LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LIDO BEACH, NY
LIDO BEACH, NY
TALLMADGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
TALLMADGE, OH
TALLMADGE, OH
CORAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
HENDERSON, NV
HENDERSON, NV
KELLY MOST
MEDINA, OH
MEDINA, OH
MEDINA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
MEDINA, OH
MEDINA, OH
DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
BEAVERTON SCHOOL DIST
ALOHA, OR
ALOHA, OR
ACTS ACADEMY
RUNNELLS, IA
RUNNELLS, IA
CALEDONIA-MUMFORD MIDDLE SCHL
CALEDONIA, NY
CALEDONIA, NY
ROSANNA SCOTT
ADA, OH
ADA, OH
LILIANA JARVIS
LESMURDIE, WA AUSTRALIA
LESMURDIE, WA AUSTRALIA
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