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Murder Can Be Habit-Forming

By Billy St. John


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CAST:  7M, 9F
SET:  Interior convent set
TIME:  About 90 minutes
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When a busload of passengers is stranded by a blizzard in upstate New York, they find their way to an old mansion in the woods, now St. Mary’s Convent, where the Reverend Mother Mary Cecilia provides them lodging for the night.  Unfortunately, she soon realizes that among her guests is likely to be a serial killer known as ’the Mary Murderer’ whose victims are all named Mary!  Though most of the sisters have been stranded in Buffalo, the four nuns remaining with her all have the first name Mary, as do two of the women on the bus.  To add to the list of potential victims, one passenger is a flamboyant actress whose TV character is named Mary and another is a retired school teacher who was formerly...  you guessed it!...  a nun named Mary!  Before the night is over, the killer strikes!  Which person from the bus could be the Mary Murderer?  The college professor?  The newspaper columnist?  The bus driver?  Luckily, police detective Patrick McDougal was also on the bus and takes charge of solving the case.  Providing as many laughs as chills, Murder Can Be Habit Forming is a lighthearted mystery comedy that reveals the very human side of the nuns as they attempt to stay one step ahead of a killer.


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NORTH ALLEGHENY INTERM HS
PITTSBURGH, PA
ACT OUT THEATRE GROUP
TAYLOR, PA
STAUNTON RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
MONETA, VA
GREGORY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
GREGORY, SD
GARY DORMAN
CORINNA, ME
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
WEST POINT, IA
LOGANSPORT JR CIVIC THEATRE
LOGANSPORT, IN
LEMONT HIGH SCHOOL
LEMONT, IL
WESTERVILLE CITY SD
WESTERVILLE, OH
NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
EXETER-WEST GREENWICH JR/SR HS
WEST GREENWICH, RI
NICOLA JOHNSTON
LAKE CARGELLIGO, NSW  AUSTRALIA
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Murder Can Be Habit-Forming was fun to do with the phantom and the moving bookcase.


The plot is rife with twists and intrigue so it will keep audience members on their toes all the way through.  Every character has their suspicious moments, so it keeps the audience guessing till the very end.  Think Gilligan’s Island.  It’s quite a menagerie, and all of the characters have the goofiest backgrounds and personalities.  Though it features at least one murder, the play is family-friendly because it stays focused on its absurd and amusing characters. Brett Nuckles, Columbuslocalnews.com, Suburban Local News Publications


 
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