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Murder at the Malt Shop

By Cheri L. Maxson


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CAST:  7M, 9F
SET:  Interior malt shop set
TIME:  About 70 minutes
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It’s the fabulous fifties — 1950s, that is — and the little town of Shingleville is rife with suspicion and speculation.  Sprout’s Malt Shop is filled with quirky characters, and one them is guilty of murder!  After all, they all have a motive when the reprehensible and unreasonable Jerry Atrick falls over dead after an unexpected blackout. 

It’s up to Sheriff Colin Allcars to find out who is responsible for the foul play.  Was it the trouble-making greaser, Noah Count?  Or the bubbly and annoying know-it-all cheerleader, Bobbie Pinz?  Surely not her sidekick, Shirley Knott!  Could it have been the waitress, Dee Lighted, who takes your order but brings you whatever she feels like?  How about the sultry starlet or the dim-witted jock?  Order up! 

This zany mystery delivers exactly what you’re craving:  a juicy whodunit served with loads of puns and topped with a heap of nostalgic 1950s references!

Winner of the Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest

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LEICESTER, MA
JACQUELINE GAGNE
WINNIPEG, MB  CANADA
HIGHLAND PARK ISD
DALLAS, TX
SPIRIT OF LIFE CHRISTIAN ACAD
CLINTON, NC
SARAH MAHONEY
MONTREAL, QC  CANADA
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LITTLETON, NH
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MORRISDALE, PA
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APPLE VALLEY, CA
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