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A Murdered Mystery

By Karl Garner


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CAST:  3M, 3F
SET:  Interior living room set
TIME:  About 20 minutes
Script:
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$35 Each Additional Performance

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This play-within-a-play opens with the butler, holding a gun, standing over the body of Steve Walters.  The butler, John, assures us that things are not what they seem and that this is not a simple case of “the butler did it.”  John introduces us to the other suspects:  Steve’s business partner, his ex-fiancée, his current fiancée, and her friend.  But that’s when the play falls apart, for the actors are as jealous, petty, and conceited as the characters they play.  Your audience will laugh heartedly as they realize they’re not watching a mystery, they’re watching a comedy of bickering, egotistical actors who can’t even stage a mystery without murdering it!


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HUTTO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST
HUTTO, TX
ALLEN D.  NEASE HIGH SCHOOL
PONTE VEDRA, FL
LEES SUMMIT R7 SD
LEES SUMMIT, MO
DSST BYERS MIDDLE & HIGH SCH
DENVER, CO
NOTRE DAME PREP HIGH SCHOOL
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
REGENT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
TULSA, OK
NEW LIFE IN CHRIST CHURCH
FREDRICKSBURG, VA
BUILDING BLOCK SCHOOL FOR ARTS
COLUMBIA, TN
NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
CANAL FULTON, OH
MULLEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MULLEN, NE
EMPOWER HUMANITY
POCATELLO, ID
DANCE IT OUT STUDIOS
LA CROSSE, VA
MARC FERGUSON
MONTEZUMA, KS
ST MARY'S ANGLICAN GIRL'S SCHL
PERTH, WA  AUSTRALIA
THE LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE
LAKE WORTH, FL
PINE HILL BOARD OF EDUCATION
PINE HILL, NJ
KARL SIMS
WANDIN NO, VIC  AUSTRALIA
AKRON FAIRGROVE SCHOOLS
FAIRGROVE, MI
JESSICA COSENTINO
LEMON GROVE, CA
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
MARYVILLE, TN
WAUBAY SCHOOL DIST #18-3
WAUBAY, SD
CYNTHIA LEE
KANEOHE, HI
OLPE HIGH SCHOOL
OLPE, KS
WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL
THOUSAND OAKS, CA
CRAIG MIDDLE SCHOOL
CRAIG, CO
BONITA BAY HOMEOWNERS ASSN
BONITA SPRINGS, FL
OUR SHEPHERD LUTHERAN SCHOOL
BIRMINGHAM, MI
SOUTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
WARWICK, RI
CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE
BATEMAN, WA  AUSTRALIA
RESERVE ISD
RESERVE, NM
LEVENMOUTH ACADEMY
FIFE, SCOTLAND  UNITED KINGDOMM
RICHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
RICHFIELD, UT
CROSSROADS AREA STUDENT THTR
BLOOMINGTON, IL
MEAD HIGH SCHOOL
SPOKANE, WA
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST #0820
SEBEKA, MN
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
FRANKLIN, IL
MICHAEL SCROGGINS
JACKSONVILLE, AR
TESORO HIGH SCHOOL
RANCHO SANTA MARG, CT
WAYNESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
WAYNESVILLE, MO
HB WOODLAWN SECONDARY PROGRAM
ARLINGTON, VA
BLEVINS MIDDLE SCHOOL
FORT COLLINS, CO
HELENE BUCCHIERI
STATEN ISLAND, NY
WEST FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
POMONA, KS
DENISE NELSON
TENINO, WA
QUEEN ELIZABETH SECONDARY
SURREY, BC  CANADA
LILLIAN OSBORNE HIGH SCHOOL
EDMONTON, AB  CANADA
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To choose this option, place your PRODUCTION ORDER normally, including the total number of scripts you need to make for your production.  As with all production orders, you must order a minimum of one script per cast member.  Then, select “Get It Now!” as your DELIVERY OPTION during checkout, indicate which materials you would like sent electronically, and enter your credit card information in the appropriate space.  Make sure you’ve specified the exact number of performances and selected “Bill Now” for your royalties.

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  • A $6 e-delivery fee will be added to each order.
  • All material prices are the same, whether paper, digital, or photocopied.
  • There are NO RETURNS, EXCHANGES, OR REFUNDS on downloaded materials or distribution rights.

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