CAST: 4M, 10F, plus 3 roles that can be any
SET: Interior living room set
TIME: About 100 minutes
Script:
$9.00 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
ROYALTY:
$70 First Performance
$70 Each Additional Performance
SET: Interior living room set
TIME: About 100 minutes
Script:
$9.00 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
ROYALTY:
$70 First Performance
$70 Each Additional Performance
It’s time for the Knotting Family Reunion, and newlywed Christine Franklin is eager to show off her husband Freddie to the family she hasn’t seen in years. The joyful reunion quickly turns sour though when Aunt Gretchen, Cousin Rachel, and Cousin Stefan are all murdered.
The members of the Knotting Family are dropping like flies, and Christine seems to be next in line to become a victim! To make matters worse, a terrible storm has trapped all of the guests inside. It’s up to Freddie to catch the murderer and save his blushing bride. After all, he is a detective — well, a mall security guard turned wannabe detective, anyway. Who is trying to wipe out the Knotting family? Is it the pair of squirrel-hunting hillbilly sisters with their rifle? The former Vegas showgirl with a knack for knitting? The maid with a single digit IQ? The grouchy cook? The bitter journalist? The troupe of mimes? Gretchen, Rachel, and Stefan return from the dead, and with the audience’s help, teach Freddie what it takes to be a real detective.
Complete with a hilarious chase scene, a chance for several of the characters to interact with the audience, and a few surprising plot twists, this refreshingly fun murder mystery comedy is the perfect play for high school ages and up.
The members of the Knotting Family are dropping like flies, and Christine seems to be next in line to become a victim! To make matters worse, a terrible storm has trapped all of the guests inside. It’s up to Freddie to catch the murderer and save his blushing bride. After all, he is a detective — well, a mall security guard turned wannabe detective, anyway. Who is trying to wipe out the Knotting family? Is it the pair of squirrel-hunting hillbilly sisters with their rifle? The former Vegas showgirl with a knack for knitting? The maid with a single digit IQ? The grouchy cook? The bitter journalist? The troupe of mimes? Gretchen, Rachel, and Stefan return from the dead, and with the audience’s help, teach Freddie what it takes to be a real detective.
Complete with a hilarious chase scene, a chance for several of the characters to interact with the audience, and a few surprising plot twists, this refreshingly fun murder mystery comedy is the perfect play for high school ages and up.
Additional products available:
Director’s book: $27.50 each
Director’s book: $27.50 each
A Family Reunion to Die For
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BLACKSTONE VALLEY VOCATIONAL
UPTON, MA
UPTON, MA
LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL ASSOC
WEST ALLIS, WI
WEST ALLIS, WI
NOVATO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOVATO, CA
NOVATO, CA
NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL
WEST SALEM, OH
WEST SALEM, OH
EPISCOPAL DAY SCH ST MATTHEW
SAN MATEO, CA
SAN MATEO, CA
MINNESOTA VALLEY LUTHERAN HS
NEW ULM, MN
NEW ULM, MN
WEST TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL
STINNETT, TX
STINNETT, TX
STEPHEN KENNY
PORT HURON, MI
PORT HURON, MI
KATHLEEN SHUSTER
WEST SUSSEX UNITED KINGDOM
WEST SUSSEX UNITED KINGDOM
HAMILTON INT'L MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEATTLE, WA
SEATTLE, WA
GULL LAKE SCHOOL
GULL LAKE, SK CANADA
GULL LAKE, SK CANADA
NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY #465
GOODING, ID
GOODING, ID
GORDON-RUSHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
GORDON, NE
GORDON, NE
HICKMAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
CLINTON, KY
CLINTON, KY
NOE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LOUISVILLE, KY
LOUISVILLE, KY
OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOL
OTTAWA, KS
OTTAWA, KS
JEFF DAVIS ARTS COUNCIL
JENNINGS, LA
JENNINGS, LA
GRANDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
AURORA, CO
AURORA, CO
HOWARDS GROVE CTR FOR THE ARTS
HOWARDS GROVE, WI
HOWARDS GROVE, WI
GRANITE OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROCKLIN, CA
ROCKLIN, CA
LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL
LANCASTER, SC
LANCASTER, SC
WESTERN RESERVE LOCAL SCHOOLS
BERLIN CENTER, OH
BERLIN CENTER, OH
COMPASS ACADEMY
IDAHO FALLS, ID
IDAHO FALLS, ID
TROY COMMUNITY THEATRE
TROY, PA
TROY, PA
HOMER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
HOMER, MI
HOMER, MI
SAND LAKE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
AVERILL PARK, NY
AVERILL PARK, NY
CREATIVE ARTS & PROD ACADEMY
TONOPAH, AZ
TONOPAH, AZ
CHIPMAN FOREST AVENUE SCHOOL
CHIPMAN, NB CANADA
CHIPMAN, NB CANADA
MORTIMER JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL
KIMBERLY, AL
KIMBERLY, AL
MEGAN WEEKS
MILFORD, MI
MILFORD, MI
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