playS and MuSicalS - Contemporary Drama Service
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Comedy Mysteries / Whodunits<br />
Murder at the Pie Auction<br />
by MICHAEL DRUCE<br />
A fundraiser “whodunit” dinner theatre<br />
mystery with audience participation<br />
Cast: 6F, 4M, 4 M or F<br />
Playing time: About 45 minutes<br />
Complete playkit with 10 scripts <strong>and</strong><br />
rights to reproduce copies: $22.95<br />
Order #R-P1789<br />
New!<br />
The audience becomes part of the pie auction in this dual<br />
parody of Hell’s Kitchen <strong>and</strong> Northern Exposure. After<br />
years of trying unsuccessfully, the town of Mynute, Alaska,<br />
finally l<strong>and</strong>s famous Mother Mabel’s Pie Baking<br />
Competition. But it was all due to a typo mistaking Mynute<br />
for Minot. The contest looks to be a disaster with no media<br />
or publicity. One of the contestants is writing a tell-all book<br />
about the seamy side of pie baking. Hours before it begins,<br />
the pie judge goes missing <strong>and</strong> turns up dead while the<br />
audience is bidding for the pies. With an ample serving of<br />
motive <strong>and</strong> all the right ingredients for murder, this is the<br />
perfect dinner theatre recipe for big laughs, outrageous<br />
characters, <strong>and</strong> audience participation. A wild pie baking<br />
free-for-all! Perfect as a fundraiser. One set.<br />
Murder in the Air<br />
by PEG SHELDRICK<br />
A fundraiser “whodunit” murder mystery<br />
Cast: 5F, 8M<br />
Playing time: Varies up to 1 1 ⁄2 hours<br />
Complete playkit with 14 scripts, case file,<br />
ballot form <strong>and</strong> clues for photocopying: $34.95<br />
Order #R-P1152<br />
Use this murder mystery event to generate income for<br />
your drama club or department. It may be staged as a<br />
dinner theatre special or as a staged play. Sell tickets for<br />
the event <strong>and</strong> sell extra ballots for more than one guess<br />
at “whodunit”! The audience interacts with some<br />
members of the cast. The mystery play begins with an<br />
informal “cocktail party” where specific events occur.<br />
The first part of the scripted drama follows. Next, a<br />
break for dinner or refreshments. At this time the<br />
audience members are given a written case file<br />
summary, optional extra clues <strong>and</strong> ballots for a prize.<br />
The cast then enacts the denouément revealing the killer<br />
<strong>and</strong> the motive. It’s all about eccentric Lord Cyril Pierce<br />
Ninny, self-made zillionaire pilot who was about to<br />
announce the winner of his multimillion dollar Ninny<br />
Endowment when … MURDER!<br />
And Then There Was One<br />
by MICHAEL DRUCE<br />
Murder, mayhem <strong>and</strong> lots of silliness<br />
Cast: 5F, 5M, 1 off-stage voice<br />
Playing time: 40 minutes<br />
Complete playkit with 11 scripts: $22.95<br />
Order #R-P1079<br />
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This take-off from Agatha Christie’s famous stage<br />
mysteries is all comedy, filled with hilarious sight gags<br />
<strong>and</strong> dialog. Ten people are brought together at the<br />
Reef Mansion on a tiny isl<strong>and</strong>. Each has received a<br />
mysterious invitation to a weekend party. The host is<br />
missing, but he has left an ominous tape that bodes<br />
evil for the guests. One by one, they die in humorous<br />
ways, each suspecting the others. Finally, only one<br />
remains, having shot who she believes is the killer.<br />
Then the murdered guests begin to reappear, having<br />
faked their own deaths. Easy-to-do costumes <strong>and</strong><br />
staging. Only one set. A lively comedy for performers<br />
<strong>and</strong> audience alike.<br />
“ Your ‘whodunits’<br />
are the best! Thanks!”<br />
And Then There Was One, Too<br />
by MICHAEL DRUCE<br />
More murder, mayhem <strong>and</strong> silliness<br />
Cast: 5F, 5M<br />
Playing time: 40 minutes<br />
Complete playkit with 11 scripts: $22.95<br />
Order #R-P1125<br />
A continuation of our popular Agatha Christie take-off<br />
comedy, filled with more hilarious sight gags <strong>and</strong><br />
dialog. The same ten people are unknowingly brought<br />
together again under false pretenses. This time it’s at<br />
the House on Cable Car Cliff for a masquerade party.<br />
When the masks are removed, they find they’ve been<br />
reunited with the Reef Mansion crowd. Somebody has<br />
lied to them. G. Reef’s body is found. Again, they all<br />
accuse each other. One by one, they die in even more<br />
humorous ways, the killer still a mystery. Finally only<br />
the butler <strong>and</strong> maid are left having committed the<br />
perfect crime. But there’s a twist, followed by the<br />
reappearance of the cast. They’re only acting out a<br />
mystery story commissioned by Mr. Reef. Or are they?<br />
Ends with a final twist. Easy costumes <strong>and</strong> staging, one<br />
set. Another lively comedy for performers <strong>and</strong><br />
audience alike.