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Full-Length Play, Comedy / 5w, 3m
Fred Carmichael
Laughter, suspense, intriguing characters, sparkling dialogue, plot twists, and irresistible mystery are all here. A successful, married mystery-writing team has dried up, so their publisher gives them an anniversary present – a weekend in an old mansion built for a movie set.
Laughter, suspense, intriguing characters, sparkling dialogue, plot twists, and irresistible mystery are all here. A successful, married mystery-writing team has dried up, so their publisher gives them an anniversary present – a weekend in an old mansion built for a movie set. He peoples it with hired characters, unknown to each other, to act out a murder plot. The couple, Sloan and Toby Bigelow, delight in the game and solve the fake murder, but then there is a real murder with further hilarious plot twists. The actors all have delightful opportunities to act as imaginary people and then themselves during this sophisticated, laugh-filled mystery evening.
Fred Carmichael (1924-2009) was born in Pelham, N.Y., on Feb. 1, 1924, son of Cyril and Edith Nichols Carmichael. He married the former Patricia Wyn Rose in 1952, and together they spent a lifetime devoted to the theatre.
Fred began his career in the theatre as an actor in his ...