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A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 3m
Marcia Kash, Douglas E. Hughes
On Halloween, six people have come in secret to play a murder mystery game at a rustic island cottage. Secret passageways, incriminating letters, hidden compartments, bodies in the window seat and a 25-year-old unsolved mystery twist and turn toward the unexpected and terrifying conclusion.
On Halloween, six people have come in secret to play a murder mystery game at a rustic island cottage. Invited by writer Charles Prince, they appear set for a weekend of fun, until ghosts from the past begin to haunt the proceedings, and it becomes clear that all is not as it seems. The game takes on a sinister dimension when guests begin to die, and the remaining players realize that they are playing for their lives. Tension rises. Secret passageways, incriminating letters, hidden compartments, bodies in the window seat and a 25-year-old unsolved mystery twist and turn toward the unexpected and terrifying conclusion.
KONRAD/CHARLES – A successful mystery novelist; English, 40s to 50s; urbane, intelligent, well bred; the ultimate host ERNIE/WILLY – A former football player; big, friendly, gregarious, good sense of humour; around 40 EVELYN/MCKENZIE – A fashion model, late 20s; witty, extroverted, with a tough exterior; Elwood’s girlfriend MRS. MCKNIGHT/VALERIE – Early to mid-40s; Henri’s older sister; smart, savvy, used to getting her own way; very well turned out O’KARMA/HENRI (pronounced "Henry") – Late 20s, Valerie’s younger sister; shy, easily intimidated, dresses conservatively FATHER GERRY MERRYWEATHER/ELWOOD – Mid-50s, corporate CEO type; confident, friendly, powerful, and he knows it
A cottage on an island, in the middle of a lake, somewhere in North America. The present.
“Cheeky and skillfully crafted mayhem.” – London Free Press
“Enough to turn Dame Agatha green with envy.” – The Oxford Press
“Rather stunning.” – The Cincinnati Post
“Brilliant, even better than Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.” – The Saskatoon Free Press
“Thrills, Christie fashion... A superb climax.” – The Kentucky Recorder
“Christie meets Deathtrap [with] a lot of style.” – The Cincinnati Enquirer