How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery

The Narrators
NARRATOR 1 
NARRATOR 2

The Suspects
LADY INDIGO – A mysterious lady in blue
MR. BURGUNDY – A not-so mysterious gentleman with a fantastic mustache
AGENT ORANGE – A nerdy professor-type (later Senator Orange)
OFF-WHITE – A very proper person
SOYLENT GREEN – A teenager who is over this (later Sara Green or Scott Green)

The Detectives
AN ELDERLY WOMAN – Experienced and observant
A BRITISH DETECTIVE – Heck, let’s just call him Sherlock; he’s in the public domain after all
A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN – Very odd accent, but fabulously dressed
A FRAZZLED LADY – A human lie detector who sleeps in her car
A BUTLER – A very energetic and spry person

The Victim
VICK TIM – A victim

Gender of the characters: Almost all of the characters could be any gender. (The exception is probably Mr. Burgundy, who should be at least played as male, even if the actor doesn’t need to identify as male.) The detectives should probably be played as their gender, with the exception of the British Detective (since Sherlock has been both male and female over time). I have selected pronouns throughout for characters, but feel free to change them if you are casting a different gender in the role.

For a larger cast: You may switch out the suspects in every scene. Every group of five suspects should contain the same color groups and basic personalities.

Gender of the characters: Almost all of the characters could be any gender. (The exception is probably Mr. Burgundy, who should be at least played as male, even if the actor doesn’t need to identify as male.) The detectives should probably be played as their gender, with the exception of the British Detective (since Sherlock has been both male and female over time). I have selected pronouns throughout for characters, but feel free to change them if you are casting a different gender in the role.

For a larger cast: You may switch out the suspects in every scene. Every group of five suspects should contain the same color groups and basic personalities.