Deadline (Hughes, Kash)

Deadline (Hughes, Kash)

Deadline (Hughes, Kash)

Deadline (Hughes, Kash)

Overview

Just as they are about to give up on their careers, a pair of struggling playwrights find out that their mentor, the most celebrated murder mystery writer since Agatha Christie, has just died with the script to his upcoming Broadway thriller left unfinished. Tasked with completing his work in under a week, Mara and Don jump into the story – but once they begin digging into the world of the play, they quickly find themselves trapped inside it. Can they use their writing skills to solve the mystery and save the play – and themselves?

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Details

  • Genre: Mystery/Thriller
  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Cast Attributes: Expandable Casting, Flexible Cast Size
  • Target Audience: Adult

Authors

Marcia Kash

Marcia Kash has 11 shows to her credit, including For This Moment Alone, Discovering Elvis and five plays with longtime collaborator Douglas E. Hughes. Their first play, Who’s Under Where?, has been translated into six languages and is currently enjoying its first Polish lang ...
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Douglas E. Hughes

Douglas E. Hughes has written two short plays for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Debussy: At Sea and The Talking Cure; a one-act comedy, Taken For Granted; three screenplays, Hearing Trouble, Star Struck and A Different Corner; and two novels, a comedy/thriller called The Po ...
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