This Murder Was Staged
It's opening night of a brand-new mystery play, but just as the killer is about to be revealed, the body of the play's director falls onstage instead. In that moment, the theater becomes an active crime scene, and everyone from cast to crew to even the audience becomes a suspect. But how is the intrepid detective supposed to find the killer when everyone and their mother (literally) has a motive t...Read More
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Sub-genre | Mystery |
| Length Type | Full-Length |
| Theme | Backstage |
| Author Display | by Patrick Greene and Jason Pizzarello |
| Cast Size | 8-25 actors |
| Approx. Running Time | 100-120 minutes |
| Reviews | View Reviews |
* Minimum Royalty: $90.00 / performance
Script PDF: $10.00
Acting Edition Book: $10.99
Stage Manager Edition: $24.99
It's opening night of a brand-new mystery play, but just as the killer is about to be revealed, the body of the play's director falls onstage instead. In that moment, the theater becomes an active crime scene, and everyone from cast to crew to even the audience becomes a suspect. But how is the intrepid detective supposed to find the killer when everyone and their mother (literally) has a motive to want the demanding director gone? This Murder Was Staged is a fast-paced, backstabbing, backstage comedy from two of the writers of The Alibis and Rogues' Gallery.
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Amy
Outstanding Comedy Murder Mystery
What a FANTASTIC show from beginning to end! Easy to stage, kids LOVED it (we had problems getting through practices without fits of laughter), and it was very well received by our whole community. I run a theatre group for grades 7-12, and I believe This Murder Was Staged is my favorite production as of yet, which is something I also heard from multiple people in the community. I will say that I added a 10 second rewind sound for every flashback, and a 10 second harp, dream sequence sound, for every back to the present instance there was in the play. I felt like it really made it clear as to what was happening on stage - and heard as much from audience members. I found these sounds online at Sound Snap, which is a wonderful resource for theatre sound. Kudo's and thanks to the authors for putting together a unique, fast paced, FUN show, that we all absolutely loved performing. Bravo!
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