An Open and Shut Case
By John Mattera.
Product Code: A24000
One-act Play
Comedy | Drama
Cast size: 5m., 5w.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Rights and availability
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Synopsis
Young, handsome Harold is married to elderly, wheelchair-ridden Elizabeth because of that age-old attraction—money. So naturally, Harold plans to murder her and inherit all that glorious money. He convinces Elizabeth that he can no longer tend to the big house by himself, and she reluctantly agrees to let him hire the people he claims are so urgently needed: a nurse/companion, to tend to Elizabeth's needs; Lisa LaRouche, a housekeeper who says she does windows and whatever else needs to be done; Inga Slayton, a cook with a flair for preparing Scandinavian dishes; and Zachary Flood, an unkempt, uncouth groundskeeper. Who-done-it? Your audience will be shocked when they finally find out the answer.
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show One-act Play
- Product Code A24000
- Minimum Cast Size 10
- Pages of Dialogue 20
- Min. Royalty Rate $40.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 35 min
- Staging One int. set.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults
- Performing Group Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Touring Group | Dinner Theatre
- Genre Comedy | Drama
- ISBN(13) 9781583421765
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
Keep the set simple. We used a very minimal set and it worked well.
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