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What Shall We Do With The Body?

Short Play, Dark Comedy  /  2w, 1m

Rae Shirley

Famous detective novelist Miss Pauline Temple dictates her newest work to her transcriber and secretary, Miss Worthington, when she hears screams coming from outside her home.

What Shall We Do With The Body?

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes

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Summary
Famous detective novelist Miss Pauline Temple dictates her newest work to her transcriber and secretary, Miss Worthington, when she hears screams coming from outside her home. Then, a shadowy man in pajamas suddenly arrives at her door, and Miss Temple finds that she is not only writing a mystery novel – she’s becoming part of one!
MISS PAULINE TEMPLE - author of popular detective novels
MISS WORTHINGTON - her secretary
A MAN - oddly dressed in eye-dazzling pajamas, a hat and carrying an umbrella
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting A lonely cottage in the country.
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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