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Death Suite

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 4m, 3any gender (adult)

Peter DePietro

DEATH SUITE was first performed at the Sagamore Hotel and Resort in Bolton Landing, New York on May 2, 1986. Direcited by Peter DePietro.

Natasha Kutchka, famed Kirov prima ballerina, and Sergei Bolstov, artistic director of the Kirov, are in the United States as part of a Cultural Exchange. Or are they? Secret codes are dropped, mysterious letters passed, and art soon gives way to a plot of international espionage. Detective Hudson H…

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m, 3any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Natasha Kutchka, famed Kirov prima ballerina, and Sergei Bolstov, artistic director of the Kirov, are in the United States as part of a Cultural Exchange. Or are they? Secret codes are dropped, mysterious letters passed, and art soon gives way to a plot of international espionage. Detective Hudson Hotchkiss, actor by week and private eye by weekend, finds himself the sole orchestrator of justice when an American musician who is also a spy for the Soviet Union is shot dead. With whimsy and lines borrowed from Broadway shows, he solves the mystery and has the hills alive with sound of music.

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HUDSON HOTCHKISS - actor by day, private eye by night. Possesses Peter Seller's charm and savvy, a bit eccentric, fun-loving. 50-60 years old.
SUZIE SOCKWASHER - employee of the theatre with many responsibilities (box office clerk, usher, cleaning lady). She wears a different wig for each position. A gregarious busybody, outrageous, Southern, African American. Mid-30's.
OSWALD FROMPER - nerd of the Jerry Lewis/Pee Wee Herman sort. Dresses in clothes too small. Henpecked, but basically charming. Mid-30's.
DAISY FROMPER - aggressive, domineering wife of Oswald. Formerly a truck driver, now a Mary Kay cosmetic salesperson. Dresses vintage 60s (beehive and vinyl all the way). Manly, could be mistaken for a transvestite. Mid-40's.
KATHERINE YENDEL - yuppie computer scientist from New York City, recently divorced. Appears straight-laced, but has a hidden wild spirit. Mid-30's.
NATASHA KUTCHKA - a Soviet spy posing as a famed Kirov ballerina, behaves like a cliche prima ballerina. Attractive. 40 years old.
SERGEI BOLSTOV - Soviet spy posing as famed Kirov artistic director. Appears ominous and intimidating. Handsome. 40-50 years old.
STUART YENDEL - unemployed classical pianist, Katherine's ex-husband. Average-looking. 30-40 years old.
HOST - anonymous liason between reality and fantasy.
TWO AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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Peter DePietro

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