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Ken Ludwig's Postmortem

Full-Length Play  /  4w, 4m

Ken Ludwig

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Ken Ludwig's Postmortem

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller, Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Ken Ludwig's Postmortem
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Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot

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Summary

This play is not currently available for licensing. As an alternative, please consider Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot.

Eccentric actor William Gillette, world renowned for his 30-year portrayal of Sherlock Homes, tries to solve a mystery at his Connecticut mansion, a magnificent medieval castle.

History
PostMortem was first presented at the American Stage Festival in Milford, New Hampshire in July, 1983. The production was directed by Larry Carpenter.
Performing Groups
MACREADY – A butler
BOBBY CARLYLE – An actor and man-about-town
MAY DISON – An ingenue
MARION BARRETT – An actress, Gillette’s sister
LEO BARRETT – Marion’s husband, plays Professor Moriarty
WILLIAM GILLETTE – Writer and star of Sherlock Holmes
LILLY WARNER – Gillette’s aunt
LOUISE PARRADINE – A former actress
  • Time Period 1920s
  • Setting The living room of Gillette Castle in southern Connecticut. April 1922.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“Packed with suspects and tinged with suspense and laughter.” – The London Times

“Zestfully trots out all the classic murder mystery devices: shots in the dark and darkly held secrets, deathbed letters, guns and knives and bottles bashed over the head, ghosts and hiders behind curtains and misbegotten suspicions. There are moments when you'll jump. Guaranteed.” – The Telegraph

“A Sherlock Holmes whodunnit kind of mystery packed with suspects and tinged with suspense and laughter.” – The London Times

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Music

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

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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Authors

Ken Ludwig

Ken Ludwig

Ken Ludwig has had six productions on Broadway and eight in London’s West End. His 34 plays and musicals are staged around the world and throughout the United States every night of the year.

His first play, Lend Me a Tenor, won two Tony Awards and was called “one of the classi ...

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