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Moose Murders

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  5w, 4m

Arthur Bicknell

The wealthy heirs of a wealthy but ailing old man named Sidney Holloway have purchased the Wild Moose Lodge in the Adirondacks as a place for daddy to live out his last days. During an innocuous game of "murder" suggested by one of the clan, mousey young Lorraine Holloway is murdered for real.

Moose Murders

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
The wealthy heirs of a wealthy but ailing old man named Sidney Holloway have purchased the Wild Moose Lodge in the Adirondacks as a place for daddy to live out his last days. During an innocuous game of "murder" suggested by one of the clan, mousey young Lorraine Holloway is murdered for real. Who done it? Could it have been the legendary "Butcher Moose" which haunts the mountains? Or, is it a member (or members) of the eccentric Holloway family itself? Before dawn breaks, there are a series of disclosures which lead to the murder of more than one of the cast of loonies as well as to the awful truth behind the "Moose" murders. Produced to infamous acclaim on Broadway starring Holland Taylor.
History
Moose Murders was originally presented by Force Ten Productions Inc. at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York. It was directed by John Roach. 
Performing Groups
SNOOKS KEENE - lead, 40-45, half of "The Singing Keenes," off-key and overly enthusiastic, tough, funny. 
HOWIE KEENE - 40-45, Snooks' husband, sings ok, blind, warm, gentle, comic timing. 
JOE BUFFALO DANCE - 50s, a mock American Indian. 
NURSE DAGMAR - 30 and over, big, powerful, beautiful, gorgeous body, exotic. 
HEDDA HOLLOWAY - lead, 50-55, impressive WASP matriarch, the "eye of the storm," alwaysi n control, disarmingly eccentric. 
NELSON FAY - lead, 30s handsome, ingratiating, manipulative yet appears trustworthy. 
STINKY HOLLOWAY - 18-20, Hedda's son, quite a bit grotesque, "in lust" with his mother, should be physically striking; chubby or very skinny. 
LAURAINE HOLLOWAY FAY - 30s, Nelson's wife, plain and not very bright, dead pan. 
GAY HOLLOWAY - 12, Hedda's youngest child, precocious tap dancer; Shirly Temple clone. 
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Duration 90 minutes

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Arthur Bicknell's Interview for Dave's Gone By
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