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Out of Sight... Out of Murder

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  5w, 4m

Fred Carmichael

"Refreshing, witty parody." - Sharon Patroit Leader

"Uproariously funny." - Greenwich Press Post
"Full of laughs, absorbing and entertaining." - Times Argus, Montpelier

Out of Sight... Out of Murder

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 4m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Suggested Use
    • Cutting Approved for Competition

Details

Summary
Peter Knight is grinding out a murder story in an old mansion where another author was murdered years before. A weird electrical storm effects a cosmic snafu and his characters come to life. There's the lovely ingenue, the trusty butler, a feisty character woman, a dauntless hero, a fascinating "other woman," the always pregnant serving girl, and the wily lawyer waiting for midnight to read the will. Peter looses control of his characters and there is a murder; the intended victim is Peter. Other murders follow and the culprit is among characters who, having also worked for other authors, know a great deal about the subject. Can Peter find the killer before the killer gets his author? Is romance with the ingenue leading anywhere? Where is the fortune mentioned in the will? All is solved ingeniously with romance, suspense and cosmic wit.
History
Out of Sight...Out of Murder was first performed  by the Valley Players in Waitsfield, Vermont. It was directed by Curtis Wright.
PETER KNIGHT
MINNA
LYDIA
CORBURN
KAY KELSEY
FIONA
ADDIE
DICK STANTON
JORDAN DILLINGHAM
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting The living room of an old house in Vermont. Summer. The present.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes

Media

"Refreshing, witty parody." - Sharon Patroit Leader

"Uproariously funny." - Greenwich Press Post
"Full of laughs, absorbing and entertaining." - Times Argus, Montpelier

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: $130 per performance

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Authors

Author

Fred Carmichael

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