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Noir Suspicions

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 4m

David Landau, Nikki Stern

David Landau
Music and Lyrics by Nikki Stern

"Embroiling.'' - The New York Times

"Blockbuster evening [of] great theater.'' - Parsippany News

"Good fun, good taste." - Forbes

"Exceptional.'' - WOR-Radio

Noir Suspicions

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Stage & Screen), Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
In this hard boiled comic mystery sequel to the ever-popular Murder at Cafe Noir, ex-private eye Rick Archer is now the confused manager of Cafe Noir on the island of Mustique. He is confronted with a corpse on the dock, a mysterious femme fatale, a French blackmailer and a businessman who wants both the cafe and the woman. Rick is arrested after the blackmailer is murdered in his club. It is up to the audience to convince the magistrate that he is innocence. A tribute to Casablanca with many references to the classic movie, Noir Suspicions is guaranteed to delight audiences whether or not they are familiar with Murder at Cafe Noir.
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Performing Groups
RICHARD ARCHER - ex-private detective, now half owner of the Cafe Noir. He partner and girlfriend is -
SHEILA WONDERLY - ex-call girl, now the other half owner of the Cafe Noir.
ANTHONY CAIRO - a dealer in the black market, and hiding out from some smugglers he double-crossed.
DEPUTY INSPECTOR RIGFIELD - of the St. Vincent Police. He hates the Cafe Noir and has longed to close it down and get himself a promotion to full inspector.
INGRID LASZLO - a desperate woman being blackmailed.
SIDNEY FERRARI - the British owner of the Blue Parrot Resort and Condos on Tobago Cay and one of the Carribean's wealthiest developers.
CLAUDETTE PONTE - a French blackmailer, known as Nurse Nightshade because of her expertise with poisons.
JUDGE KOCK - a magistrate from St. Vincent and regular at the Cafe Noir.
RENAULT - a taxi driver and member of the radical French Liberte party.

CLAUDETTE and JUDGE KOCH are played by the same actress. RENAULT and RIGFIELD are played by the same actor.

  • Time Period 1940s / WWII
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive, Play w/ Music
  • Duration 75 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Gun Shots

Media

"Embroiling.''" - The New York Times

"Blockbuster evening [of] great theater.'' - Parsippany News

"Good fun, good taste." - Forbes

"Exceptional.'' - WOR-Radio

Music

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsEasy
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

David Landau

David Landau

David Landau is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Mystery Writers of America. An award-winning and published playwright, he has also won a few screenwriting awards and written a number of scripts for video and film. He received the Blackburn Award for Excellence in Pla ...

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Nikki Stern

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