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Panic

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  4w, 2m

Joseph Goodrich

Recipient of the 2008 Mystery Writer's of America Edgar Award for Best Play.

Paris, 1963. Director Henry Lockwood has come to the City of Light for the premiere of his new film, Panic. Accompanied on the trip by his wife Emma and his secretary Miriam, Lockwood expects nothing more than to…

Panic

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Paris, 1963. Director Henry Lockwood has come to the City of Light for the premiere of his new film, Panic. Accompanied on the trip by his wife Emma and his secretary Miriam, Lockwood expects nothing more than to enjoy another cinematic success and to bask in the adulation of young French film critic Alain Duplay. But when Lockwood is accused of a hideous crime---a crime that could destroy his career and his marriage---he is forced to confront the truth about himself and those closest to him. Lockwood, known the world over as 'the Sultan of Suspense,' is caught in a nightmare straight out of one of his own films.
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Performing Groups

The parts of Liliane and Juliette should be played by the same actor.

  • Time Period 1960s
  • Setting A hotel room in Paris, 1964.
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Gun Shots
    • Smoking

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Joseph Goodrich

Joseph Goodrich
Joseph Goodrich is an author and dramatist whose plays have been produced across the United States and are published by Samuel French, Playscripts, the Padua Hills Press and Applause Books. His adaptation of Ellery Queen’s Calamity Town was named Best New Script at the 2016 C ...
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