The Butler Did It (Kelly)
by Tim Kelly
Full Length Play, Comedy / 5m, 5f
"Successfully interweaves all the classic elements with an imaginative approach [...] a stylish cross between Ten Little Indiansand The Cat and The Canary[...] Great fun and strictly for laughs [...]" - Green Sheet, Sun Valley (CA)
The Butler Did It (Kelly)
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Cast Size
5m, 5fDuration
75 MinutesSubgenre
Farce, Mystery/Thriller, Parody / SpoofTarget Audience
- Adult
- Senior
- Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Additional Info
Reviews
"Successfully interweaves all the classic elements with an imaginative approach [...] a stylish cross between Ten Little Indians and The Cat and The Canary [...] Great fun and strictly for laughs [...]" - Green Sheet, Sun Valley, CA"Kelly knows how to write a spiney mystery with a generous injection of wild humor [...] as good as any dramatic representation of an Agatha Christie or an Erle Stanley Gardner title would be on stage." - Arizona Journal
Considerations
Performing Groups
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Professional Theatre
License details
- Minimum Fee: $75 per performance
Production
Details
- Time Period: Present Day
- Duration: 75 Minutes
- Setting: Ravenswood Manor, an isolated estate on Turkey Island, off the coast of San Francisco. The present.
- Features / Contains: Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Music
- Musical Style: N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal Demands: N/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size: N/A (Not a musical)
Casting
5m, 5fRITA - a social secretary.
MISS MAPLE - a well-known society hostess.
FATHER WHITE - a mystery writer.
CHANDLER MARLOWE - another.
LOUIE FAN - another.
RICK - another.
LAURA - another.
PETER FLIMSEY - another.
CHARITY - another.
MABEL DUPRE - an adventuress.
PHARAOH LINK - a San Francisco police detective.
Cast Attributes
- Ensemble cast
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