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Who Dunit?

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  7w, 5m

C.B. Gilford

One of the most original comedy-mystery plots of all time. It first ran as a short story in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, and was later a hit on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," translated into a dozen foreign languages, reprinted in several anthologies...

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller, Parody / Spoof
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
One of the most original comedy-mystery plots of all time. It first ran as a short story in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, and was later a hit on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", translated into a dozen foreign languages, reprinted in several anthologies. What happens when a famous mystery writer is murdered, goes to Heaven and discover's that not even St. Michael knows who murdered him? There's only one answer: Saint Michael sends him back to earth to relive the past twenty-four hours of his life in order to solve the murder before it is committed. The writer discovers everybody he knows has a good reason to kill him! And then - is he just going to sit there and let it happen a second time? So the writer must outwit both the murderer and the Archangel Michael.

ALEXANDER ARLINGTON - a mystery writer.
MURIEL - an angel.
ISABELLE - an angel.
MICHAEL - the archangel.
ANNIE - the cook and maid.
HARRY - the butler and gardener.
MISS JENKINS - Alexander's secretary.
ANDREW - Alexander's nephew.
VIVIAN ODELL - Alexander's fiancee.
GEORGE BREWSTER
FLO

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 75 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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