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Exit the Body

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  5w, 5m

Fred Carmichael

"Hilarious, delicious, uproarious, hysterical.... [The] audience, howled, guffawed, and applauded." - Bennington Banner
"Never have tears of laughter flowed so freely." - Rutland Herald

Exit the Body

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 5m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Mystery/Thriller

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Summary
A mystery writer rents a New England house that is the rendezvous point for some jewel thieves. The focal point of the set is the closet which opens into a living room and a library. A body found in the closet promptly disappears only to be succeeded by another. The hunt for the jewels reaches a climax at two A.M. when four couples unknown to each other turn up to search. Not since the days of Mack Sennett has there been such an hilarious series of entrances and exits.
History
EXIT THE BODY was first presented at the Dorset Playhouse in Dorset, Vermont on August 31, 1961. Directed by Fred Carmichael.
LILLIAM SEYMOUR
JENNY
RANDOLPH
HELEN O'TOOLE
KATE BIXLEY
CRANE HAMMOND
VERNON COOKLEY
LYLE ROGERS
PHILIP SMITH
RICHARD HAMMOND
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting The living room of a New England home. The present. August.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes

Media

"Hilarious, delicious, uproarious, hysterical.... [The] audience, howled, guffawed, and applauded." - Bennington Banner

"Never have tears of laughter flowed so freely." - Rutland Herald

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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Fred Carmichael

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