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Award Winning Plays for Competition and Stage
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COOKING CAN BE MURDER
ISBN: 978-1-61588-226-7
Type: Full Length
Genres: Comedy, Mystery
Themes: Detectives/Sherlock Holmes, Food
Duration: 75-85 minutes
Speaking Cast: 6 females, 5 males, 5-41 either (16-52 total cast)
Flexibility: doubling possible, gender flexible
SYNOPSIS: Arrogant James Casanova Valentino Bond is in the middle of judging a cooking contest when he (after a dramatic and quite theatrical death scene) falls over with a thud. It seems he's been unmercifully poisoned. Each contestant is suddenly a suspect with a motive for wanting this man dead. When Detective Biddle shows up out of nowhere, he begins his investigation immediately. As he questions the suspects, their stories come to life on stage thanks to a reenactment team that has been provided for entertainment value.
Once all the stories are told and the detective is ready to place his arrest, an unexpected suspect is brought to light and questioned as well. A guilty party is taken away, another murder occurs, which causes another detective to show up out of nowhere. Then he falls dead. A zany comedy chock full of puns, sight gags and ridiculous situations that one could only hope for in a parody murder mystery.
Sandhills Classical Christian School, Inc. Whispering Pines, NC The Benjamin School North Palm Beach, FL New Life Christian Academy Kimball, MI Lewis County High School Hohenwald, TN Cedar View Christian School Kingsport, TN Santa Fe Trail Middle School Olathe, KS Manistee Area Public Schools Manistee, MI APPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Apple Valley, CA AHSTW Community School Avoca, IA Rock Valley High School Rock Valley, IA Don Bosco High School Gilbertville, IA Helena Christian School East Helena, MT Barnesville Community Education Barnesville, MN Brookland High School Drama Dept Brookland, AR Barnum Public Schools Barnum, MN Speech Drama Norman Public Schools Norman, OK Mantiou Springs Middle School Manitou Springs, CO East Meadow High School East Meadow, NY Hammond Central School Hammond, NY Parkside High School Salisbury, MD Cambridge Springs HS Cambridge Springs, PA Revere School District Ovid, CO Marticville Middle School- Penn Manor School Dist. Pequea, PA Firebaugh High School Lynwood, CA Kennedy Community School St. Joseph, MN First Baptist Church Crestview, FL Center Point-Urbana Middle School Center Point, IA Covenant Christian School Tuscumbia, AL East Carteret High School Beaufort, NC Faulkton High School Faulkton, SD Indianola Schools Indianola, IA Thorp High School Drama Thorp, WI Parkside Intermediate School San Bruno, CA Little Flock Christian Academy Shepherdsville, KY Eagle Ridge Middle School Savage, MN Kamiah JrSr High School Kamiah, ID Pleasant Ridge HS Easton, KS Shattuck High School shattuck, OK
It's okay to cast genders in a way that works best for your needs. For example, Detective Biddle can be played by a female, and how funny would it be to see Ella Mentry played by a guy in a blond wig? For that matter, the entire play could be played by an all male or all female cast. It's all about having fun.
With that said, this play can be produced with as few as 16 cast members or as many as 52.
Manistee Area Public Schools Manistee Area Public Schools, Suspects with Whiffer in front (rehearsal pic) Don Bosco Don Bosco Don Bosco Don Bosco Don Bosco Don Bosco Don Bosco Manistee Area Public Schools, Jane Smith reenactment scene (rehearsal pic) Don Bosco Manistee Area Public Schools, Robin Banks' Renactment Manistee Area Public Schools Don Bosco
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