Make It Mystery: An Anthology of Short Mystery Plays

by Sodaro, Craig

• ISBN13: 9781566081153
• ISBN10: 1566081157
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service

Summary

Better by the dozen! This book of twelve royalty-free mystery plays allows you to choose from a wide variety of plays to fit whatever your current staging and casting needs may be. They are especially workable for middle grades and high school, but they may be performed by actors of all ages. Each of the plays has an element of mystery that is often laced with comedy. The Mother Goose Mystery features a cast of suspicious nursery-rhyme-quoting characters. In Queen of Hearts, a young Shakespeare helps solve a crime. Clue in the Library is perfect for a library fund-raiser. Mommy's a Zomblel is a classic farce. All of the plays are fun to perform on stage or in the classroom. Plays include: Queen of Hearts, Clue in the Library, The Mermald, A Very Cold Case, Mystery of the Magical Forest, For Better or Worse, Mommy's a Zomblel, The Mother Goose Mystery, Case of the Dangerfield Diamond, The Little Women Mystery, into Thin Heir, Where Did Everybody Go?

Table of Contents

Queen of hearts (a historical mystery for 5 males, 6 females)	p. 3
Clue in the library (a mystery comedy for 4 males, 7 females)	p. 23
The mermaid (a drama for 3 males, 4 females)	p. 46
A very cold case (a classic detective story for 4 males, 6 females)	p. 63
Mystery of the magical forest (a mysterious folk tale for 3 males, 2 females, and one male or female)	p. 83
For better or worse (a drama for 2 males, 4 females)	p. 97
Mommy's a zombie! (a mystery farce for 3 males, 8 females)	p. 116
The mother goose mystery (a mystery comedy for 4 males, 5 females)	p. 132
Case of the Dangerfield diamond (a noir parody for 3 males, 4 females)	p. 152
The little women mystery (a mystery comedy for 7 females)	p. 171
Into thin heir (a classic detective story for 4 males, 5 females)	p. 188
Where did everybody go? (a tale of suspense for 1 male, 3 females)	p. 205
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