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Tell-Tale Heart, The (Mason)

Turned mad by the sight of his neighbor's eye, Burke kills the old man and cautiously hides the body.

  • Short Play
  • Drama, Mystery/Thriller
  • 12 minutes

  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Turned mad by the sight of his neighbor's eye, Burke kills the old man and cautiously hides the body. However, despite his cleverness, will Burke be able to escape his own insanity?

This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe.

  • Casting: 2M, 3M or F