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Four Characters and A Corpse

  • Dan Sutherland
  • 10 Minute Play, Dramatic Comedy, Mystery/Thriller, 1950s
  • 5F
  • ISBN: 9780573000164

A miniature murder mystery.

  • 10 Minute Play
  • Dramatic Comedy, Mystery/Thriller
  • 10 minutes

  • Time Period: 1950s
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Senior, Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions

  • Performance Group:
  • Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student, Youth/Camp Programs, Senior Theatre
A short murder mystery for a cast of 5 women, published in the book Six Miniatures for Women.

'Six Miniatures for Women' includes: 
Mothers Know Best: A Miniature Domestic Comedy
Four Characters And A Corpse: A Miniature Murder Mystery
Mixing with the Right People: A Miniature Farce
The Tinder Girl: A Miniature Ghost Story
The Sitter-In: A Miniature Crime Comedy 
Jeannie: A Miniature Drama

  • Casting: 5F
  • Casting Attributes: All Female

  • MISS FARLEY
    MOLLY ELTON
    BEATRICE LANDSDOWN
    ELSIE
    THE CORPSE